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Horton China Desk Offers U.S. Brokers an Option When Placing Coverage in China
Mar 18 2005 // The Horton Group of Orland Park, Ill., has announced a new facility to assist agents and brokers in the United States with placing and servicing property, casualty and employee benefit covers directly into the...
AIIA Conferees Honor Rep. Mike Hill; Attend BBQ at State Legislature
Mar 18 2005 // State Representative Mike Hill, R-Shelby County, was honored by the Alabama Independent Insurance Agents on March 17th as AIIA’s “Lawmaker of the Year” in an award presentation in Montgomery, Ala. to kick...
IRMI Launches New Online Certification for Construction Risk Professionals
Mar 17 2005 // International Risk Management Institute (IRMI) has developed a new insurance designation for insurance agents, brokers, and underwriters who sell construction insurance. The Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist...
A.M. Best Places AIG Ratings Under Review; Other Agencies Respond to Changes at the Top
Mar 16 2005 // A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength ratings of member companies of American International Group, Inc. under review with negative implications following their announcement that the chairman and CEO, Maurice...
St. Paul Travelers Revamps Its Small Commercial Insurance Offerings
Mar 16 2005 // St. Paul Travelers is rolling out an enhanced Select Accounts platform for small commercial insurance. The Select platform includes new and expanded products and services designed to re-energize the marketplace for agents...
Conn. Commissioner Cogswell Holds Her Ground in Broker Compensation, Med-Mal Battles
Mar 16 2005 // “I’m willing to meet with just about anyone to sit down and discuss issues. That’s the most effective and efficient way to uncover and deal with problems.” Well, meet with almost anyone. Connecticut...
Capital One Expanding, Plans to Hire 150 New Agents
Mar 15 2005 // Capital One Insurance Services, formerly InsLogic, an insurance broker in Oak Ridge, Tenn. has put out a ‘Help Wanted’ sign and plans to triple its work force. Capital One Insurance was acquired in January by...
AIG Forms One-Stop Construction Insurance Unit
Mar 15 2005 // The domestic brokerage group of the AIG Companies has created AIG Construction Solutions, a consolidated practice that will serve as the central point of contact for domestic brokers and agents placing construction...
ISU and MacKethan form Agency Advisors
Mar 15 2005 // The ISU Group and Rob MacKethan have announced the creation of Agency Advisors, a consultancy providing merger & acquisition services, business appraisals and perpetuation planning advice to independent insurance...
Chubb Redesigns Web site
Mar 14 2005 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies announced that the company redesigned its Web site to make it easier to do business with the insurer and help increase agent productivity. Chubb reports the upgraded Web site features...
N.C. MGA Goes High Tech With Electronic Imaging, Document Management
Mar 11 2005 // Blue Goose Agency Services, an application service provider hosting and technology services provider to the managed general agency and general agency market, has announced the successful implementation of iCHANNEL their...
Superior Access Offers “Direct Access”
Mar 11 2005 // Richard Swoy, chairman of Irvine, Calif.-based Superior Access Insurance Services, announced the newest offering from SAIS, “Direct Access.” SAIS is now considering new premium subscriber agencies for...
O’Gorman Joins Lockton Insurance Brokers
Mar 10 2005 // Derek O’Gorman joined Los Angeles-based Lockton Insurance Brokers as vice president. He will be responsible for marketing, servicing and responding to risk management needs of companies in a variety of...
New House Bill to Extend TRIA Introduced as Deadline Looms
Mar 9 2005 // The House of Representatives has introduced legislation that would extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), which is set to expire at the end of 2005. The proposal, H.R. 1153, would keep a federal terrorism...
Stark Insurance Services Becomes 1,600th SIAA Member
Mar 9 2005 // Stark Insurance Services of Buckhannon, W.V. has become the 1,600th Independent Strategic Agency in the Strategic Independent Agents Alliance of Hampton, N.H. Stark joins the Mountain State Agency Alliance Master Agency...
Boston-Based Broker IIG Wastes No Time Inviting Marsh’s Unwanted Accounts
Mar 9 2005 // Marsh doesn’t want them but Jerry Alderman and Mike Neville will gladly take them. Marsh Chief Executive Officer Michael Cherkaksy recently announced his firm’s intention to stop writing certain large and...
Insurance Journal ‘How to Write’ Series Focuses on Medical Malpractice March 10
Mar 8 2005 // Insurance Journal will present the third in its year-long series of ‘How to Write’ seminars on Thursday, March 10, with a look at medical malpractice. Scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. (PST), the seminar’s...
NAMIC SOX, Loss History Positions Sway State Insurance Legislators; NCOIL Adopts Broker Compensation Model Act
Mar 8 2005 // National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) testimony convinced state insurance legislators to object to the application of Sarbanes-Oxley to mutual insurers and to not adopt a loss history database model...
Levy, Waksman Promoted at Penn Independent
Mar 8 2005 // Robert A. Lear, president and chief executive officer of Penn Independent Corporation reported on two executive management changes that were effective Jan. 25, 2005. Edward Levy has been promoted to president and CEO of...
Minnesota AG Asks Judge to Make Willis Hand Over Documents; Broker ‘Surprised’ by Move
Mar 8 2005 // Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch filed a 400-page motion in state court Monday asking a judge to force broker Willis Group to hand over documents related to his investigation of the firm’s contingent commission...
