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Silver Plume Introduces Sage Reference Tool for Commercial P&C Agents
Aug 22 2001 // Insurance Reference Systems Inc. (Silver Plume), an AMS company, announced the introduction of Sage, a web-based, intelligent research tool that uses an insurance-specific, Internet-style engine to search its library of...
Texas Homeowners Market Shaken by Mold
Aug 20 2001 // After the decision by Farmers Insurance to put the brakes on writing new homeowners policies in Texas beginning Aug. 15, the market in Texas experienced an upheaval, according to the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas...
Microsoft’s ‘Virtual Team’ Takes Insurance to the Fast Track
Aug 20 2001 // It’s the twelfth round, and the technology industry has been badly battered—but it’s still in the ring and on its feet. Participants in the new economy that have held on thus far are forging ahead, priorities...
e-Business Moving Slowly but Steadily For Wholesalers
Aug 20 2001 // The insurance industry is beginning to utilize technology to more efficiently conduct business, but that integration is a long, slow process, according to a panel of wholesalers and market leaders. Shand Morahan &...
The Info Management Challenge
Aug 20 2001 // One burdensome fact of professional life for agents is that the industry may be the unrivaled champion when it comes to accessing and maintaining consumer information. This information can come from a variety of sources...
PIANJ Defends Terminated Agent
Aug 17 2001 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner M. Diane Koken announced the Insurance Department has finalized regulations protecting the financial privacy of Pennsylvania insurance consumers. With this new regulation, insurance...
Cincinnati Agent’s License Revoked
Aug 17 2001 // The insurance license of agent Stephen Donahue of Cincinnati was revoked as was the resident agency license of Donahue Securities Inc. of Cincinnati by Ohio Department of Insurance Director Lee Covington. Earlier in the...
Becoming a Top Producer Made Simple with
Aug 17 2001 // Independent agents now have access to an informative guide about finding, hiring, training and compensating excellent producers, thanks to the newest offering of the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s (IIAA)...
1,800+ Independent Agents Using Travelers’ Web-based Automation System
Aug 14 2001 // Travelers’ announced that in just a few months since its inception, more than 1,800 agents are using ATLAS3, Travelers’ Internet-based automation system. About 165 agents were piloting the system when ATLAS3...
Report Says Top Insurers Embracing Web for Agent and Policyholder Communication
Aug 14 2001 // Top U.S. insurers are turning to the web to reduce communication costs with both agents and policyholders, says a new report titled “U.S. Insurance & the Web: An Overview” published by Celent...
Progressive.com, Nextel Connect to Give Independent Agents Greater Visibility
Aug 14 2001 // Progressive Insurance and Nextel, a provider of fully integrated, all-digital wireless service, announced the availability of progressive.com on the Nextel Wireless Web. The agreement gives Progressive’s 30,000-plus...
Anderson & Murison Teams Up with singleentry.com
Aug 14 2001 // Anderson & Murison, a California-based managing general agency, has implemented singleentry.com’s technology to web-enable two key insurance programs, Commercial Casualty and Personal Umbrella. Through its...
Ohio Agent’s License Revoked
Aug 13 2001 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Lee Covington signed an order revoking the insurance license of Albert J. Henry of Milford (Clermont County), effective immediately. According to the Consent Order, Henry will...
InsuranceNoodle Now Offers Insurance Products from Chubb
Aug 13 2001 // InsuranceNoodle, a distributor of small business insurance through independent insurance agencies, has been selected by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies to distribute Innovator from Chubb(sm), an insurance product...
Microsoft’s ‘Virtual Team’ Takes Insurance to the Fast Track
Aug 13 2001 // It’s the twelfth round, and the technology industry has been badly battered—but it’s still in the ring and on its feet. Participants in the new economy that have held on thus far are forging ahead, priorities...
Brand Building Strategies
Aug 13 2001 // Mergers, consolidation and worldwide expansion greatly affect the way the insurance industry does business today. As boundaries collapse and markets change, there is a tool you can use to gain an edge over the competition....
Smaller Agencies Market Blueprint for Success
Aug 13 2001 // Making your mark “The State Farms and GEICOs have a tremendous amount of advertising behind them, and they have a brand name that perhaps the independent agents do not have,” said Allen Lawrence, CEO and...
e-Business Moving Slowly but Steadily in Wholesale Marketplace
Aug 13 2001 // The insurance industry is beginning to utilize technology to more efficiently conduct business, but that integration is a long, slow process, according to a panel of wholesalers and market leaders. Shand Morahan &...
TowerStreet Offers Insurance Agencies Free
Aug 9 2001 // TowerStreet, a provider of insurance software and services, is offering a free Web Tool Kit containing information, advice, and resources that insurance agencies can use to create and enhance their websites. TowerStreet...
ERIE Selects DWL to Provide Transactional
Aug 8 2001 // DWL Incorporated, a provider of transactional e-solutions, announced Erie Insurance Group has selected its solution. DWL will provide ERIE with industry-specific portals and a transactional CRM application to create a...
