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Pay less attention to delinquent accounts, call your good customers

Jun 19 2006 // Agents can make a difference in the perception of the insurance business if, instead of tracking and billing delinquent accounts, they turn everything around and call good customers, Kat Davis of Tower Hill Insurance in...

A lawsuit in the making — the EPLI insurance application

Jun 19 2006 // Every day, the Equal Employment Opportu-nity Commission receives some 200 new employment practices liability complaints alleging discrimination based on race, sex, national origin, religion, retaliation, age and...

Things that should keep you awake at night

Jun 19 2006 // The integration of the U.S. insurance market and global financial market will have a profound impact on business, according to Dave Zwiener, president and chief operating officer of Property and Casualty Operations for The...

Nine fears that can cause you to lose a young producer

Jun 19 2006 // Today’s younger producers seek more power. Since they can’t control the market changes swirling around them, many demand more influence within the agencies where they work. There is concern that their...

Lackluster organic growth kicks up broker M&A activity in May

Jun 19 2006 // Stock Prices: Broker stock prices shifted down 5 percent in April and May. The most dramatic change came from Aon Corp., whose stock closed down 14 percent from the previous two month period due mainly to flat first...

Heads up on workplace bullying

Jun 19 2006 // From the playground to the classroom to the office — bullies can be found in all walks of life, says an anti-bullying advocacy group vying for new legislation that could potentially outlaw workplace bullying. But how...

No more excuses: Making the case for EPLI

Jun 19 2006 // Common misconceptions leave business owners, small and large, in the bare Employment practices liability insurance has been available on a stand-alone basis since the early 1980s. The product was developed to provide...

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Jun 19 2006 // InsurBanc, a financial services provider to the independent insurance agency community, announced that Scott A. Adamsons has joined the company as vice president of sales and business development. The Farmington,...

In N.H.’s positive climate, insurers free to focus on competition and technology

Jun 19 2006 // News Currents Insurers find the political and regulatory environment in New Hampshire favorable. “[I]t’s clear that in New Hampshire, we have a different marketplace than the other New England states....

In N.H.’s positive climate, insurers free to focus on competition and technology

Jun 19 2006 // News Currents Insurers find the political and regulatory environment in New Hampshire favorable. “[I]t’s clear that in New Hampshire, we have a different marketplace than the other New England states....

A lawsuit in the making – the EPLI insurance application

Jun 19 2006 // Every day, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission receives some 200 new employment practices liability complaints alleging discrimination based on race, sex, national origin, religion, retaliation, age and disability....

Illinois freshman regulator McRaith gives insurance view from Midwest

Jun 19 2006 // Question: What is the specific impact of the 2005 catastrophes on the Midwest? McRaith: There are three identifiable impacts on Midwestern residents. First, since the cost of reinsurance has gone up so significantly...

Jun 19 2006 // People PMA Insurance Group has promoted Elaine Manchon to assistant vice president for commercial markets underwriting. Manchon, who will join PMA’s corporate headquarters staff in the company’s Blue Bell,...

Fla. insurance veteran Gallagher, 79, litigation, acquisition expert

Jun 19 2006 // Phil C. Gallagher, 79, a Florida insurance agent, litigation consultant and expert witness, passed away in Miami June 1. Gallagher had more than 50 years of insurance industry experience. Gallagher was formerly associated...

Legal and effective incentive compensation still under fire

Jun 19 2006 // There is a critical need to preserve the right of insurance companies to determine how best to compensate the insurance agents and brokers who sell their products. In this regard, the insurance industry is like virtually...

By William G. Stiglitz

Jun 19 2006 // Legal and effective incentive compensation still under fire There is a critical need to preserve the right of insurance companies to determine how best to compensate the insurance agents and brokers who sell their...

News Currents

Jun 19 2006 // CAT response vehicle ready just in time for Tropical Storm Alberto Florida insurance agents rolled out a new, state-of-the-art catastrophe response vehicle just in time for the arrival of Tropical Storm Alberto. At press...

Fla. insurance veteran Gallagher, 79, litigation, acquisition expert

Jun 19 2006 // Phil C. Gallagher, 79, a Florida insurance agent, litigation consultant and expert witness, passed away peacefully in Miami June 1. Gallagher had more than 50 years of ins insurance industry experience. Gallagher was...

People

Jun 19 2006 // Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA), based in Austin, Texas, announced its newly elected 2006 management committee. Each management committee member is elected to serve a two-year term and is selected by CAA’s Board...

News Currents

Jun 19 2006 // California considering new mileage verification rules Insurance brokers and agents could be required to verify odometer readings for new and renewal automobile insurance policies under amendments the California Department...