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Integro Grabs 3 Brokers from Willis
Jul 25 2005 // Integro Ltd announced that John Zaffino, John (Jack) Green, and Gregory Sinnott recently joined the firm in the New York office. Zaffino, formerly the National Casualty Practice Leader at Willis Group, will become the...
Survey Says: Myths About the Cost of Auto Insurance Persist
Jul 25 2005 // The color of a car influences how much it costs to insure it, Comprehensive coverage protects drivers in all situations because, after all, it’s “comprehensive,” and car insurance companies can charge...
Ohio Investigates Bid-Rigging Among Insurers, Brokers
Jul 25 2005 // The Ohio Department of Insurance is investigating allegations that brokers across the state are engaging in bid-rigging and undisclosed commission arrangements with insurance companies, the Associated Press reported. The...
Taylor Joins Burns & Wilcox as Assistant Broker
Jul 25 2005 // Burns & Wilcox reported it has appointed Andrew Taylor as an assistant underwriter for the company’s Dallas/Fort Worth office. As assistant underwriter, Taylor is responsible for binder quotes, invoices,...
Missouri Employers Mutual Joins Trusted Choice
Jul 22 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America announced that Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance (MEM), based in Columbia, Mo., has joined a growing number of leading carriers that are participating in the...
Agency Management Resource Group <I>Presents</I>
Jul 22 2005 // The Ultimate Producer School™ Essential Training for the Next Generation www.agencymanagement.com 1-800-601-6711 Dates: September 12-16, 2005 October 10-14, 2005 November 7-11, 2005 Location: Embassy Suites...
La. Agent Charged with Falsifying Health Ins. Applications
Jul 21 2005 // Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Unit investigators shut down a Chalmette insurance producer on charges of falsification of health insurance applications, according to Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley. Henry...
CIAB: Commercial P/C Market Softens More in Second Quarter
Jul 20 2005 // The commercial property/casualty market continued to soften during the second quarter of 2005, with commercial insurance brokers reporting that insurers are aggressively competing for new business and fighting hard to keep...
Texas Capital Bank to Offer Premium Finance and Other Services to Insurance Agencies
Jul 20 2005 // Texas Capital Bank announced it has created a new line of business, BankDirect Capital Finance, to provide premium finance and other financial services to insurance agencies and their customers on a nationwide...
IIABL Installs New Officers at 103rd Annual Convention
Jul 19 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Louisiana installed a new slate of officers for the coming year on June 29, 2005, at the association’s 103rd annual convention in Destin, Fla. H. Lee Schilling, Jr., of...
Mt. Washington Offers N.H. Agents ISO’s Home Valuation Program
Jul 19 2005 // Independent agents of Mt. Washington Assurance Corporation can now use the Web-based ISO HomeValue to estimate the costs associated with rebuilding structures in the event of a total loss. Developed by ISO subsidiary AIR...
Brothers Indicted, Plead ‘Not-Guilty’ in $13 M Viatical Brokering Scheme
Jul 19 2005 // Two Orlando-area brothers, Clarence Keith LaMonda and Jess Lamonda, have been indicted on charges they allegedly conspired to commit mail and wire fraud and tax-related crimes in which they took more than $13 million from...
Ohio AG Says Customers Need More Time, Info to Evaluate Marsh Settlement
Jul 19 2005 // Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro has told New York-based insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. that policyholders in Ohio harmed by the company’s alleged anticompetitive activities deserve more time...
Time Management for Insurance Agents … or …
Jul 18 2005 // How to make money instead of just being busy Being busy is never a chore for insurance agents and producers. Being productively busy is the challenge. During a consultancy that spans 25 years, I have had the privilege of...
How to Differentiate Your Agency from the Competition & Make More Money
Jul 18 2005 // When you think of marketing your agency, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Cold calling? Print ads? Direct sales letters delivered before ex dates? Maybe even a Yellow Pages ad? That is what is referred to...
Alliance Files Court Briefs On Behalf of Agents, Brokers in E&OCase
Jul 18 2005 // The American Agents Alliance has filed two briefs with the California Supreme Court in an attempt to protect insurance producers from fallout resulting from a recent Appellate Court ruling. On June 30 the state Supreme...
American Agents Alliance Conference Selling Out Fast
Jul 18 2005 // The American Agents Alliance’s Conference and Expo 2005 promises to be one of California’s largest industry events, with more than 1,500 agents expected to attend and participate at the Renaissance Esmeralda in...
Compensation Study Shows More Agencies Hiring Risk Managers
Jul 18 2005 // Larger insurance agencies today are more likely than not to employ a director of risk management, a claim specialist and a loss control specialist, according to Business Management Group Inc.’s 2005-2006 Non-Producer...
Agent Leader Hits Hodgepodge of Disclosure Rules by Insurers
Jul 18 2005 // While insurance companies are calling upon state officials to coordinate their responses to the various brokerage compensation and other inquiries, independent insurance agents are worried about how the insurers themselves...
Virginia Big ‘I’ Breaks Ground in Education, Starting with CSR Program
Jul 18 2005 // It’s an age-old problem for agency owners: where to find customer service representatives. Ask agency principals to name their biggest challenges and locating CSRs is right up there at the top of most...
