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AIG Excess Casualty Introduces New Broker Initiative for Commercial Umbrella Producers
Oct 7 2004 // AIG Excess Casualty(R), a division of the property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of American International Group, Inc., announced the launch of AIG ExcessAdvantage, described as “a new program designed to...
Walker Named President of IIANC; Executive Committee of Association Elected
Oct 7 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) announced the election of Bo Walker of Walker Robinson Clark in Statesville, as its new president. Walker was elected to the office during the IIANC Annual...
IOA Ranks as 3rd Fastest Growing Agency
Oct 7 2004 // Florida’s largest privately-held insurance agency, Insurance Office of America (IOA), was recently ranked the nation’s 24th largest privately-held insurance agency by Hale’s Report (August, 2004). As the...
Weigley Joins Heffernan Insurance Brokers
Oct 7 2004 // Portland, Ore.-based Heffernan Insurance Brokers announced the appointment of Tom Weigley as assistant vice president in its Portland office. Weigley will specialize in development of large accounts within the hospitality...
Big ‘I’ Weighs Minority Producer Database
Oct 6 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America is considering a proposal to compile a nationwide database of minority-owned agencies for carriers looking to expand their presence in urban markets to utilize, the...
Auto Data Network to Train AXA Brokers on FSA Regs
Oct 6 2004 // Auto Data Network Inc., a provider of software and real-time data to the automotive industry, announced that its U.K. subsidiary, IFAct Group Limited, has been awarded a contract by AXA to provide training and help develop...
Willis Acquires Grande Insurance Brokers, Hong Kong
Oct 6 2004 // Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings announced the purchase of the business portfolio of Hong Kong-based insurance broker The Grande Insurance Broker Limited. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Willis...
Vista Equity Acquires Applied Systems
Oct 5 2004 // Vista Equity Partners and James P. Kellner have acquired Applied Systems Inc., the insurance software company born 20 years ago in suburban Chicago as a one-product, home-based business that grew to become a leading...
Willis Completes Acquisition of English Broker
Oct 5 2004 // Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings announced that it has completed the acquisition of CH Jeffries (Insurance Brokers) Limited, a North West England-based insurance broker with annual revenues of approximately...
Ambassador Bremer Tells Agents Saddam Ouster Was Right to Do But U.S. Troop Levels Were Wrong
Oct 5 2004 // Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, who spent 14 months as head of the U.S. provisional government in Iraq, said he is convinced it was necessary to oust Saddam Hussein, but the United States paid a price for not having enough...
Lighthouse Offers New E&O/EPLI Policy for Agents
Oct 5 2004 // The Lighthouse Companies has introduced ProGold, a new professional liability and employment practices liability policy for privately-owned insurance agencies with revenues from $1 million to $15 million. Launched in...
Big ‘I’ Applauds Countersignature Trends
Oct 5 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (The Big “I”) is applauding continuing efforts by state policymakers and federal courts to eliminate countersignature laws. The Big “I” has...
U.K. Insurance and Financial Services Conference Focused on Industry Image
Oct 4 2004 // The U.K.’s annual Insurance and Financial Services Conference, sponsored by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters (CILA), got underway Wednesday, Sept. 29. The...
National Flood Insurance Program Launches Agent Co-Op Program
Oct 4 2004 // Agents who advertise flood insurance in the newspaper, magazine, Yellow pages or on the radio are eligible for reimbursement under a program relaunched by the National Flood Insurance Program. Agents are eligible for...
United Agencies Inc. Expands Into Nevada
Oct 4 2004 // Thomas E. Hays, chairman of the board for Calif.-based United Agencies, announced they have added a Nevada agency to their growing list of associate members. Effective Oct.1, 2004, Cutler, LLC has come aboard as the newest...
Ga. Agent Charged with 13 Counts of Fraud
Oct 1 2004 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine said an investigation by his office resulted in the arrest of insurance agent in Lyons, Ga. Arrested was Meredith Dianne Sowell, who has been charged with 13 counts of insurance...
Fla. Official Urges Patience in Filing Insurance Claims
Oct 1 2004 // After preparing for recent hurricanes, then living through them, the last thing shell-shocked Osceola County, Fla. residents want is difficulty in filing claims with insurance or government agencies. Some homeowners are...
Cooper Gay Opens Domestic Treaty Division
Sep 30 2004 // The Cooper Gay Group has announced the opening of a North American Treaty Division, naming two senior executives to establish the operation. Nick Newman and Judith Benson have joined Cooper Gay as executive vice president...
XDimensional Technologies®, Inc. leverages the Internet to instantly link insurance agencies with collaboration partners
Sep 30 2004 // XDimensional Technologies Inc., the provider of Nexsure™, a hosted insurance agency management solution, announced today the introduction of Nexsure Instant Collaborator (NIC), a revolutionary means of accelerating and...
IIAT’s InfoCentral Now Free to Members
Sep 30 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) reported that InfoCentral, its premium Web reference library service, becomes absolutely free for all members beginning Oct.1. The service was launched in 2001. “The...
