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Lloyd’s Awards U.S. Brokers; Accredits New Asian, Pair of London Brokers
Mar 24 2003 // Lloyd’s of London announced that Constance Curnow of Guy Carpenter and Gerald J. Sullivan of The Sullivan Group are the first brokers to win the Lloyd’s U.S. Broker Awards. The awards for U.S. Reinsurance...
Agency Cooperatives Can Boost Bottom Line
Mar 24 2003 // Whether you are trying to access major carriers’ markets for hard-to-place risks, find a way to brand your agency, or tap into the expertise of other veteran agents, a cooperative may be the way to go. Clusters,...
Managing Claims
Mar 24 2003 // In these days of sky high premium rates a sales person needs an edge when trying to close a sale. Many firms are adding extra services to woo new clients and retain the existing ones as well. These ideas are great....
St. Paul Cos. Adopts AMS’ TransactNOW
Mar 21 2003 // The St. Paul Cos. has adopted TransactNOW technology in partnership with AMS Services, Inc. This new technology gives agents and brokers the ability to process billing and claims inquiry transactions directly from their...
Minority Report: Feds Chasing Near North on Subcontractors, Group Alleges
Mar 20 2003 // Federal investigators are pursuing charges that Chicago-based Near North Insurance Brokerage has regularly failed to pay and in some cases falsely listed minority- and women-owned subcontractors on municipal insurance...
AgentSecure Picks Up Endorsements from Agent Associations
Mar 19 2003 // Fort Worth-based AgentSecure, a division of InsureZone, announced it has received exclusive endorsements from two more state-based associations affiliated with the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America...
CT Broker Implements Xcipio’s Pilot Program for Single-Point-of-Entry Access System
Mar 18 2003 // Massachusetts-based Xcipio, announced that Burns, Brooks & McNeil, headquartered in Torrington, CT, one of New England’s largest independent insurance agencies, has implemented its XcelerRator(TM) system...
Maria Treglia to Head Hub International Program Brokerage Corporation Initiative
Mar 18 2003 // Chicago-based Hub International Limited announced today that its New York City-based wholesale insurance unit, Program Brokerage Corporation (PBC), will offer its network of over 1200 producers access to Professional...
CaliforniaSelect Releases Homeowners Program to Ind. Agents
Mar 18 2003 // CaliforniaSelect Insurance Agency, Inc., an affiliate of the Vesta Insurance Group (NYSE: VTA) announced the launch of a residential property program in California. CaliforniaSelect, part of Vesta’s Select Group of...
FAIR Plan Open to All Texas P/C Agencies
Mar 18 2003 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced that the Texas FAIR (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements) is now open to all licensed property and casualty insurance agencies in the state. The FAIR plan, the state’s...
Big Day for NJ Auto Reform Supporters
Mar 18 2003 // St. Patrick’s Day in Trenton NJ took on a decidedly political character as supporters of proposals to change the state’s restrictive automobile insurance regulations gathered at the state capital both inside...
BISYS Purchases San Francisco’s Tri-City Brokerage
Mar 17 2003 // BISYS, a global provider of business process outsourcing solutions for the financial services sector, announced its acquisition of San Francisco-based Tri-City Brokerage, the nation’s seventh largest commercial lines...
Afni Services Notes Plans for Write-back Module in CSR24
Mar 17 2003 // Afni Insurance Services, a provider of customer care solutions for the industry, plans to release a new “write-back” module in its CSR24 product. The write-back module automatically records each CSR24...
Trio of Assurex Global Agencies Choose XDimensional Technologies’ Agency Mgt. System
Mar 17 2003 // Nexsure, the industry’s first 100 percent web-architected agency management system based on the Microsoft .NET platform, has been selected as the office automation system by three members of the Assurex partnership...
AMS Services Announces New Products, Changes for Users
Mar 17 2003 // Approximately 2,600 independent agents, CSRs and agency employees flocked to Orlando, Fla. March 13-16 for the AMS Users’ Group 27th Annual National Conference. AMS Services Inc., together with AMS Users’...
Daley Brother Made $400,000 Brokering City Contractors’ Insurance for Near North, Group Alleges
Mar 17 2003 // A group funded by suburban Chicago mayors who oppose the expansion of O’Hare International Airport says it will release evidence today to show that Cook County Commissioner and mayoral brother John Daley made up to...
The Hartford Able to Handle Commercial Lines Scheduled Items in AMS-Generated Excel Stream
Mar 14 2003 // The Hartford Financial Services Group has sped up the process for AMS systems users to handle large amounts of schedule data as part of the application and rating process for middle market business. A provider in using...
Former NY Insurance Agent Arrested for Stealing Investment Money from Elderly Clients
Mar 14 2003 // New York State Insurance Department Superintendent Gregory V. Serio announced the arrest of Ted F. Cook, 50, a former insurance agent formerly employed by Legend Equities Corporation on charges of fraud and grand larceny...
Kentucky DOI Warns Agents About Potential Loss of License
Mar 13 2003 // The Kentucky Department of Insurance issued a warning to agents that due to widespread non-compliance with renewal and address change requirements, many are facing loss of their authority to do business in the...
Lloyd’s Awards U.S. Brokers; Accredits New Asian, 2 London Brokers
Mar 13 2003 // Lloyd’s of London announced that Constance Curnow of Guy Carpenter and Gerald J. Sullivan of The Sullivan Group are the first brokers to win the Lloyd’s U.S. Broker Awards. The awards for U.S. Reinsurance...
