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IIABA Takes Role in Asbestos Litigation Battle
Jul 23 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) is ratcheting up its work and grassroots advocacy on the growing asbestos-litigation problem that has insurance companies and business inexorably in the...
Norvax Unveils Tools, Services for Agents
Jul 23 2002 // Norvax Inc., a Web services company for the insurance industry, has unveiled a set of tools and services to enable insurance agents and providers to make money on the Internet. Norvax’s products allow insurance...
Credit Where Credit Is Due
Jul 22 2002 // The ability to transfer risk is one of the cornerstones of our economy and helps create our extremely high standard of living. Without that ability, lenders won’t lend; builders won’t build. The current hard...
Alessandra to Share Business Strategies at IIABA New Orleans InfoXchange
Jul 22 2002 // Noted business speaker Dr. Tony Alessandra will share his insight on marketing, sales, service and relationship-building with attendees at the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (IIABA) upcoming...
A Short Walk Through Surplus Lines
Jul 22 2002 // To many insurance professionals, surplus lines policies are a mystery. Many think of it as a coverage for strange risks with odd provisions. But getting a grasp on surplus lines coverage is not difficult. Let’s take...
Surplus Lines, The Industry’s Safety Valve
Jul 22 2002 // It is a rare occurrence today, but not so long ago tying down the safety valve was viewed as an acceptable way to improve a steam boiler’s performance when demand peaked. The objective was to increase the...
NAII VP Takes a Look at California’s State of Insurance
Jul 22 2002 // Sam Sorich, vice president with the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), says that despite the challenges facing agents and companies in California, the industry is still moving along and meeting its...
AgentAudit
Jul 22 2002 // Protegent Inc. announced the release of AgentAudit™, a Web-based software suite that provides insurance companies an accurate and efficient way to supervise the activities of insurance brokers and reps with regard to...
Credit Where Credit Is Due
Jul 22 2002 // The ability to transfer risk is one of the cornerstones of our economy and helps create our extremely high standard of living. Without that ability, lenders won’t lend; builders won’t build. The current hard...
How Retail Agents Can Best Use the Surplus Lines Industry
Jul 22 2002 // Do your homework. Check it over, twice. And an apple for the teacher wouldn’t hurt, either. Once we get past the risk assessments, debt ratios and premium margins, insurance is still about relationships. For it is...
A Short Walk Through Surplus Lines
Jul 22 2002 // To many insurance professionals, surplus lines policies are a mystery. Many think of it as a coverage for strange risks with odd provisions. But getting a grasp on surplus lines coverage is not difficult. Let’s take...
E&S Professionals Meet Challenges with Innovative Solutions
Jul 22 2002 // I was invited to speak to the San Antonio Independent Agents in January of 2000. At that moment I knew the property casualty insurance market was going to harden. They wanted to know what an excess and surplus lines broker...
Oklahoma Agent Suspended
Jul 22 2002 // Wewoka, Okla.-based insurance agent, Julius Rice, had his license suspended following allegations that his agency did not forward insurance applications to carriers whose policies he sold to consumers. According to...
A Short Walk Through Surplus Lines
Jul 22 2002 // To many insurance professionals, surplus lines policies are a mystery. Many think of it as a coverage for strange risks with odd provisions. But getting a grasp on surplus lines coverage is not difficult. Let’s take...
Disparities Between House, Senate Bills Hold Up Terrorism Backstop
Jul 22 2002 // The U.S. insurance industry must have breathed a collective sigh of relief June 18, when the Senate approved terrorism insurance backstop legislation after months of debate and delay. But now legislators must reconcile the...
Oklahoma Agent Suspended
Jul 22 2002 // Wewoka, Okla.-based insurance agent, Julius Rice, had his license suspended following allegations that his agency did not forward insurance applications to carriers whose policies he sold to consumers. According to...
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...
