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Marketing Resources for Agents & Brokers
Aug 7 2000 // * This list represents only a random sample of marketing resources available for agents and brokers. It is by no means all inclusive. To view an expanded version of this list online, please visit our Sales Tools...
I hate buying a new car. It is just an ugly process.
Aug 7 2000 // You see, the Chivvis household is expecting a second child in November and you know what that means. That is, aside from the crying, feeding and changing and consequent lack of sleep. That’s right. It’s time to...
Ohio DOI Unveils New Online Service for Ohio Agents
Aug 4 2000 // Lee Covington, Director of the Ohio Department of Insurance, announced that a new online service provided by the Ohio Department of Insurance will help approximately 81,000 licensed Ohio insurance agents keep track of...
Long Beach Insurance Agent’s License Revoked for Grand Theft
Aug 3 2000 // Former Interim Insurance Commissioner Clark Kelso, before leaving office, ordered the revocation of the license and licensing rights of a Long Beach insurance broker found guilty of six counts of grand theft of insurance...
SIAA Expands its Membership in 2000
Aug 2 2000 // The Strategic Independent Agents Alliance (SIAA), a national network of independent insurance agencies, reported significant growth during the second quarter of 2000. During the period of April 1-June 30, the Swanzey,...
YouZoom Launches Homeowners Product Line
Aug 1 2000 // Aug. 1, 2000 12:35 p.m. CDT YouZoom.com Inc., an affiliate of Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc., has expanded its product line to include homeowners insurance, including renters and condominium coverage. Consumers...
Oregon Revokes Portland Agent’s License; Takes Action Against Company
Jul 31 2000 // The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has revoked the insurance agent license of a Portland man, J. Henry Edgmond, for misappropriating funds belonging to an insurance agency. An investigation by the...
First Joint Convention of IIAA, NAAIA and LAAIA
Jul 26 2000 // In a first for the insurance industry, the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s 2000 annual meeting will be a joint industry affair, with agents from the National African-American Insurance Association and the...
American Sterling Offers Brokers Free Web Program
Jul 26 2000 // In keeping with its dedication to the independent broker distribution system, American Sterling Insurance Company, located in Laguna Hills, Calif., announced that it is offering its California brokers free web...
Orange County Independent Agent Wins E-Business Opportunity
Jul 26 2000 // OCCarFinder, the automotive channel of myOC.com, a new Seal Beach, Calif.-based web portal affiliated with The Orange County Register newspaper, has selected independent agency Huggins Dreckman Insurance to provide online...
YouZoom.com Introduces Do-It-Yourself Online Account Services
Jul 25 2000 // YouZoom Inc. has launched comprehensive online account services for its insurance customers with do-it-yourself tools, making it easy for consumers to purchase policies and manage their accounts online at a private, secure...
Lodi Insurance Agent Arrested On Eleven Felony Counts
Jul 25 2000 // A Lodi, Calif. man has been arrested as a result of a joint investigation by the California Department of Insurance Investigations Bureau and the San Joaquin District Attorney’s Office. John Blanton Breland, 52,...
State Farm Agents to Sell Fortis Individual Medical
Jul 25 2000 // State Farm Insurance Cos., the nation’s largest home and personal auto insurer, has agreed to sell Fortis individual health insurance through its more than 16,000 captive agents. State Farm agents serve close to 67...
Conducting an Efficiency Study
Jul 24 2000 // The economy is booming. New millionaires are being created every day. American business has never had it so good. So being an insurance agent is the fast track to financial freedom, right? Wrong. No one is setting up...
Lying, Cheating and Stealing
Jul 24 2000 // There are a number of sins to which those providing services for money are susceptible: product ignorance, market ignorance, administrative incompetence, disloyalty and betrayal, slothfulness, untruthfulness, and stealing....
Surplus Line Brokers Gather at ‘Playground of Pacific Northwest’ for WSSLC
Jul 24 2000 // By mixing education with entertainment, Western States Surplus Line Conference (WSSLC) Two Thousand is sure to provide an ideal specialized forum for the surplus line industry. The Surplus Line Association of Idaho is...
MarketScout.com: Diamond in the Rough
Jul 24 2000 // When I research sites or applications or even claims, I try to go in with the perspective of “how do I or other insurance professionals experience this site and how does it respond to me?” This allows me to be...
Groups Disagree on Producer Licensing Model Language
Jul 24 2000 // What’s in a word? A lot—at least according to the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC). In a press release, the association announced a July 11 letter, sent to the chair of the National...
Web Site for Independent Life Insurance Brokers
Jul 19 2000 // Lifeseller.com has been created to serve independent life insurance brokers across the country. Claiming to bring order to the web chaos for independent insurance brokers, the site provides a directory of products,...
ESurety Launches Agent Web Site
Jul 18 2000 // eSurety.com has launched a new web site providing a simple to use on-line system to instantly obtain surety bonds. Agents receive quotes, underwriting decisions, market-rate commission, and online delivery of completed...
