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IIABA, Business Leaders Talk with President Bush on Terrorism Coverage

Oct 3 2002 // Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) CEO Robert Rusbuldt, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Maria Berthoud and two independent agents, along with business and union leaders, met with...

Leaders Selected for Texas Workers’ Comp Oversight Council

Sep 30 2002 // Texas Speaker of the House, Pete Laney, appointed State Representative Scott Hochberg, Houston, chair of the Board of Directors of the Research and Oversight Council on Workers’ Compensation (ROC). Senator John...

Leadership is Theme at NAMIC Convention’s Sessions

Sep 19 2002 // Robert Bailey characterizes himself as an “unemployed senior citizen” with some notions about leadership and effective management. The retired CEO of State Auto Insurance Cos., Columbus, Ohio, passed along some...

Douglas Gant Receives Jack F. Derrickson Award for Outstanding Course Leadership

Sep 9 2002 // Douglas J. Gant is the 2002 recipient of the Jack F. Derrickson Award for Outstanding Course Leadership given by the American Institute for CPCU and the Insurance Institute of America (IIA). Gant is a team manager with...

NJYIP Hosts Leadership Seminar Sept. 25

Aug 20 2002 // The New Jersey Young Insurance Professionals will host a leadership seminar, which will feature a lecture by David LaManna, corporate trainer, insurance agent and past president of The Professional Insurance Agents of...

LA CPCU Chapter Represented at Nat’l Leadership Summit

Jul 29 2002 // Several officers, directors and past presidents of the Los Angeles Chapter of CPCU recently attended a Leadership Summit in Las Vegas sponsored by the National Society of CPCU. The Summit included the Society’s...

CAA Members Elected to IIAT Leadership Positions

Jul 25 2002 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced that three of its members were recently elected to leadership positions with the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT). Elections were held at...

Nev. Leaders Say Cap Likely to Aid Medical Malpractice Crisis

Jul 24 2002 // Nevada’s Democratic leaders in the Assembly have indicated a cap on non- economic damages is likely to become a portion of a final compromise to solve the state’s medical malpractice insurance crisis, according...

CPCU Society’s 58th Annual Meeting, Seminars, to Feature Leadership Development Programming

Jul 22 2002 // The CPCU Society, an association for more than 28,000 CPCU-credentialed insurance industry professionals, will feature several leadership development opportunities for its members during the 58th Annual Meeting and...

CPCU Society’s Leadership Summit Draws in Over 500 CPCU’s

Jun 21 2002 // The CPCU Society’s National Leadership Summit, a combination of four major leadership events for Society members and national volunteer leaders, recently drew more than 500 CPCU’s to Las Vegas, Nevada for four...

Lloyd’s Sponsored Report Faults Risk-Averse Culture

Jun 19 2002 // A major study by U.K. think-tank Global Futures, sponsored by Lloyd’s of London and the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (AIRMIC), suggests that following the Sept. 11 attacks a “risk-averse”...

AAI Urging Senate Leadership to Take Action on Terrorism Bill

May 24 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers has written to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle (D-SD) and Minority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS) urging prompt consideration of the terrorism insurance bill, given the recent...

AAI Praises Oxley for Leadership on Terrorism Bill

Mar 8 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers praised House Financial Services Committee Chairman Michael Oxley (R-OH) for signaling his desire to make necessary compromises with the Senate to pass a terrorism insurance bill in...

CDI Approves Infinity/Leader’s CE Course

Jan 30 2002 // Infinity/Leader Insurance, a member of Great American Insurance Group, has recently been approved by the California Department of Insurance to teach a four-hour continuing education course called “Professional Field...

Calif. Gov., Legislative Leaders Crafting Tentative Agreement on Workers’ Comp Reform

Jan 18 2002 // California Gov. Gray Davis and legislative leaders are crafting a tentative agreement addressing workers’ compensation reform, with hopes of passing a workers’ compensation benefits bill by Jan. 25. Davis, who...

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...

Congressional Leaders Urge Industry to ‘Fulfill

Sep 20 2001 // On Sept.17, key congressional leaders from the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services sent a letter to National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) President Kathleen Sebelius regarding the...

CIAB Cancels Insurance Leadership Forum

Sep 18 2001 // The Executive Committees of co-sponsors The Council of Insurance Agents + Brokers and The Council of Insurance Company Executives announced yesterday the cancellation of the 88th Annual Insurance Leadership Forum,...

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...

AAMGA Elects New Leadership

May 14 2001 // The American Association of Managing General Agents has named as the organization’s 2001-2002 president-elect, Robert S. Giles, CIW, president and COO of W.R. Scobie Inc./Midwest General Agency, CMGA. Giles, who was...