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All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
IIABA Joins Asbestos Alliance
Jul 18 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) has joined the Asbestos Alliance, a coalition of businesses, associations and other groups advocating a fair solution to the growing asbestos-litigation...
Travelers Aids Commercial Agents in Going Paperless
Jul 17 2002 // Travelers Property Casualty has launched a new electronic policy view capability to help its independent agents go paperless. The capability allows agents to access, view, print and save commercial insurance policies in...
IIABA Cites Problems with Conyers Mold Bill
Jul 12 2002 // A recently introduced bill that proposes to mitigate the effects of mold in homes and commercial buildings puts the proverbial cart before the horse, according to Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America...
Former Calif. Agent Arrested on Felony Warrant
Jul 9 2002 // A joint investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI), Criminal Investigations Branch and the Kings County District Attorney’s Office lead to the arrest of Jesse Mendoza. Mendoza was arrested on a...
As Hard Market Persists, E&S Brokers Wait For The Right Opportunity
Jul 8 2002 // Last January separate panels of analysts who follow the insurance industry and CEO’s of insurance companies predicted a “foreshortened” cycle, a brief hard market that would give insurers little relief...
Surplus Directory Prints Success for Agents, Wholesalers
Jul 8 2002 // Having serviced the Excess and Surplus Lines’ community for a quarter century, Insurance Journal’s Excess & Surplus Directory continues its role in providing the latest markets for agents and...
You know better! Do not try to lower the bar.
Jul 8 2002 // Insureds and cedants have sued their insurance agents, insurance brokers, reinsurance intermediaries or reinsurance brokers when their insurance carrier or reinsurer faced financial difficulty and could not respond to a...
As Hard Market Persists, E&S Brokers Wait for the Right Opportunity
Jul 8 2002 // Last January separate panels of analysts who follow the insurance industry and CEO’s of insurance companies predicted a “foreshortened” cycle, a brief hard market that would give insurers little relief...
Surplus Directory Prints Success for Agents, Wholesalers
Jul 8 2002 // Having serviced the Excess and Surplus Lines’ community for a quarter century, Insurance Journal’s Excess & Surplus Directory continues its role in providing the latest markets for agents and...
IIAT in the Swing of Things with New President, Officers
Jul 8 2002 // Juneau Takes Office At the 105th Annual Convention of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) held June 13-14, in Houston, one of the most heavily attended in recent years, André P. Juneau of Frost Insurance...
You know better! Do not try to lower the bar.
Jul 8 2002 // Insureds and cedants have sued their insurance agents, insurance brokers, reinsurance intermediaries or reinsurance brokers when their insurance carrier or reinsurer faced financial difficulty and could not respond to a...
You know better! Do not try to lower the bar.
Jul 8 2002 // Insureds and cedants have sued their insurance agents, insurance brokers, reinsurance intermediaries or reinsurance brokers when their insurance carrier or reinsurer faced financial difficulty and could not respond to a...
Are You an Insurance Professional’
Jul 8 2002 // Does your firm sell insurance or is it a firm that provides professional insurance services? That is not a trick question, it is a mater of focus and approach. Sure, we all say that we are professionals in what we do...
Pair of Regional Carriers on Board for Trusted Choice
Jul 4 2002 // Regional carriers Kentucky National Insurance Company and Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company are the two newest Trusted ChoiceSM company partners. Fifteen regional and national insurance carriers and one strategic alliance...
Wilson, Newman Receive Top Awards During YBA Conference
Jul 2 2002 // Brad Wilson, president of Wilson Insurance Agency in Chula Vista, California, was honored with the Ronald Lee Wilson Award at the Young Brokers and Agents Conference in Reno. The award was created by Bill Wilson in memory...
CDI Orders $100,000 Fine against Northridge Agent
Jul 1 2002 // California Insurance Commissioner Harry Low has issued an Order for a Monetary Penalty of $100,000 against David Mandel, doing business as Complete Financial & Insurance Services, and 1-800-4-Insure Insurance Services...
Big “I” Markets Extends Product Offerings
Jun 27 2002 // Big “I” Markets, an online market-access program created by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA), is now offering short and long-term event liability insurance that association...
CIWA Seeks to Boost Membership
Jun 27 2002 // Members of the California Insurance Wholesalers Association (CIWA) came together on June 19 at their Annual Meeting and Committee Day in Burbank. The association participated in the election of new officers for 2002-2003....
NY Expands On-line Multi-state License Processing to Agents
Jun 26 2002 // The New York State Insurance Department announced that non-resident insurance agents can now obtain a license on-line through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR), the national licensing system. New York is one...
XDimensional Unveils New Agency Management Software
Jun 26 2002 // “It is a complete agency management system,” said Craig Fuher, of XDimensional Technologies latest agency automation solution Nexsure, a Web-based program based on the Microsoft technology platform. The...
