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Lobell Joins Insurance Marketing & Sales Society Designation Programs
Mar 10 2010 // Rhonda Lobell has signed on as sponsor for the American Insurance Marketing & Sales (AIMS) Society Certified Professional Insurance Agent (CPIA) designation programs in Louisiana and Mississippi. A 30-year insurance...
Ark. Regulators Suspend Agent License of Standridge for Dishonest Practices
Mar 10 2010 // Arkansas’ Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford has immediately suspended the resident producer license of Steve Standridge, founder of the Steve Standridge Insurance Inc. based in Mount Ida, Ark., for allegations that...
California Regulator Considering Regs to Alleviate Underinsurance
Mar 8 2010 // The California Department of Insurance is considering proposing new regulations governing standards and training for estimating replacement value on homeowners’ insurance. Among the ideas that was floated at a recent...
How Agencies Are Leveraging Social Networking
Mar 8 2010 // Technology Trailblazers Build Relationships, Business Receipts There’s no better time for insurance agents and brokers to delve into social networking technologies than now, according to those who study marketing and...
People
Mar 8 2010 // Steve Peeters, who most recently was president and chief operating officer of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Zurich Insurance Services, joined The Main Street America Group as vice president, commercial lines product. Peeters...
The Worst Is Yet to Come
Mar 8 2010 // Deepening State Budget Deficits in 2010 and 2011 Could Harm the Insurance Industry While 2009 was a tough year to do business, state and city leaders say 2010 and 2011 will be even tougher — the outcome of which could...
IRS, States Target Employer Abuse of Classification of Independent Contractors
Mar 8 2010 // The Internal Revenue Service and 37 states are cracking down on companies that try to trim payroll costs by illegally classifying workers as independent contractors, rather than as full employees, The Associated Press has...
California Proposal To Withhold Independent Contractor Fees on Hold
Mar 8 2010 // In February, California legislators considered a proposal that would have mandated a 3 percent withholding of fees paid to independent contractors. But the proposal has since been placed on hold, much to the delight of...
Why Public Adjusters Are Not Enemies of Independent Agents
Mar 8 2010 // Here’s why working with a public adjuster can be good for an independent insurance agency and for its customers: 1. After a disaster, insureds have hundreds or even thousands of questions and worries. In a...
Insurance and the Internet
Mar 8 2010 // It seems like every day we hear about the Internet and how some sort of new online social networking site or service will revolutionize the way people communicate, collaborate, or do business. With all this hype one has to...
Arizona Senate Committee Considers Changes to DMV Notification Rules
Mar 8 2010 // The Arizona Senate is considering reducing or eliminating the need for some risky drivers to maintain their automobile driving insurance filing. An amendment to Senate Bill 1030 would reduce or eliminate the need for...
Trusted Choice
Mar 7 2010 // Just when producers thought it was safe, mandatory compensation disclosure has reared its ugly head again. In a move that has its origins in the Spitzer days, New York regulators are mandating that insurance agents and...
Will Gay Marriage Bring Marketing Opportunities for Agents?
Mar 7 2010 // In business, change brings opportunity. And when it comes to the wave of states that have recently legalized gay marriage, some see a marketing opportunity in selling insurance products for same-sex couples. And why not?...
Agency Innovators: How Agencies Leverage Social Networking
Mar 7 2010 // Technology Trailblazers Build Relationships, Business Receipts There’s no better time for insurance agents and brokers to delve into social networking technologies than now, according to those who study marketing and...
Beta Testing
Mar 7 2010 // I’m not sure what to do.” One of the primary reasons why insurance agents don’t jump into the world of social media — such as blogging, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and the myriad other...
IRS, States Target Employer Abuse of Classification of Independent Contractors
Mar 7 2010 // The Internal Revenue Service and 37 states are cracking down on companies that try to trim payroll costs by illegally classifying workers as independent contractors, rather than as full employees, the Associated Press has...
State of Challenge: How Florida’s Surplus Lines Agents Are Faring
Mar 7 2010 // Interview with FSLA President Bruce Bowers Weak Economy, Insureds Going Bare, Hungry Admitted Markets and Citizens’ Low Rates Test Agents Hurricane Andrew, for all of the grief it delivered, gave wholesale broker...
Bring Back the New York … or Florida … Insurance Exchange?
Mar 7 2010 // New York regulators are pursuing a reincarnation of the New York Insurance Exchange, a Lloyd’s of London-style insurance market, which lasted for several years the last time it was tried. Insurance Superintendent...
Aon Founder Comes Out of Retirement to Launch Global Wholesaler
Mar 7 2010 // The founder and retired chairman and CEO of the world’s largest insurance broker, Aon, has revealed the management team and a second subsidiary for his new global specialty insurance operation whose first company was...
Beta Testing
Mar 7 2010 // I’m not sure what to do.” One of the primary reasons why insurance agents don’t jump into the world of social media — such as blogging, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and the myriad other...
