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IIAA Names Jeffrey Yates as ACT Executive Director
May 21 2001 // Jeffrey M. Yates is the new executive director of the Agents Council for Tech-nology (ACT), announces Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) Chief Exec-utive Officer Robert A. Rusbuldt. Yates, who will begin his...
Lloyd’s Admits ‘Foreign’ Brokers, Ins-sure Services Launched
May 21 2001 // The London insurance market achieved two significant milestones recently with the admission to Lloyd’s membership of three non-U.K.-based brokers, and the launch of Ins-sure Services Ltd., which will assume the...
The Big ‘I’ Goes to Washington
May 21 2001 // It was a new year, a new administration, and a new round of visits on Capitol Hill. Although not as critical a legislation year as past years, the issues remained as pressing as ever, and the 800 attendees of the 25th...
Do You YouZoom’
May 21 2001 // Every year, when my policies come up for renewal, I always take time to mix a little business with pleasure. This year was no different—I called my agent and headed to the web as well. Among the sites for agents and...
BrokersPortal Restructures, Aims to Get Insurers on Board
May 21 2001 // Contrary to some rumors, BrokersPortal is not going out of business. It is, however, taking on a new look as it restructures operations and positions itself to be a major player. With a new investor and a new company on...
Ariz. Gets Serious About Securities
May 21 2001 // The Arizona Department of Insurance and the Arizona Corporation Commission’s Securities Division are coordinating enforcement efforts to address a growing number of cases involving the sale of fraudulent securities...
Agent Licensing Reform Progresses
May 21 2001 // The creation of a uniform agent and broker licensing system has made progress recently, but there is still work to be done, industry leaders warned at a hearing in Washington, D.C., on May 16. The hearing was held by the...
CIAB Calls for Full State Reciprocity and Uniformity in Insurance Licensing Laws
May 18 2001 // Albert R. “Skip” Counselman, a past chairman of The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers, today told a House Financial Services subcommittee that progress in streamlining the agent and broker licensing...
iiX Provides Arrowhead Agents Access to Credit Score Data
May 18 2001 // Insurance Information Exchange (iiX), a division of TowerStreet providing underwriting services, announced an agreement with Arrowhead General Insurance Agency of San Diego through which iiX will provide credit score...
CDI Unveils Online Agent/Broker License Renewal
May 17 2001 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) announced it is now accepting licensing renewals for agents and brokers online. The new online renewal process will save insurance agents and brokers time and eliminate delays...
IIAA Updates Congress on Licensing Reform Activity
May 17 2001 // Spurred by the prospect of the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (NARAB), states are on target to surpass the 29-state threshold before the end of this year and forestall the quasi-federal...
Conn. Gov. Rowland to Open Independent Insurance Agents’ Bank
May 15 2001 // Connecticut Governor John Rowland (R) will lead a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of InsurBanc, a federal savings bank that consumers can access through their hometown-based independent insurance...
WSS’ Premiere Program Seeks New Agents
May 14 2001 // A new program for California agents and brokers, known as the “Premiere Agent Program,” was unveiled by Richard L. Polizzi, president of Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers Inc. The program is comprised...
IIAA Names Jeffrey Yates ACT Executive Director
May 14 2001 // Jeffrey M. Yates is the new executive director of the Agents Council for Technology (ACT), announces Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) Chief Exec-utive Officer Robert A. Rusbuldt. Yates, who will begin his new...
Info-laden Site Helps Texas Agents
May 14 2001 // When I bought my minivan, I refused to buy it from my local dealership. The reason? The local sales rep added no value to my sales transaction. He was satisfied in having me or a rep from another dealership do all of the...
Tech Providers Are Scoping Out the Online MGA Market
May 14 2001 // Electronic communications between agents and carriers have received much attention over the years, as the struggle goes on for better technology, single entry of data and lower-cost delivery. But what if you’re a key...
How Agents Won on the Web, Four Web Venture Profiles
May 14 2001 // A century ago, agents found customers where they gathered—at church, their place of business or the local watering hole downtown. This marketing strategy still works today—only now many agents are going through...
IIAT’s 104th Annual Convention Set for June 14-15 in San Antonio
May 14 2001 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ annual convention set for June 14 and 15 has a new look this year. This year’s event, at the Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio, will be a jam-packed two days of...
What the Heck Is XML’
May 14 2001 // A persistent problem in delivering the insurance product quickly and accurately to the consumer is that there is no uniform way for all the players behind the scenes to communicate. There are way too many human touches and...
Another Major Shift
May 14 2001 // Only few would disagree that we are on the threshold of an economic revolution of some kind. No one knows just what it is yet because it is all around us and we have no high point from which we can get a better look. That...
