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2004 Aon Resource Fair Provides Networking Opportunity, Industry Outlook
Aug 23 2004 // From swapping business cards and ideas to sitting in on panel discussions, attendees at the 2004 Aon Resource Fair in Banff, Alberta, Canada consumed a lot of information in just three days in July. At a panel discussion...
ASPN CEO Says Industry Challenges Can Be Met
Aug 23 2004 // Aon Specialty Product Network (ASPN) President and Chief Executive Officer Jerry Tegan knows that all is not perfect in the insurance world. However, he believes that offering a good listening ear and networking can go a...
Property/Casualty Brokers Let Feedom Ring
Aug 23 2004 // Regulators are putting unwanted attention on commercial insurance broker compensation, but it’s unlikely that compensation plans will move away from the fee-based model the industry has been slowly migrating to the...
Lowering the Bar
Aug 23 2004 // The American Association of Trial Lawyers held its annual convention in Boston early last month. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was among the speakers. The following is an exchange of e-mails between ATLA and yours...
The Ins and Outs of Errors and Omissions Insurance
Aug 23 2004 // Almost all agents have clients with errors and omissions (E&O) exposure and the most difficult job the agent may have is convincing the client that they have the exposure. After 20 years of selling...
An Industry Icon
Aug 23 2004 // Recently I had the opportunity to interview IBA West vice president and CEO Jerry O’Kane, who is looking forward to a well-deserved retirement on Aug. 31. O’Kane shared with me the many achievements of his...
IIABW TO HOLD ANNUAL CONFERENCE SEPT. 30 – OCT. 2:
Aug 23 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Washington will hold its annual conference Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 2004 at The Davenport Hotel in Spokane, Wash. The conference theme, “Making a Difference,”...
Three Simple Rules for Selecting the Right Firm to Defend Your Company
Aug 23 2004 // When faced with a troublesome claim, most insurance brokers and agents have a bad habit of contacting a “go to firm”—the firm that has handled the company’s litigation for years. The decision is...
Changing the Face of California’s Insurance Marketplace
Aug 23 2004 // IBA West’s O’Kane Reflects Back on 22-Year Tenure There are few people in the insurance industry that have truly made an impact on behalf of independent agents and brokers. Jerry O’Kane is one of those...
America’s Trial Lawyers to Insurance Journal: Drop Dead
Aug 23 2004 // The American Association of Trial Lawyers (ATLA) held its annual convention in Boston early this month. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was among the speakers. The following is an exchange of e-mails between...
Bracing for the Worst: Industry Prepares for Another Wildfire Season
Aug 23 2004 // The fire season started early this year. Wildfires erupted all over California and in Nevada in mid-July, forcing thousands to evacuate and destroying several homes and outbuildings. Affected areas in California included...
Next Day Auto Gives Agents Opportunity to Earn Extra Cash
Aug 23 2004 // Looking to provide a valuable additional service to your clients? Next Day Auto is a Southern Calif.-based referral service that gives agents and brokers an opportunity to earn a little extra cash and gives insureds the...
Agents and Brokers Are Deserving of Fair Commissions
Aug 23 2004 // Employers would be far better served if the CDI focused on the reforms it helped enact rather than continue to cajole State Fund over commission levels. Recently the California Department of Insurance issued a report...
Freeburg Joins Noodle Specialty Brokers, Will Underwrite D&O and EPLI
Aug 19 2004 // Chicago-based online wholesaler Noodle Specialty Brokers (NSB) announced that Jonathan Freeburg, 44, has joined the company as a senior underwriter focusing on private company directors’ and officers’ liability...
Quadrant Completes Management Buyout
Aug 18 2004 // The management of Columbus, Ohio-based MGA Quadrant Insurance Managers has closed on the acquisition of the business’ assets from the previous shareholders, principally US RE Cos, completing its bid for...
Chinese Regulator Approves Willis Joint Venture
Aug 18 2004 // Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has received final approval and certification from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC), for its joint venture operation, Willis Pudong Insurance Brokers Co., Ltd.,...
IIASA Offers Steves Scholarship
Aug 18 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio announced that the Myron F. Steves Insurance Professional Scholarship Program is now available to the association’s members. In its pledge to “Excellence through...
The Hartford Recognizes Top Agencies
Aug 17 2004 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has recognized seven of its top producers with The Hartford’s VIP Agency of the Year Award for 2003. The following agencies are recipients of The Hartford’s 2003 VIP...
Lee, Moon Capture IIAJC Titles
Aug 17 2004 // After four days of intense play and weather delays at Dornick Hills Country Club in Ardmore, Okla., the 36th annual Independent Insurance Agent Junior Classic (IIAJC) concluded recently in thrilling fashion for newly...
Michael E. James Offering Free Cabo Trips for Agents
Aug 12 2004 // Mike James, president of Michael E. James Insurance Agency plans to send agents out of the country to Mexico next year by implementing a reward program that enables qualifying agents and brokers to win an all expense paid...
