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National Council of Insurance Legislators
Mar 19 2006 // Panelists agreed unanimously that uniform statewide building codes are necessary to have everyone prepared for hurricanes and that local building departments had to enforce stronger codes. Up-to-date building codes,...
By W. Randolph Zator
Mar 19 2006 // Not all Oil & Gas programs are created equal The American market has expanded in numbers from AIG Oil Rig, principally alone 30 years ago, to perhaps 10 domestic energy markets. Other foreign carriers in Bermuda and...
Client Education
Mar 19 2006 // Are you an insurance agent, or are you an insurance educator? If you don’t know the answer, chances are pretty good that you are an agent. Anyone who has sold insurance for even a short period knows that the world is...
Agents Back House Bill on ‘Financial Data Protection Act’
Mar 17 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) said it will support a bill marked up late Thursday in the House Financial Services Committee that would establish national standards on...
Trinity Names Coe Vice President Brokerage and Branch Manager
Mar 17 2006 // Trinity E&S Insurance Services, Bermuda Dunes, Calif., has named John F. Coe vice president brokerage and branch manager for the Petaluma, Calif. office. He will be responsible to growing the Northern California...
Agency Technology Summit to Teach Ga. Agents About Latest Hi-Tech Tools
Mar 17 2006 // An inside look at how to operate an agency more efficiently using technology will be presented March 28 during an “Agency Technology Summit” conducted in by Andy Siegel in Doraville, Ga. The Independent...
American E&S Insurance Brokers Names Smithson Executive Vice President
Mar 17 2006 // American E&S Insurance Brokers, a wholesaler, has named Stephanie J. Smithson executive vice president-branch manager in its San Francisco office. Smithson joined American E&S in 2003 as a broker and most...
Search for Nation’s Top Independent Agencies Continues
Mar 16 2006 // With some 60,000 privately held independent agencies and brokerages nationwide, locating the most successful ones is a tough job but some company’s got to do it. That company is Insurance Journal. Insurance Journal...
AMS Acquires FinancePro; Launches Premium Finance Network
Mar 16 2006 // AMS Services has acquired FinancePro, a developer of Web-based premium finance solutions based in Issaquah, Wash. FinancePro provides premium finance loan management and agent quoting capabilities and is currently in use...
N.C. Agent Pockets $8,300, Charged With Embezzlement
Mar 16 2006 // Ponce D. Moody, 53, of Raleigh, N.C. was arrested on charges of embezzlement by an insurance agent according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Long. Moody allegedly pocketed more than $8,300 in collected insurance premiums...
South & Western, American Modern Offering CE Courses for Texas Agents
Mar 15 2006 // South & Western General Agency and American Modern Insurance Group are offering several continuing education courses to help Texas agents understand Motorcycle/ATV and Watercraft coverage issues. Each course provides...
Agents Support New House Intangible Assets Tax Bill
Mar 15 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) announced its support for a bill introduced today in the House that would allow purchasers of eligible small businesses to write off as...
ABD Insurance and Financial Services Gains Top D&O Broker Rating
Mar 15 2006 // California-based ABD Insurance & Financial Services is once again the leading directors and officers liability insurance broker in the United States, according to the 2005 Tillinghast-Towers Perrin D&O...
Former S.D. Insurance Agent Sentenced to 21 Years for Theft
Mar 14 2006 // A former insurance agent was sentenced Friday to 21 years in prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from older South Dakotans while acting as their agent. Ryan Wingler, 34, had pleaded guilty earlier to six...
AgentSecure Launches New Retail Commission Plan
Mar 14 2006 // Fort Worth, Texas-based AgentSecure, an online wholesaler for Commercial and Personal Lines products, rolled out a new retail commission plan, an incentive aimed at growing the revenue of its members and increasing the...
Colemont Names Maddox Assistant Vice President and Broker
Mar 14 2006 // Colemont Insurance Brokers, Woodland Hills, Calif., announced it has named James Maddox assistant vice president and broker. “James brings a great deal of knowledge of the technology insurance marketplace to our...
Fla. Forum Topic: Disappearing Markets, Looming Hurricanes
Mar 14 2006 // Challenges like disappearing markets, looming hurricanes and the quest to add more to the bottom line will all be addressed during a Professional Insurance Agents of Florida Member Forum on May 12 in Orlando at the Caribe...
N.C. Disaster Planning Guide Published
Mar 14 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina has published its disaster planning guide for members and the general public. Bill Bingham, IIANC president said the guide will be useful to all North Carolina residents...
Fla. Scheme Misappropriated $845,000 in Boat Premiums
Mar 13 2006 // John Paul Castagna, 46, the owner of Castagna Specialty Risk, with offices in Deerfield Beach, Fla. has been apprehended by the Department of Financial Services Division of Insurance Fraud for allegedly stealing more than...
DiMatteo Elected President of Conn. Agents’ Group, PIA
Mar 13 2006 // Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. elected officers during the association’s annual convention at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. Following are the new officers who will lead PIACT in...
