Latest Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
IIAT to Hold its 105th
May 27 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ annual convention will be held June 13-14 at the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston. IIAT promises a jam-packed two days of continuing education workshops, one-on-one...
George Hogue: Perfect for the Job
May 27 2002 // We tried to get George Hogue to come to the IIAT convention in June so we could give him a plaque and a round of applause, but he won’t be there. He made other plans. And besides, he doesn’t like to call...
Shields, Barnes Featured Commentators at IIABA
May 23 2002 // National political columnist Mark Shields and Weekly Standard editor Fred Barnes will be featured commentators during a political roundtable at the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (IIABA)...
Lloyd’s, London Brokers Set Up Benchmark Program
May 22 2002 // Lloyd’s and the London Market Insurance Brokers’ Committee (LMBC) announced that they have jointly established a new benchmarking program for the London Insurance Market. The program will allow insurers and...
IIABA Creates Diversity Task Force
May 22 2002 // Seeking to build on the successful foundation laid by its Multicultural Agents Forum series, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) has established a Diversity Task Force, charging it with...
Hartford Partners with IVANS, HNC, and Access CoverageCorp
May 22 2002 // The Hartford Financial Services Group announced a series of new initiatives that enable agents to do business with the insurer using processes that meet their agency’s specific needs. The initiatives involve...
Travelers Advances with Real-Time Transactions
May 22 2002 // Travelers unveiled two advancements for real-time transactions based on the ACORD XML standard. The company announced that it is in production with a real-time single-entry, multiple-company interface (SEMCI) capability...
AUGIE Agency Survey Offers Up Numbers
May 21 2002 // Orlando – “The thing that surprised me the most was just how much of the survey wasn’t that surprising,” ACORD vice president Rick Gilman commented. According to Gilman, the result of the AUGIE...
Travelers Makes Available Online Billing Inquiry for Ind. Agents
May 20 2002 // Travelers independent agents now have a new, faster and easier way to access policyholder billing information for automobile and home insurance customers. The company has launched an online capability that enables...
IBA West Conf. Boasts Opportunities for Young Agents and Brokers June 6-8
May 17 2002 // Dubbed the “flagship event” in the West for young insurance professionals, IBA West is holding its’ 27th Annual Young Brokers and Agents Conference June 6-8 in Reno, Nev. The event provides opportunities...
ISO’s New Auto Loss-History Database Offers Insurers Comprehensive Information for Assessing Auto Po
May 17 2002 // Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) has launched its new Automobile-Property Loss Underwriting Service (A-PLUSTM) database to provide insurers, brokers and agents comprehensive automobile loss information, so they can...
Hub International Names Execs for Brokerage units
May 16 2002 // Chicago-based Hub International Limited announced that Joseph P. Flanagan and Richard J. Palleschi have been named president and CEO at two of the company’s brokerage units: Flanagan at Chicago-based Mack and Parker...
Bogus Calif. Agent Arrested on Grand Theft Charges
May 15 2002 // Investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Investigations Bureau arrested Scott D. Veitch, 35, vice president of Golf Marketing World Wide LLC. Veitch, who is not...
Insurance Industry Posts Strong Q1 Gains HOW REAL ARE THEY’
May 13 2002 // After suffering its first ever net loss in 2001,an extraordinary and dismal year by anyone’s reckoning, the property/casualty industry finally received some good news as earnings reports for the first quarter of 2002...
Technology Bites
May 13 2002 // About the time we were heavily into the production cycle for the current issue of Insurance Journal-Texas/South Central, with its focus on technology issues, technology took a bite out of our offices. We were attacked by...
Texas Offers IIABA’s First Virtual University Online Education Course
May 13 2002 // The first online continuing education course offered through the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America’s (IIABA) Virtual University has been unveiled—in Texas. The course is available on the...
XML Provides the Missing Link for SEMCI
May 13 2002 // Agents have faced the problem ever since insurance companies first introduced applications. Each company had its own form, so the agent who wanted to submit the same account to several underwriters had to write the same...
Technology: Do Agents Really Need to be Involved’
May 13 2002 // Today, the independent agency system is faced with new challenges and opportunities, many of which are fostered by the development of new technologies, not the least of which is the growth of eCommerce through the...
CAL-SURANCE AMONG AGENCIES NOTED FOR PERFORMANCE
May 13 2002 // An elite group of independent insurance agencies from around the United States met in Atlanta recently to be honored by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) and Reagan Consulting, an...
Insurance Industry Posts Strong Q1 Gains
May 13 2002 // After suffering its first ever net loss in 2001, an extraordinary and dismal year by anyone’s reckoning, the property/casualty industry finally received some good news as earnings reports for the first quarter of...
