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Former San Francisco Insurance Agent Arraigned for Embezzlement
Sep 19 2005 // A former insurance agent was arraigned in U.S. District Court in San Francisco after being indicted by a federal grand jury on 10 counts – including insurance fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. The California...
Writing Wineries Requires More Than Just a Tasting
Sep 19 2005 // To be successful, you must thoroughly drink in all the details. Insuring wineries may sound like a lucrative and growing business. All 50 states now produce wine, and the business has a total economic impact of $33...
HRH Agrees to $30 Million Settlement with Connecticut AG
Sep 19 2005 // Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company, the Richmond, Va.-based insurance and risk management intermediary, recently reached an agreement with Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal to settle charges relating to...
S. Floridians Viewed Hurricane Katrina as an Expensive Nuisance
Sep 19 2005 // Insurance adjusters scrambled to South Florida to work on claims before they realized Hurricane Katrina was going to cross into the Gulf of Mexico and become a catastrophic hurricane devastating Mississippi and...
Real Estate Agent and Broker PL Policy
Sep 19 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: St. Paul Travelers introduced a new policy for real estate agents and brokers that provides broader protection from possible claims or litigation against errors and omissions they may make while...
Midwest FEATURE: Market Spotlight on Illinois and Ohio
Sep 19 2005 // Although the insurance industry — and the rest of us — are waiting for the other shoe to drop in the wake of Hurricane Katrina’s estimated $20 billion to $35 billion in insured losses, business in the...
Independent Agents Have Beaten the Internet; Now Face Opportunities in Exchanges
Sep 19 2005 // Independent insurance agents have outplayed and outscored the Web-based insurance distribution systems that tried to eliminate them and are on the verge of even greater victories, one of the industry’s technology...
Mississippi Agents Pick Up the Pieces
Sep 19 2005 // In Meridian, Miss. the power is only on in the downtown area and electricity to the rest of the community is expected to be out for one to two weeks, Scott Gray, owner of Insurance Solutions of Mississippi Inc. and a...
A “Safe” Way to Add Value for Your Customers
Sep 19 2005 // Insurance agents need to stand out from the crowd if they are to successfully compete for good clients. One easy way to do this also happens to be a great way to provide a useful service: promoting safety and ways to...
New Orleans-Based GEB Insurance Agency Weathers Katrina
Sep 19 2005 // Firm’s Mobile Emergency Unit Takes Claims in Baton Rouge Before Hurricane Katrina, Gillis, Ellis and Baker Insurance, a New Orleans-based independent insurance brokerage that writes casualty insurance, liability...
There’s a Lot to Do in Katrina’s Wake
Sep 19 2005 // The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina’s crushing blow to Louisiana and Mississippi makes one wonder, how long it will take for everything to get back to normal, and will it? Last week, I talked to several insurance...
Mississippi Agents Pick Up the Pieces
Sep 19 2005 // In Meridian, Miss. the power is only on in the downtown area and electricity to the rest of the community is expected to be out for one to two weeks, Scott Gray, owner of Insurance Solutions of Mississippi Inc. and a...
CDI to Introduce Third Revision of Broker Fiduciary Regs
Sep 19 2005 // The California Department of Insurance has plans to introduce the third iteration of its broker fiduciary responsibility regulations, much to the chagrin of the American Agents Alliance. In October 2004, the DOI introduced...
HRH Agrees to $30 Million Settlement with Connecticut AG
Sep 19 2005 // Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company, the Richmond, Va.-based insurance and risk management intermediary, recently reached an agreement with Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal to settle charges relating to...
Writing Wineries Requires More Than Just a Tasting
Sep 19 2005 // To be successful, you must thoroughly drink in all the details. Insuring wineries may sound like a lucrative and growing business. All 50 states now produce wine, and the business has a total economic impact of $33...
A “Safe” Way to Add Value for Your Customers
Sep 19 2005 // Insurance agents need to stand out from the crowd if they are to successfully compete for good clients. One easy way to do this also happens to be a great way to provide a useful service: promoting safety and ways to...
Midwest FEATURE: Market Spotlight on Illinois and Ohio
Sep 19 2005 // Although the insurance industry – and the rest of us – are waiting for the other shoe to drop in the wake of Hurricane Katrina’s estimated $20 billion to $35 billion in insured losses, business in the...
Midwest FEATURE: Market Spotlight on Illinois and Ohio
Sep 19 2005 // Although the insurance industry – and the rest of us – are waiting for the other shoe to drop in the wake of Hurricane Katrina’s estimated $20 billion to $35 billion in insured losses, business in the...
Editor’s Note: There’s a Lot to Do in Katrina’s Wake
Sep 19 2005 // The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina’s crushing blow to Louisiana and Mississippi makes one wonder, how long it will take for everything to get back to normal, and will it? Last week, I talked to several insurance...
Writing Wineries Requires More Than Just a Tasting
Sep 19 2005 // To be successful, you must thoroughly drink in all the details. Insuring wineries may sound like a lucrative and growing business. All 50 states now produce wine, and the business has a total economic impact of $33...
