Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Policy Options and Offerings are Major Issues for Mid-Size Manufacturers
Nov 17 2003 // Coverage options and product offerings, rather than price, are the most important factors for middle market manufacturers when they go looking for insurance to cover their businesses. At least that’s the conclusion...
Recognize the Diamonds in Your Own Backyard
Nov 17 2003 // Acres of Diamonds,” by Russell H. Conwell, is a story with an ageless moral of a man who dreamed of finding riches and fruitlessly traveled the world for decades in search of a diamond mine. Exhausted, tired, broke...
Insdustry Responds to Calif. Wildfires
Nov 17 2003 // The most devastating wildfires in California history have been fully contained, but the numbers reveal a destruction of staggering proportions: statewide, 740,000 acres have been scorched; more than 3,600 homes and the...
Christensen Takes on Role as IIASA President
Nov 13 2003 // Maryanna Christensen was recently installed as the 82nd president of the Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio (IIASA). She began her career in 1976 with Travelers and is currently a principal in the...
Connective Technologies Notes TEAM-UP Download with Grange Insurance
Nov 12 2003 // Connective Technologies Inc. and Grange Insurance announced the signing of a contract to provide an interface solution for download policy information to their agents via the Internet. “Connective’s TEAM-UP...
Applied Systems, State Auto Team to Provide Agencies with Real-Time Inquiries via Web Bridge
Nov 11 2003 // Applied Systems, Inc. announced that State Auto Insurance is now using Applied’s new Web Bridge technology to offer real-time billing, policy and claim inquiries to agencies using The Agency Manager® and The Agency...
La. Agent Arrested, License Suspended
Nov 10 2003 // A Baton Rouge, La. insurance agent (producer) was arrested, had his insurance license suspended and was ordered to cease and desist from doing any insurance business for allegedly misappropriating insurance funds,...
State Orders Calif. Restaurants to Close Due to Lack of WC Coverage
Nov 10 2003 // State Labor Commissioner Art Lujan ordered the closure of nine International House of Pancakes (IHOP) restaurants in Sacramento and Fresno because the restaurants did not have a valid workers’ compensation insurance...
Agents Tout Pragmatic Reforms During House Hearing
Nov 7 2003 // Former Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) President Tom Ahart and Ronnie Tubertini, chairman of IIABA’s Government Affairs Committee, on Thursday provided their perspectives on the current...
SCOR Posts $400 Million Nine-month Loss; Rating Agencies React
Nov 7 2003 // France’s SCOR Group, the world’s seventh largest reinsurer, announced a nine-month loss of 349 million euros ($400 million), prompting both A.M. Best and Moody’s to place their ratings on the company and...
IIASA Nov. Membership Luncheon to Feature IIAT Directors
Nov 6 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio announced its Nov. 20 membership luncheon speakers will be David VanDelinder, executive director of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas, and Bill Wade, IIAT’s...
Ariz.-based International Insurance Launches Two New Products
Nov 5 2003 // Flagstaff, Ariz.-based International Insurance Group Inc., a managing general agent for Mexico Crossborder Transportation Insurance, announced the launch of two new online products available via its Web sites at...
Big “I” Sees International Success with New Associate Member Status
Nov 4 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America announced that two Japanese brokers are the first international insurance professionals to join IIABA by taking advantage of its new “associate...
Rosemead Broker Arrested for Grand Theft, Forgery
Nov 3 2003 // A former insurance broker has been arrested on nine felony counts of grand theft and one felony count of forgery totaling $73,990, according to CDI investigators. Ronald Nhi Bang, 34, allegedly collected premiums from at...
Do Not Call Legislation: Are You in Compliance’
Nov 3 2003 // In this ever-changing world of privacy regulation and legislation, many in the insurance industry are left wondering, ‘Where do I fit in?’ There are a number of insurance agencies that use telemarketing to...
Speare & Company Entertains a Successful Business Approach
Nov 3 2003 // In our continuing series on Agency Insights, we look at Calif.-based Speare & Company, which offers property/casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage services and risk management solutions to a wide variety...
Professional Liability/E&O Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Nov 3 2003 // Professional liability and errors & omissions (E&O) are two coverages that just aren’t yet seeing the impending softening of the hard market—and are unlikely to anytime soon. These days, the professional...
AAMGA Reflects on Prosperous Year, Plans for the Future
Nov 3 2003 // The American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) will hold its mid-year meeting at the Phoenician Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Nov. 13-15. At the heart of this year’s meeting will be several...
Premium Financing’s Place in the Hard Market
Nov 3 2003 // Premium financing is an integral part of the insurance process. The premium finance company is the only entity that deals with all the parties involved in an insurance policy. In a marketplace where it is vital that the...
Insurance Scoring Still a Concern
Nov 3 2003 // Insurance scoring remains a critical issue for agents, consumers and insurers alike. A recent Texas Department of Insurance hearing addressed proposed rules on credit scoring and territorial rating as part of the...
