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Applied Systems’ InScope Extends Operating Hours with Web-Based, Customer Self-Service
Oct 4 2001 // Applied Systems® announced a recent upward sales trend of a unique application for agents and brokers, InScope™, and the positive effect it is having on its clients and their customers. InScope is a web-based customer...
IIAA Hawaii InfoXchange to Proceed as Planned
Oct 4 2001 // The Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) is proceeding with plans for its Hawaii InfoXchange later this month, announced IIAA President William F. Hofmann III. The IIAA Hawaii InfoXchange is slated for Oct. 27-30...
Calif. Agents Arrested for Alleged Sale of Fraudulent Auto Policies
Oct 4 2001 // A joint investigation conducted by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Investigations Bureau and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office has led to the arrest of...
Houton Joins IIAA Government Affairs Operation
Oct 2 2001 // Robert K. Houton is the newest member of the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s government affairs operation, having joined the staff as a lobbyist and grassroots specialist. As IIAA’s new Washington...
IBA West Outlines 2001 California Legislative Successes
Oct 2 2001 // The end of the 2001 legislative session brought a number of legislative successes for independent agents and insurance brokers, including the passage of a bill designed to make technical corrections to last year’s...
Selective Insurance Receives IIAA Endorsement for National Flood Program
Oct 1 2001 // The Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) is endorsing Selective Insurance Group Inc.’s Write Your Own (WYO) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), according to Incoming IIAA President Thomas B....
LAAA JOINS NAAA
Sep 30 2001 // The National Auto Agents Alliance at its Board meeting in Atlanta, Ga., accepted an application for affiliation from the Latin American Agents Association. The LAAA is a three-year-old organization headquartered in Los...
Beverly Agent Agrees to License Revocation
Sep 28 2001 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Lee Covington cancelled a hearing for Harry D. Houser, Sr., of Beverly, Ohio. Houser signed a consent order agreeing to the revocation of his insurance license. The Department is...
Ohio Director Reminds of New Licensing Requirements
Sep 27 2001 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Lee Covington issued a reminder Sept. 20 to current property and casualty license holders that beginning Oct. 9, they will no longer be authorized to solicit or sell surety bail bonds...
ebixasp Selects CertificatesNow as Third-Party Online Cert Provider
Sep 26 2001 // San Diego-based ConfirmNet Corporation and ebix.com Inc. entered into an agreement to offer ConfirmNet’s CertificatesNow service as the exclusive third-party online provider of certificates of insurance for agents...
CDI Unveils New Web-Based Search Program for Agents’ CE
Sep 26 2001 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) Producer Licensing Bureau now has a new web-based search to locate education providers and course offerings. Agents will no longer have to wait for the listing of providers and...
The Heffernan Group, Area West Insurance Services Inc. Announce Merger
Sep 26 2001 // The Heffernan Group, one of the largest brokerage firms in the country, announced its merger with Area West Insurance Services Inc., a San Rafael, Calif.-based brokerage firm specializing in property owners/managers and...
Oregon Agent’s License Revoked
Sep 25 2001 // The Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) revoked the insurance agent’s license of a Salem-area woman, Genie M. Wolfer, for violating the Oregon Insurance Code. DCBS also fined Wolfer $4,000 and revoked...
Insurance Leaders Meet with President Bush to Discuss State of Industry
Sep 25 2001 // In a recent White House meeting, Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) CEO Robert A. Rusbuldt and other industry leaders reassured President Bush that insurance agents and companies are well-positioned to handle...
Ohio Director Reminds Agents of New Licensing Requirements
Sep 25 2001 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Lee Covington issued a reminder Sept. 20 to current property and casualty license holders that beginning Oct. 9, they will no longer be authorized to solicit or sell surety bail bonds...
OneBeacon Transfers P&C Business to Liberty Mutual
Sep 24 2001 // The next challenge is to educate independent agents in those respective markets about the value of the Liberty Mutual brand and how this helps everyone.” That was the response of a company spokesman from Liberty...
Agent Racks Up 13 Felony Charges
Sep 24 2001 // Following a joint investigation by the CDI Criminal Investigations Branch’s Investigations Bureau and the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office, Suzanne Beall, 47, president of Northstate Insurance Agency...
Breaking Down Walls: Insurance Women Ascend to High-Profile Positions
Sep 24 2001 // Three women with varied backgrounds have made their mark in the insurance world and continue climbing. They have ascended in their positions with hard work, determination and a desire to assist others. Louise Canter,...
Unique Coverages: A Hard Market Look at How Programs Are Meeting Needs of Challenging Risks
Sep 24 2001 // Underwriting tough risks can be particularly troublesome in a hardening market. Where do you turn when rates skyrocket, exclusions multiply or worse, when carriers begin to shut their doors to classes that no longer...
How To Help: Who’s Doing What in the Insurance Industry
Sep 24 2001 // America has witnessed an outpouring of emotion and a desire to help after the tragic events of Sept. 11. Following is a list of national facilities and some of the efforts made by insurance organizations to assist in the...
