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The Magic and the Power of Brand Positioning
Aug 6 2001 // If you are like most owners of retail agencies, you get tired of hearing about this new marketing tactic called “branding” that will someday revolutionize the way you are supposed to market. Too many marketing...
BOP Market Expands Profits and Proves Itself ‘Internet Friendly’
Aug 6 2001 // The Business Owners Policy (BOP) has been around for at least a couple of decades now. BOPs are traditionally associated with small businesses seeking basic liability and property coverages. But over the course of the...
InsureZone Rolls Out BrokerSecure
Aug 6 2001 // Fort Worth’s Internet-based insurance agency, InsureZone, announced the launch of BrokerSecure, a service designed to help regional agencies and national brokers handle small commercial books of business while...
Lloyd’s Grants Independent U.S. Brokers First-Ever Access
Aug 6 2001 // Officials with Lloyd’s of London announced the names of the first-ever independent brokers in the U.S. to be accredited for direct access to the London-based insurance market. The historic selection of The Hanleigh...
Anthony Clark International Insurance Brokers Announces Acquisition
Aug 3 2001 // Anthony Clark International Insurance Brokers Ltd. (Toronto) announced that it has acquired 779451 Alberta Ltd., an independent general insurance brokerage representing approximately $1,000,000 in premiums and located in...
PIANJ Defends Terminated Agent
Aug 2 2001 // The Connecticut Insurance Department is moving Friday, Aug. 3 from the 10th and 11th floors to the 6th and 7th floors of the G. Fox Building at 153 Market Street in Hartford. The move will result in temporary interruptions...
InsuranceNoodle Joins with Woolard Gioia Blundell Associates to Develop Products
Jul 31 2001 // InsuranceNoodle, an online distributor of small business insurance through independent agencies, has engaged Woolard Gioia Blundell Associates as a strategic partner to assist in developing specifications for a range of...
Selective Attains $2M Milestone with Agents
Jul 30 2001 // New Jersey-based Selective Insurance Group Inc. noted in a report that its independent agent partners have released more than $2 million in business through “One & Done,” Selective’s Internet-enabled...
Hospitality Coverages: Insuring a Safe Visit for Tourists and Owners Alike
Jul 30 2001 // Spending a night at a hotel or motel can seem like a simple thing to do for the tourist or business traveler, but who makes sure that guests will stay in a secure environment? That’s up to the hotel operators, but...
BOP Market Expands Profits and Proves Itself ‘Internet Friendly’
Jul 30 2001 // The Business Owners Policy (BOP) has been around for at least a couple of decades now. BOPs are traditionally associated with small businesses seeking basic liability and property coverages. But over the course of the...
U.S. BROKERS ACCESS LLOYD’S
Jul 30 2001 // Officials with Lloyd’s of London announced the names of the first-ever independent brokers in the U.S. to be accredited for direct access to the London-based insurance market. The selection of The Hanleigh Group and...
TowerStreet Goes Live in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
Jul 27 2001 // TowerStreet, a leading provider of insurance software and services, announced that its Internet exchange has gone “live” in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. SmartWorks™, TowerStreet’s new hosted,...
Statewide Sweep Investigates Alleged Taxicab Insurance Fraud in Calif.
Jul 27 2001 // An article in the Contra Costa Times reported that California state investigators last week searched three brokers in the East Bay area, including Arvind Insurance Services in Richmond, to check allegations of fraud by...
First-Ever Independent U.S. Brokers Access Lloyd’s
Jul 24 2001 // Officials with Lloyd’s of London announced the names of the first-ever independent brokers in the U.S. to be accredited for direct access to the London-based insurance market. The historic selection of The Hanleigh...
Customer Service Nightmare
Jul 23 2001 // In the continuing quest for great customer service, I offer the following excerpt from a newsletter published by Jack Fries of Fries & Fries Consulting. Recently I received a renewal billing on my BOP which included...
THE HARTFORD HONORS AGENCY
Jul 23 2001 // The Texas Insurance Agency of San Antonio was named the Hartford Financial Services Group’s VIP Top Producer for personal insurance during 2000. Greg Stevens, vice president and CFO of Texas Insurance, accepted the...
Environmental Pollution Insurance: A Fluid and Ever-changing Market
Jul 23 2001 // Environmental pollution policies – they’re not just for oil industry giants and radioactive waste depositories anymore. Even the most seemingly benign businesses may carry the risk of producing, storing or...
Liquor Liability Insurance: More Than Half Still Do Without
Jul 23 2001 // Court decisions coupled with new state statutes are holding sellers of alcoholic beverages increasingly responsible for damages under liquor liability laws. Nevertheless, liquor liability insurance continues to be a quiet,...
YOUNG AGENTS HEAD TO HAWAII
Jul 23 2001 // Young Agents from across the U.S. will gather in Hawaii for the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s 26th Annual Young Agents Leadership Conference October 26-28 in Honolulu. The venue is also the site for...
Cross-Selling Needs Know-How, Baetis Study Reveals
Jul 18 2001 // Independent insurance agents can increase sales of life, health, retirement and group benefits to small business customers, but cross-selling is more effective when agents understand buying patterns and characteristics of...
