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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...
Calif.-based Abacus Ins. Brokers Selected as Finalist for E-Fusion Award
Aug 28 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...
CDI Issues Suspension Order for Chicago-based Agent
Aug 26 2002 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) issued an Order of Immediate Suspension against the license of Chicago-based non-resident agent Michael Segal. The suspension was effective August 14, 2002 and is against...
Product Available to Help Agents Go Online, on Budget
Aug 23 2002 // The Insurance Web Wizard, a new program created by industry veteran Keith Snow, is now available to help agents build a stronger presence on the Internet. “Large commercial consumers down to America’s smallest...
Texas Agent Commits Suicide as FBI Closes in
Aug 23 2002 // As FBI agents attempted to arrest him at a Fort Worth motel, a Tarrant County insurance agent who in May admitted guilt in federal fraud charges killed himself. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, authorities would...
N.Y. Agents Group Enlists Members in Opposition Against Spousal Liability Legislation
Aug 19 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents Association of New York Inc. is urging more than 18,000 workers employed by the 1,900 agencies the Syracuse-based trade association represents to join a grass-roots efforts against...
MGA’s Stay a Step Ahead with the Internet
Aug 19 2002 // In efforts to not only stay a step ahead of the competition but also reduce costs in the long run, many managing general agencies are utilizing the Internet at greater lengths these days. As the nation as a whole spends...
Online Communication is the Key to Success
Aug 19 2002 // Everyday, technology becomes a bigger and bigger part of our lives. In today’s business environment, technology is perhaps the most powerful tool we have to keep customers satisfied and coming back. E-mail and Web...
Making the Internet Work for You
Aug 19 2002 // TIP 1 To Build “E-Loyalty,” Look To Your Competitors Here’s what’s really scary: It doesn’t require a lot of resources to build a relationship program on the Web. Therefore, some of your...
