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PEOs Change Focus by Courting Agents as Partners, not Customers
Apr 10 2000 // As much as 10 years ago, independent insurance agents were being courted by professional employer organizations (PEOs), which viewed the small structure of agents’ offices as ripe for their human resources...
ACE Bashes Introduced Legislation
Apr 6 2000 // House Ways and Means Committee Members Nancy Johnson (R-Conn), Richard Neal (D-Mass) and Robert Matsui (D-Calif) have introduced legislation to close what they allege is a “tax loophole that allows insurers based in...
Idaho Lawmakers Pass GDL Bill
Apr 6 2000 // The Idaho legislature passed a graduated drivers’ license bill to help increase highway safety and reduce the number of fatal accidents involving teenage drivers. The Idaho legislative action follows that of...
WORKERS’ COMP MARKET OVERVIEW
Apr 3 2000 // CALIFORNIA STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS By Sky Barnhart “After five years of product being given away, it’s a crazy, crazy market, and it’s put a lot of people on the producers’ side out of...
Insurance Groups Accuse OSHA of Overstepping Its Boundaries
Apr 3 2000 // No one would call the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) a wildly popular entity, but lately, it has been making its presence even more unwelcome. OSHA’s recent proposed ergonomic standard is on the...
Quackenbush Under Fire for Fund-Raising Tactics
Apr 3 2000 // California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush collected political contributions from insurance companies and transferred $100,000 to his wife’s campaign accounts to repay her for personal loans she made to her...
Privacy Legislation Could Have a Negative Impact on W/C Insurers
Apr 3 2000 // broad coalition of insurance and employer trade associations and companies recently filed comments with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on proposed medical records privacy regulations. Insurers argue the...
The Unraveling of Superior National
Mar 30 2000 // Editor’s Note: This article was written by Standard & Poor’s analyst Darin Feldman, and is printed with permission. In its 1998 annual report “Survival of the Fittest,” Superior National...
NAIC Approves Regulation Blueprint
Mar 14 2000 // Amid pressure from the banking industry to regulate insurance on the federal level, state insurance regulators are considering a move that would allow some insurers to be treated as if they have a federal charter. The plan...
AIA Applauds Virginia Legislation
Feb 2 2000 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) expressed its approval of Virginia’s recent adoption of legislative language ensuring the inclusion of consumers in electronic commerce legislation. Virginia’s version...
