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PIANJ Announces “Agents in the Know” Program
Apr 1 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. will host an informational program for members to discuss current insurance legislative issues with association leadership, Thursday, May 15 at the Brunswick Hilton and...
Agents Suspended in Arkansas
Apr 1 2003 // Arkansas State Insurance Commissioner Mike Pickens announced that licenses were suspended for five insurance agents who enrolled Arkansans in a health plan not authorized in the State of Arkansas. The unauthorized plan has...
NYSID Announces Arrest of Cooperstown Insurance Agent in Fraud Scheme
Mar 31 2003 // The New York State Insurance Department announced the arrest of Shannon Whiteman of Roseboom, New York, an agent of the Bob Putnam Insurance Agency in Cooperstown, on charges of grand larceny and forgery. Her arrest...
Louisiana Shuts Down Former Bogalusa/Covington Area Agent
Mar 28 2003 // Investigators for the Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Unit served cease and desist orders to Linda Foxworth McMillan and A Aabco Insurance Agency of 234 Richmond Street, Bogalusa, prohibiting both from conducting...
ACT Issues Recommendations for More Extensive, Effective Download Process
Mar 28 2003 // The Agents Council of Technology (ACT) Download Work Group affiliated with the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) has issued a report to encourage carriers, vendors, and agents and brokers to...
Agents Must Watch for Possible Discrimination, Consultant Says
Mar 28 2003 // Agents should understand the unintended effects of their agency’s practices on legally protected groups and should ignore emerging minority markets at their peril, a management consultant told a group of Illinois...
PIACT Opposes Bill Prohibiting the Use of Credit History in Insurance Underwriting
Mar 27 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. has issued a statement urging the Connecticut General Assembly’s Insurance & Real Estate Committee to oppose Committee Bill No. 5490. The PIACT described the...
Sen. Sununu to Address IIABA Attendees
Mar 27 2003 // Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.) will be among the prominent speakers addressing more than 800 independent agents and brokers during the 27th Annual National Legislative Conference of the Independent Insurance Agents &...
Fla. Bill Tightening Penalties for Selling Unlicensed Ins. Clears Committee
Mar 27 2003 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher praised the Senate Banking and Finance Committee’s passage of a bill that would provide stronger criminal penalties for operators of unlicensed insurance entities...
Cleveland Agent Who Threatened Government Employees Has License Revoked
Mar 26 2003 // The license of Cleveland-based property property/casualty insurance and bail-bond agent Donnell L. Mitchell was revoked by the Ohio Insurance Department for several instances of criminal menacing. Mitchell’s pending...
Society of CIC Names New Board Members
Mar 25 2003 // The Society of Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC), based in Austin, Texas, announced that six new members were selected to serve on its Board of Governors. The Society of CIC relies on the 18-member Board for determining...
Miami Agent’s License Revoked
Mar 25 2003 // A Miami insurance agent charged with failing to return a refund to a customer and with writing worthless checks has lost his license to sell insurance, according to the Florida Department of Financial Services. The...
PIACT Elects Officers, Directors at Convention; New President Stresses “the Importance of Perpetuation”
Mar 24 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut announced the newly elected officers and Directors at the organization’s annual convention held last week at Foxwoods Casino and Resort, Mashantucket, Conn. PIACT...
CIAB Study Says Many Commercial Interests Not Buying Terrorism Coverage
Mar 24 2003 // Insurers are offering terrorism coverage, but many buildings, businesses and other commercial interests across the United States are not buying the insurance because they do not consider themselves targets of terrorism,...
CDI Looks to Shore Up California’s Workers’ Comp Market
Mar 24 2003 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi took center stage when he addressed the problems plaguing State Compensation Insurance Fund on the heels of his recent plans to reform California’s ailing...
PIANJ Calls for 2003 “Distinction of Professionalism” Awards Nominations
Mar 24 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. has issued a call for nominations for this year’s “Distinction of Professionalism” awards to be presented at the PIANJ’s Annual Business...
Lost at Sea: Hardening Marine Market Challenges Agents and Brokers
Mar 24 2003 // Marine insurance is, as Insurance Journal put it last year, “a unique animal.” The belly of the beast consists of cargo and yacht coverage, which account for 50 percent of U.S. written premium. But another...
InsuranceNoodle Appointed to Distribute Safeco Small-Business Insurance to More than 3,600 Small-Commercial Agents
Mar 24 2003 // InsuranceNoodle has signed an agreement with Safeco Insurance Corp. to distribute its small-commercial insurance products to more than 3,600 independent commercial agencies using the InsuranceNoodle platform. “By...
Cooperative Agencies Can Increase 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,...
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...
