Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
BIG ‘I’ ADDS ‘BROKERS’ TO NAME
Apr 29 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) has changed its name to the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) to more accurately reflect the membership profile of the organization. In a...
LOUISIANA AGENT NABBED
Apr 29 2002 // Sheldon Andrus, an agent based in Kenner, La., and licensed to sell property and casualty, as well as life and health insurance, was arrested on charges of insurance fraud and criminal theft, according to acting state...
Ore. Revokes Coos Bay Agent’s License
Apr 25 2002 // The Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) has revoked the insurance agent’s license of a Coos Bay woman, Alice L. Sanders, for allegedly violating Oregon insurance regulations. An investigation by the...
Sintech Software Discontinues Online Agency Management System
Apr 24 2002 // Sintech Software LLC, an application service provider (ASP) of web-based property and casualty and life and health agency management systems, has discontinued its online property and casualty agency management system,...
Iroquois Group to Promote ebixASP
Apr 23 2002 // Insurance portal ebix.com Inc. has signed an agreement that will allow the Iroquois Group’s network of independent agents to adopt the industry’s first true Internet-based agency management system providing...
IIABA Talks Crop Insurance Issues With New RMA Administrator
Apr 22 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (IIABA) Crop Insurance Task Force met last week with new Risk Management Agency (RMA) Administrator Ross J. Davidson Jr. to discuss concerns with...
IBA West Summarizes Issues Future Commissioner Will Face
Apr 22 2002 // IBA West recently outlined the major issues the successful candidate for California Insurance Commissioner will face in the coming years and outlined its goals for the future of insurance regulation in the state. IBA West...
Cal-Surance among Agencies Noted for Performance
Apr 22 2002 // An elite group of independent insurance agencies from around the United States met in Atlanta recently to be honored by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) and Reagan Consulting, an...
Canter, Grau Elected to IIABA Officer Posts
Apr 19 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (IIABA) National Board of State Directors confirmed Louise C. “Bebe” Canter as the association’s president-elect and elected Thomas A....
CDI Notes Improvements to Producer Licensing Bureau System
Apr 19 2002 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) has released an improved Interactive Voice Response System (IVR) for its Producer Licensing Bureau, in response to concerns expressed by agents, brokers, and members of the...
SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Brokerage Offers Workers’ Comp Seminar May 9
Apr 18 2002 // Irvine, Calif.-based SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Brokerage is offering a seminar on workers’ compensation cost containment training on Thursday, May 9. The event will focus on safety management and risk reduction...
OneBeacon to Host PIANY Education Classes
Apr 17 2002 // Boston-based OneBeacon Insurance group, a wholly owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd., will host the Professional Insurance Agents of New York’s “5-in-5 Education Series” for the...
Ohio Gov. Signs Agent Licensing Bill
Apr 17 2002 // The Ohio Department of Insurance announced that Governor Bob Taft signed Senate Bill 129, legislation crafted to streamline the insurance agent licensing process in Ohio. Sponsored by Senator Scott Nein (R-Middletown), ODI...
Insurance Group Adds ‘Brokers’ to Its Name
Apr 16 2002 // In a move to cover all those it serves, the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) has changed its name to the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) to more accurately reflect the...
SIAA Partners with Zurich Small Business to offer Members Access to Zurich Products and Services
Apr 16 2002 // Zurich North America Small Business and Strategic Independent Agents Alliance (SIAA) have formed a relationship that will enable SIAA’s 876 member agencies to access the products and services of one of the fastest...
Calif. Agents and Companies Recognizing Trusted Choice Benefits
Apr 16 2002 // More California insurance companies, as well as IBA West agent and broker members have joined Trusted Choice (SM)-a new brand created by the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) to better communicate the...
Broker-agent fined $100,000
Apr 15 2002 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) recently issued an Order of Monetary Penalty and Reprimand ordering broker-agent Bonding & Insurance Specialists Agency, Inc. to pay a fine of $100,000. The Illinois-based...
Cattle Loom Large on the Farm & Ranch Scene
Apr 15 2002 // Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies It’s your misfortune, and none of my own. Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, For you know Wyoming will be your new home. That trail song, used by historian Walter...
Using Technology and Understanding Technology are 2 Different Things
Apr 15 2002 // Have you read an article or brochure lately about insurance technology and came away overwhelmed by the fact that you don’t understand XML, SPX, .NET and SOAP? Don’t let it bother you. As an agent, you should...
SaleSource Marketing Success for Agents
Apr 15 2002 // Jim Rose, sales consultant to Automated Selling Process LLC, put it quite simply when asked about how agents go about their business. “What sells is the relationship,” Rose said. While personal contact in the...
