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IIAA Unveils New Agency Universe Study; Finds Growth, Stable Consolidation for Agents
Nov 1 2000 // The last four years have been a period of financial growth and agent consolidation, according to the 2000 Agency Universe Study, a study of the independent agency system conducted by Future One, a cooperative effort of the...
C. Courtney Wood Presented Woodworth Memorial Award
Nov 1 2000 // Past President C. Courtney Wood, CPCU, ARM, was presented the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s (IIAA) highest individual honor-the Woodworth Memorial Award-during the closing session of the...
IBStv to Offer Videos on ebix.com’s Insurance
Oct 30 2000 // Insurance Broadcast System has enhanced its partnership with ebix.com and will now provide three Internet video-based educational and marketing tools to insurance and financial planning professionals through www.ebix.com....
Young Agents Committee of Indiana Named 2000 Outstanding
Oct 30 2000 // The Indiana Young Agents Committee was one of several state associations that were honored with national awards of excellence at IIAA’s 2000 Young Agents Leadership Conference, held Oct. 28-30 at the Orlando World...
IIAA Honors 2000 National Awards Program
Oct 30 2000 // Top honors in the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s 2000 National Awards Program were presented today to the Independent Insurance Agents of New Mexico, the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma, and the...
Houston Bestows IIAA Presidential Citations
Oct 30 2000 // Independent Insurance Agents of America President William M. Houston, CPCU, ARM, today bestowed special IIAA Presidential Citations to several deserving individuals for their outstanding contributions on behalf of the...
Independent currents:Scary E&O Stories (Just in Time for Halloween!)
Oct 30 2000 // I’ve sat in classes taught by Jim Harrison (insert two dozen professional designations here), one of the best insurance educators in the country. He has this little shtick that wakes up the class. He tells an ugly...
European Online Brokers InsuranceCity, InsuranceWide Show the Way
Oct 30 2000 // “Right now we think we’re ahead of the States in [online] personal lines,” said James Harrison, Chief Operating Officer of the U.K.’s InsuranceWide (IW) www.insurancewide.com. He might be...
Independent currents Scary E&O Stories (Just in Time for Halloween!)
Oct 30 2000 // I’ve sat in classes taught by Jim Harrison (insert two dozen professional designations here), one of the best insurance educators in the country. He has this little shtick that wakes up the class. He tells an ugly...
Getting in the Thankful Mood
Oct 30 2000 // As we head into the holiday season, we turn our thoughts to what we are thankful for. For me, I have become a father again. My son Jack was born just a couple of weeks ago. He’s a little Chivvis all right,...
Former West Virginia Prudential Agent Sues over Company’s Alleged Quotas
Oct 27 2000 // A former Prudential agent sued the insurer in a West Virginia Circuit Court Wednesday, alleging the company’s quota system drove him out of business. Billy T. Bush Jr. became a Prudential insurance agent in 1992 and...
Corraling The Horse Market
Oct 23 2000 // With only 17 percent of the nation’s 6 million horses insured, the equine market is ripe for picking In today’s steady economy, equine insurance could be one of the best markets you’ve never thought about...
As Incoming IIAA President, Hofmann Ready to Promote One Voice For Agents
Oct 23 2000 // “My goal is not to start any new initiative, but to bring a bunch of the things that we’ve got out there to conclusion and to fruition and up-and-running.” —Bill Hofmann” After spending the past...
AGENTSECURE.COM LAUNCHES
Oct 23 2000 // AgentSecure.com has launched, providing agents access to carriers CNA, The Hartford, and Zurich. Rural and suburban agents who may not otherwise meet the volume requirements are now able to offer their customers standard...
Commercial Auto Rates Up; Sector Ripe for Rapid Change
Oct 23 2000 // Someone up above has been listening. How else can one explain the hardening market that has been the subject of thousands of prayers. Both agents and E&S vendors, then, should be doubly excited about the commercial...
Restraining the Departed’
Oct 23 2000 // When Agents Divorce Their Insurance Company Insurance companies and insurance brokerage houses (employers) use a variety of devices to try to prevent departing agents from competing against them. Sometimes smaller agencies...
WCC Online Hires Key Executives
Oct 18 2000 // WCC Online Inc., parent company of the WorkComp.Com resource for agents and brokers, has appointed two key executives: Gene Axtell as Vice President of Technology Services; and Mark Finnegan as Vice President of...
Oregon Revokes Gresham Agent’s License
Oct 16 2000 // Oct. 16, 2000 9:30 a.m. CDT
JD Power’s Auto Insurance Study Goes National, Rates Customer Satisfaction
Oct 16 2000 // After testing the waters last year with its first annual California Auto Insurance Satisfaction Study, J.D. Power & Associates decided to take to the road and make this year’s survey national in...
AgentSecure.com Launches, Provides Access to CNA, The Hartford, Zurich
Oct 10 2000 // AgentSecure.com has launched, providing agents access to carriers CNA, The Hartford, and Zurich. Rural and suburban agents who may not otherwise meet the volume requirements are now able to offer their customers standard...
