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Emerson Joins Colemont’s Dallas Office as Vice President and Broker
Oct 6 2009 // Colemont Insurance Brokers announced that David Emerson has joined the company’s Dallas office as vice president and broker specializing in transportation business. Prior to joining Colemont, Emerson was assistant...
How to Reinvigorate Producers and Other Employees Who Have Lost Their Spark or Become Too Comfortable
Oct 5 2009 // Incentive Compensation Should Focus on Customers not Premiums, Consultant Says Al Diamond is one of the country’s best known agency management consultants. His firm, the Agency Consulting Group, is based in Cherry...
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Oct 5 2009 // W. R. Berkley Corp. has appointed Carol J. LaPunzina as senior vice president of human resources. In her newly established position, she will oversee human resource operations and personnel development for the company....
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Oct 5 2009 // David Daniel was named chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”). He will lead the organization as chairman for the 2009-2010 term. Daniel is president of Daniel &...
States Give a ‘Thumbs Up’ to Fingerprinting Insurance Producers
Oct 5 2009 // Regulators Say Fingerprinting Keeps Criminals Out of the Business Don’t be alarmed, but there are convicted criminals roaming around the country acting as insurance producers. They could be robbers, forgers, possibly...
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Oct 5 2009 // Kirby Dibb has joined independent insurance brokerage TriSure in Raleigh, N.C., as client services manager for safety and risk management. In her new capacity, Dibb is responsible for the design, training and monitoring of...
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Oct 5 2009 // David Daniel was named chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”). He will lead the organization as chairman for the 2009-2010 term. Daniel is president of Daniel &...
States Give a ‘Thumbs Up’ to Fingerprinting Insurance Producers
Oct 5 2009 // Regulators Say Fingerprinting Keeps Criminals Out of the Business Don’t be alarmed, but there are convicted criminals roaming around the country acting as insurance producers. They could be robbers, forgers, possibly...
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Oct 5 2009 // Jim Newberry, assistant vice president and risk control manager of Island Insurance in Honolulu, has received the Risk Management/Insurance Practice Specialty Safety Professional of the Year Award. The award is from the...
How to Cure 8 Common ‘Small’ Insurance Agency Ailments
Oct 5 2009 // Being Small Has Its Advantages But It’s No Excuse for Being Unprofessional Ask most people what they like about working with small insurance firms and they’ll answer “their personal approach” or...
Now Is Time to Re-Evaluate Agency Systems to Do More With Less
Oct 5 2009 // Hosted, or Saas-Based, Solutions Allow Access to Core Technologies Without Heavy IT Investment Today, it’s all about doing more with less. But how do insurance agencies increase productivity while decreasing...
Surplus Lines Has Answer for Increasing Data Breach Exposure
Oct 5 2009 // Cell phones, smart phones, MP3 players, computers, e-mail, the list goes on and on of technological inventions that are part of our everyday lives. The observation that electronic data density doubles every 18 months —...
London: International Insurance Center
Oct 5 2009 // Systems Changes, Technology, Talent Pool Position London Market for the Future London’s insurance market comprises general carriers, specialty carriers, reinsurers, brokers, underwriters, claims handlers, lawyers,...
Ironman Kevin Kelley: Strength Through Multiple Platforms
Oct 5 2009 // Ironshore’s CEO on Why He Left AIG and How He’s Building His Young Company In December 2008, Kevin Kelley left Lexington Insurance Co., the largest excess and surplus lines insurance company, after more than 30...
London: International Insurance Center
Oct 5 2009 // Systems Changes, Technology, Talent Pool Position London Market for the Future London’s insurance market comprises general carriers, specialty carriers, reinsurers, brokers, underwriters, claims handlers, lawyers,...
Independent Agencies’ Overall Growth Down But Personal Lines Up
Oct 1 2009 // The bad news is that overall organic growth for independent insurance agencies is down. The good news is that there continues to be growth in two areas: personal lines and group product sales. The Independent Insurance...
California Agent Pleads to Investment Scam
Oct 1 2009 // A Southern California insurance salesman accused of blowing investors’ money on sports cars, a mistress and real estate has pleaded guilty to federal fraud and money-laundering charges. James R. Halstead entered the...
Former Louisiana Agent Charged with Misappropriation, Forgery
Oct 1 2009 // Louisiana continued its crack down on current and former insurance producers committing alleged fraudulent activities, charging a former Lake Charles agent with misappropriation, forgery and conducting the business of...
Rating Agencies Tell Congress Increased Liability Is Unnecessary
Oct 1 2009 // Moody’s Corp. chief executive told lawmakers on Wednesday that his credit rating firm may agree to disclose some of its fees to regulators, but opposes a plan to impose greater liability on the sector. At a hearing...
U.S. Risk Names Hixson Vice President and Broker in Houston
Sep 30 2009 // Dallas-based managing general agency and surplus lines wholesaler U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. has named Jennifer Hixson a Vice President and Broker in the U.S. Risk Brokers Houston office. Hixson has more than 20 years...
