Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tight Reinsurance Capacity Puts the Squeeze on Program Market
Oct 14 2002 // As more and more reinsurers become increasingly timorous in a hard market yet to peak, one of the most acutely affected business lines has been programs. Reinsurance capacity for many standard commercial lines has dropped...
A Real World Experience: Past & Present
Oct 14 2002 // AMS introduced AfW Online in the spring of 2000 and Sagitta Online in the fall of 2001. In terms of benefits to the agent community, it was hoped the online offerings would be an option for those interested in outsourcing...
2001 Market Share For Insurers in Texas
Oct 14 2002 // The 2001 premium and loss data for Texas verifies everything you heard from the insurance companies — it was a really bad year. Here are the highlights in review: • Texas accounts for 7 percent of the national premium...
Agency Management. Anytime, Anywhere…
Oct 14 2002 // Recent times have been good for many insurance agencies. But with increased sales comes an increase in support and service requirements and an increase in market conduct issues. Many organizations have begun to recognize...
Voodoo, Hurricanes and Insurance… in the Big Easy
Oct 14 2002 // AAMGA. ASCnet. NAPSLO. NAII. The Big I. And the list goes on… Each year, the insurance industry receives plenty of invitations to the industry’s biggest conventions, as well as countless local meetings to...
Florida Agent and his Mother Arrested
Oct 9 2002 // Florida Department of Insurance investigators arrested a former licensed insurance agent and his mother, who served as office manager, on charges of selling insurance without a license and issuing fraudulent certificates...
Applied Systems Provides the Cincinnati Ins. Co’s with Policy Processing Solutions
Oct 8 2002 // Applied Systems, Inc. (API) announced that The Cincinnati Insurance Companies have launched The Diamond System(tm), API’s property and casualty insurance policy processing solution, in Kansas. API specializes in...
Leicht Adds Multi-Line Underwriter/Brokers
Oct 7 2002 // Texas-based Leicht General Agency announced that Elva Harris has returned to the company’s Houston office as a senior Multi-line underwriter/broker and Donna Boyd has joined Leicht’s Dallas office in the same...
eAgency Announces Initiative to Deliver Wireless Sales Platform for Industry
Oct 7 2002 // California-based eAgency Systems announced an agreement with Research In Motion Limited (RIM). The focus of the new project is to build a platform to support the 800,000-plus insurance agents in the U.S., that is designed...
IIANJ Announces Details for 109th Annual Conference
Oct 3 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents of New Jersey (IIANJ) announced details for its 109th Annual Conference, which will take place October 6-9 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. Hundreds of members and industry friends...
West Covina Agent Arrested for Selling Bogus Policies
Oct 3 2002 // Mike George Denno, 24, of Los Angeles, is scheduled for arraignment in Citrus Court on Oct. 1, 2002 on seven felony counts of insurance fraud. He was arrested following an investigation by the California Department of...
IIABA, Business Leaders Talk with President Bush on Terrorism Coverage
Oct 3 2002 // Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) CEO Robert Rusbuldt, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Maria Berthoud and two independent agents, along with business and union leaders, met with...
ISO to Bolster A-Plus Loss-History Databases in Verifying Policy Coverage
Oct 2 2002 // Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) is bolstering its Automobile-Property Loss Underwriting Service (A-PLUSTM) by developing a new database that will help underwriters, brokers and agents quickly verify coverage and...
IIABA Launches New Initiative Focusing on Large Agents, Brokers
Oct 2 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) launched a new initiative focusing on large agents and brokers during a special reception and dinner held recently in conjunction with the New Orleans...
IIABA Pens Letter to U.S. Senate Chairman to Commend Pursuit of Terrorism Reinsurance Legislation
Oct 1 2002 // In a letter to the United States Senate and Chairman Paul Sarbanes, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) is commending the Chairman in seeking a quick resolution to the present terrorism...
IIABA Chooses Richardson Programs
Oct 1 2002 // Richardson, a sales training and consulting firm, announced that the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) has selected Richardson QuickSkills (TM), an interactive online sales training curriculum,...
Travelers Unveils Electronic Claim Notification for Personal, Small Business Agencies
Oct 1 2002 // Travelers Property Casualty is now providing its independent agents with online, real-time information on the opening and closing of small business and personal claims. Electronic Claim Notification, or ECN, allows agents...
Felony Charges May be in Store for Fla. Agents Selling Unlicensed Coverage
Oct 1 2002 // Stricter penalties go into effect October 1 in Florida for licensed insurance agents who sell unlicensed insurance policies. Those agents could face a felony charge and lose their license under a new law passed during the...
Calif. Agent Arrested for Alleged Sale of False or Forged Documents
Sep 30 2002 // Arturo Lopez, 39, of La Puente, Calif. was arrested on a felony warrant charging him with five counts of false or forged insurance documents. The California Department of Insurance (CDI) investigation revealed that Lopez...
The State of the Surplus Lines Market with Michael J. Hall
Sep 30 2002 // Insurance Journal publisher Mark Wells recently spoke with Michael J. Hall, chairman of M.J. Hall & Company Inc. and president of Golden Bear Insurance Company, both headquartered out of Stockton, Calif. Hall shared...
