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CALIF.-BASED ABACUS INS. BROKERS FINALIST FOR AWARD
Sep 16 2002 // Six online insurance-related projects have been selected as finalists for the E-Fusion Award. Judges selected the top six projects from among 67 entries by a first round of judges. They will be reviewed on Sept. 29 at the...
Management More Crucial Than Ever
Sep 16 2002 // When I was a student in college and majoring in insurance, my professors used to tell us that there was a crying need for good, educated insurance agents. In their opinion, there were too many agents who were...
The Process
Sep 16 2002 // Today, more than ever before, the independent agent needs to reduce expenses and increase income. In order to accomplish this, an agency needs to establish processes that incorporate four cornerstones to effective...
Expanding the Pie
Sep 16 2002 // We have all heard the old adage that to succeed we need to do one thing and do it well. That might be one formula for success, but it is not the only one. There are two main types of growth—vertical and horizontal....
Management More Crucial Than Ever
Sep 16 2002 // When I was a student in college and majoring in insurance, my professors used to tell us that there was a crying need for good, educated insurance agents. In their opinion, there were too many agents who were...
The Process
Sep 16 2002 // Today, more than ever before, the independent agent needs to reduce expenses and increase income. In order to accomplish this, an agency needs to establish processes that incorporate four cornerstones to effective...
Expanding the Pie
Sep 16 2002 // We have all heard the old adage that to succeed we need to do one thing and do it well. That might be one formula for success, but it is not the only one. There are two main types of growth—vertical and horizontal....
Attracting and Retaining Employees in a Competitive World
Sep 16 2002 // One consistent trend throughout the United States is the difficulty in finding people to fill job openings. No matter where I travel, I hear this lament from agency owners and managers. In some areas of the country, there...
Iowa Insurance Agent Ordered to Pay $332,000 in Investment Fraud Case
Sep 13 2002 // Iowa insurance agent Edwin Pace was ordered to reimburse $302,000 to investors, and $30,000 in commissions to the state, plus costs and attorney’s fees, following a court ruling that he had sold fraudulent...
MarketScout Posts E.L.M. Brokers as E&O “Best of Class”
Sep 13 2002 // MarketScout, a Dallas Texas-based insurance exchange specializing in the distribution of property and casualty insurance products, announced E.L.M. Insurance Brokers Inc., a specialist in Miscellaneous Errors &...
IVANS Networking Provides Broadband Connectivity Program for Independent Agents
Sep 10 2002 // IVANS Networking, a division of IVANS Inc., has created a DSL program that helps carriers deal with the logistics of broadband connectivity migrations for agents and trading partners. With insurance carriers deploying...
Callahan Joins IIABA Communications Team
Sep 9 2002 // Kevin Callahan has joined the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) communications department as the new manager of consumer media. Callahan is replacing Kevin Craiglow, who will leave the...
Hub International Expands U.S. Brokerage Operations
Sep 6 2002 // Hub International Limited announced that Kaye Insurance Associates, Inc. (KIA), the largest retail brokerage unit of Hub’s New York subsidiary, Kaye Group Inc. (KGI), purchased the assets of C. S. Nenner, Inc.S, a...
PIANJ Contracts with New Jersey Skylands
Sep 3 2002 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. (PIANJ) and New Jersey Skylands Insurance Association (NJSIA) announced they had entered a contract maintaining agents’ rights relating to NJSIA. Devised by both...
National Security Fire & Casualty Signs on with Trusted ChoiceSM
Sep 3 2002 // National Security Fire & Casualty, a regional insurance company with operations in 10 Southeastern states, has joined Trusted ChoiceSM—the consumer marketing brand established by the Independent Insurance Agents...
IRMI Releases Cost Control Manual
Sep 3 2002 // International Risk Management Institute Inc. (IRMI) has recently published the Third Edition of 101 Ways To Cut Business Insurance Costs without Sacrificing Protection, a virtual “how to” guide of cost-cutting...
Former State Farm Agents Win $12M Settlement
Sep 2 2002 // A three-and-a-half year lawsuit pitting two former State Farm agents against State Farm Automobile Insurance Company has come to an end, with the jury’s verdict ruling for the agents. Richard Pyorre of Fort Bragg,...
IIABA DIVERSITY TASK FORCE TO LAUNCH PLAN
Sep 2 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) Diversity Task Force will begin implementation of a strategic plan to increase opportunities for multicultural agents and brokers during the New Orleans...
Special Events
Sep 2 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Big “I” Markets, an online market-access program created by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA), is now offering short and long-term event liability insurance...
IIABA Calls on State Securities Regulators to Identify Fraud Perpetrators
Aug 28 2002 // A news release on investment fraud scams issued by a state securities regulator group grossly misidentifies the perpetrators as independent insurance agents, said Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America...
