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Kan. Insurance Agent Alleges Company Discriminates Against Hispanics
Mar 2 2007 // When Paul Bergersen told the Kansas Insurance Department that his company was treating auto policyholders with Hispanic surnames differently than others, investigators had little experience to draw upon. Bergersen, who is...
Industry: Federal Terrorism Insurance Still Vital to National Security
Feb 28 2007 // Insurance industry advocates urged Congress today to ensure the availability of terrorism risk insurance through a continued federal government role and to examine long-term solutions before the current backstop...
InsuranceLister.com – New and Affordable Way to Grow Your Book of Business
Feb 27 2007 // Columbus, OH – InsuranceLister.com connects interested insurance shoppers directly to local agents or agencies in their area. A company founded by insurance agents for insurance agents, InsuranceLister.com eliminates...
Insurance Agents, Brokers Host Industry Legislative Day in Washington
Feb 27 2007 // On March 20, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Washington, Surplus Line Association of Washington, Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West, Property Casusalty Insurers, American Insurance Association,...
N.Y. Gov. Spitzer Announces Workers’ Comp Reform Accord
Feb 27 2007 // New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and legislative leaders announced an agreement to reform the state’s workers’ compensation system that has the backing of business and labor. Under the agreement, benefits for...
PIA Montana and Independent Agents of Montana Agree to Joint Meeting
Feb 26 2007 // The PIA Montana and Independent Insurance Agent’s Association of Montana announced they will be working together on a number of projects to mutually benefit both associations. For example, the groups will jointly...
ABI Responds to UK Treasury’s Travel Insurance Regulation Proposals
Feb 26 2007 // A report from the UK’s Treasury Department, which calls for more regulation and control over travel insurance sold through tour operators and travel agents, has brought a response from the Association of British...
Mass. auto assigned risk plan could be history before it even begins
Feb 26 2007 // Massachusetts insurance agents have urged the administration of Gov. Deval Patrick to scrap a proposed auto insurance assigned risk plan that the previous administration championed for four years. Former Insurance...
Don’t blame insurance agents for coastal mess
Feb 26 2007 // Over the past several months, a group of legislators from the Rhode Island House of Representatives has been meeting in an effort to understand and respond to the recent drastic — and, in some instances, draconian...
Flooding hazard alert: Melting ice and snow increases risk
Feb 26 2007 // We all know that catastrophes come in all forms and shapes, not just as hurricanes, earthquakes, fires and mudslides. In light of the recent devastating winter ice and snow storms that crossed the Midwest and then moved to...
The Commissioners: Jim Poolman
Feb 26 2007 // Poolman says regulatory modernization, agent licensing are priorities Currently serving in his second term as North Dakota Insurance Commissioner, Jim Poolman has focused his efforts on working for and protecting insurance...
Keys to surviving it and thriving from it
Feb 26 2007 // To some outsiders, insurance agents appear to be threatened with obsolescence. Commoditized products, the extensive information available online and the decreasing value placed on personal relationships could lead insureds...
Should windstorm be added to the NFIP?
Feb 26 2007 // U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., recently introduced the Multiple Peril Insurance Act, which would offer windstorm coverage as an option for consumers within the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The bill has sparked...
Keys to surviving it and thriving from it
Feb 26 2007 // To some outsiders, insurance agents are threatened with obsolescence. Commoditized products, the information available online and the decreasing value placed on personal relationships could lead insureds to devalue the...
The Commissioners: George Dale
Feb 26 2007 // Battered but not beaten, Mississippi focuses on helping people A former high school principal, George Dale is now the longest serving state insurance commissioner in the nation. He has been elected by the people of...
Why a regional carrier might be an agent’s best friend
Feb 26 2007 // The old saying “all politics is local” is born of the realization that the things that most directly affect us are local issues. In that respect, one could say that insurance is a local business. Risk...
Washington’s 2007 Legislative agenda targets license reform
Feb 26 2007 // Washington Insurance Com-missioner Mike Kreidler recently promulgated his agency’s proposals for the 2007 Legislative session. Of nine proposals, Sandi Peck, deputy commissioner of public affairs for the Washington...
The Commissioners: Morris Chavez
Feb 26 2007 // Regulator committed to restoring ethics After replacing two insurance superintendents in less than a year over allegations of questionable activities, New Mexico’s Insurance Department seems to sorely need some...
Agents welcome windstorm debate; insurers warn against subsidies
Feb 26 2007 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (the Big “I”) says the debate over windstorm coverage is crucial for consumers and independent agents and brokers in many regions around the...
D&O experts show little tendency to drink from a glass ‘half full’
Feb 26 2007 // Corporate governance, stockholder activism, pricing discipline, a surprise event to define next D&O cycle Things are about as good as they can get right now in the directors and officers liability environment but that...
