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Customer Service Nightmare
Jul 23 2001 // In the continuing quest for great customer service, I offer the following excerpt from a newsletter published by Jack Fries of Fries & Fries Consulting. Recently I received a renewal billing on my BOP which included...
THE HARTFORD HONORS AGENCY
Jul 23 2001 // The Texas Insurance Agency of San Antonio was named the Hartford Financial Services Group’s VIP Top Producer for personal insurance during 2000. Greg Stevens, vice president and CFO of Texas Insurance, accepted the...
Environmental Pollution Insurance: A Fluid and Ever-changing Market
Jul 23 2001 // Environmental pollution policies – they’re not just for oil industry giants and radioactive waste depositories anymore. Even the most seemingly benign businesses may carry the risk of producing, storing or...
Liquor Liability Insurance: More Than Half Still Do Without
Jul 23 2001 // Court decisions coupled with new state statutes are holding sellers of alcoholic beverages increasingly responsible for damages under liquor liability laws. Nevertheless, liquor liability insurance continues to be a quiet,...
YOUNG AGENTS HEAD TO HAWAII
Jul 23 2001 // Young Agents from across the U.S. will gather in Hawaii for the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s 26th Annual Young Agents Leadership Conference October 26-28 in Honolulu. The venue is also the site for...
Cross-Selling Needs Know-How, Baetis Study Reveals
Jul 18 2001 // Independent insurance agents can increase sales of life, health, retirement and group benefits to small business customers, but cross-selling is more effective when agents understand buying patterns and characteristics of...
N.Y. Agents Trade Association Promotes Executive
Jul 17 2001 // Richard A. Poppa, Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Insurance Agents Association of New York Inc., announced the promotion of Lisa Lounsbury, IIAANY’s vice president of marketing, membership and market...
CDI Hearings Explore Problems in Calif. Low-Cost Auto
Jul 16 2001 // Marking the first anniversary of implementation of California’s low-cost auto insurance program, the state’s Department of Insurance (CDI) held informal hearings on why the results of the program have been less...
PIANJ Defends Terminated Agent
Jul 13 2001 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey, Inc. has vigorously defended the position of the R.J. Gaydos Insurance Agency, which has sued the National Consumer Insurance Co. for wrongfully terminating its agency...
Young Agents Head to Hawaii for IIAA Leadership Conference
Jul 9 2001 // Young Agents from across the U.S. will gather in Hawaii to enjoy the tropical beaches, breathtaking views and the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s (IIAA) 26th Annual Young Agents Leadership Conference. The...
House Committee Approves Financial Services Anti-fraud Bill
Jul 9 2001 // Federal legislation aimed at helping prevent fraud from within the ranks of the rapidly converging financial service sector has been voted out of the House Financial Services Committee. This legislation — the Fin-ancial...
Watt Wins IIAT Drex Foreman Award; Shofner Young Agent of the Year
Jul 9 2001 // Will E. Watt, chief executive officer of Rust, Ewing, Watt & Haney Inc., Texas City, was named the winner of the 2001 Drex Foreman Award at the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas convention in San Antonio. Watt has...
InsureZone BUYS AgentSecure
Jul 9 2001 // In separate but concurrent developments, Fort Worth-based InsureZone acquired AgentSecure Enterprises Inc., garnered endorsements for from various Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) organizations and entered...
North Hollywood Broker Sentenced
Jul 6 2001 // A North Hollywood, Calif., insurance broker received a sentence of 180 days in county jail and five years probation after being sentenced in Van Nuys District Superior Court. Shahin Sean Pelaseyed was sentenced to six...
CNA Offers New Online Quoting, Work Management Functionality
Jul 5 2001 // CNA announced new features on CNA Central (www.cnacentral.com), its website for business insurance agents and brokers in North America. According to CNA, the new functionality includes quick and full quoting, as well as...
“E-insurance: Creating a Competitive Advantage” Excerpted from a report written in co-operation with
Jul 3 2001 // Levels of e-business development Despite the desire to deepen customer relationships, reduce costs and develop new sources of revenue, few have gone far in terms of creating distinctive web-enabled services. To date, only...
Council of Insurance Agents + Brokers , AIA comment on Passage of Antifraud Act
Jul 3 2001 // The Council of Insurance Agents + Brokers showed its support to The House Financial Services Committee Chairman Mike Oxley (R-OH) and Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) on the recent passage of the Financial Services Antifraud...
Calif. Brokers Have New Service to Offer, Vehicle Registration for Progressive Customers Now Available Online
Jul 2 2001 // California drivers insured with Progressive can now renew their auto, motorcycle and motor home registrations online, the company announced. Progressive electronically transmits proof of insurance to the Department of...
The St. Paul Cos. Begins Offering Agents & Brokers Professional Liability Coverage to ICBA Members
Jun 28 2001 // The St. Paul Companies announced that it will begin offering professional liability coverage for insurance agents and brokers to members of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) effective...
Agents Say Consumers Have More Attractive Auto Options
Jun 28 2001 // Agents and brokers will weigh in this week on California’s new low-cost auto insurance program at hearings held by the California Department of Insurance (CDI), reporting that they have been swamped by calls from...
