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InVEST Students Participate in IIABA’s InfoXchange; Silent Auction Raises $30,000
Oct 18 2002 // InVEST, a business-education partnership training high school and community college students in insurance agency and company operations and encouraging them to pursue careers in the industry, hosted 26 high school students...
Progressive To Provide Agents “Real-Time Policy Billing Information” with Applied Systems Link
Oct 18 2002 // Ohio-based Progressive will make billing information available to its authorized, independent agents who use Applied Systems software across the country. “The information transfer will be facilitated by IVANS...
IIABA Applauds Agreement on Terrorism Insurance
Oct 18 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) is praising President George W. Bush’s leadership and commending Congressional leaders for uniting to reach an agreement on pending terrorism...
ACT Urges Companies, Vendors to Adopt New Password Formatting Guidelines
Oct 17 2002 // New recommended guidelines for company and vendor password formatting have been approved by the Agents for Council Technology (ACT) to enhance security and alleviate current inefficiencies for independent agents and...
PIANY President Testifies Before State Assembly
Oct 16 2002 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. (PIANY) President David Isenberg testified before the New York State Assembly Insurance Committee that independent insurance agents face increasing difficulties...
IIANJ Appoints New Officers at Annual Conference
Oct 15 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents of New Jersey (IIANJ) announced its new officers for 2002-2003 during its 109th Annual Conference held Oct. 6-9 in Uncasville, Conn. Denise Ronan of the Ronan Agency was named chairman of...
Unlicensed Ins. Broker Pleads Guilty to Four Counts
Oct 15 2002 // Arturo Lopez, 39, of La Puente, pleaded guilty to four counts of grand theft in Pomona Superior Court. An investigation conducted by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s...
Agent Partners with CNA on Realty Firm Coverage
Oct 15 2002 // The Maryland-based agency Victor O. Schinnerer announced that it has introduced a p/c policy, Victor O. Schinnerer’s Realty Choice(TM), for real estate firms located in Massachusetts, Virginia and Illinois...
Hiscox Launches New System for U.S. Terrorism Insurance
Oct 14 2002 // London-based Hiscox Plc, which operates in both the Lloyd’s and specialty lines markets, announced the launch of a unique broker “extranet system” to provide solutions for U.S. clients requiring terrorism...
Election Chatter or Solutions’
Oct 14 2002 // Tell them what they want to hear or offer true solutions? That is the question facing the candidates who are running for offices in California and Texas this Nov. 5. Two of the races—the race for insurance commissioner...
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 have been programs. Reinsurance capacity for many standard commercial lines has dropped...
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...
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...
Mendoza Looks for Nov. Triumph in Calif. Commissioner Race
Oct 14 2002 // Insurance Journal senior writer Dave Thomas recently interviewed Republican Insurance Commissioner candidate Gary Mendoza, the former Commissioner of Corporations about the upcoming election and the current issues facing...
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...
Election Chatter or Solutions’
Oct 14 2002 // Tell them what they want to hear or offer true solutions? That is the question facing the candidates who are running for offices in California and Texas this Nov. 5. Two of the races—the race for insurance commissioner...
Farmers’ Pullout Puts Agents, Homeowners in a Jam
Oct 14 2002 // Negotiations continued in early October between state officials and senior executives of Farmers Insurance Group of Companies in the effort to find a solution that would entice the insurer to continue to provide homeowners...
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...
