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Three Arrests in California Fraud Case
Nov 8 2004 // An investigation has resulted in three arrests on felony insurance fraud charges. The case, stemming from an investigation by the Santa Clara County Urban Auto Task Force–investigators from the California Department...
Nine Ways to Get Personal When Selling Business Insurance
Nov 8 2004 // Every business insurance prospect yearns to be treated as an individual. No serious executive, regardless of their firm’s size, wants their company’s insurance problems to be solved by some prewritten,...
Two United Health Care Companies Agree to $1.1M Settlement with N.C.
Nov 4 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long today announced a voluntary settlement agreement between the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) and two companies, UnitedHealthcare of North Carolina Inc. (an HMO)...
Four More Years for Bush; Kerry Concedes in Phone Call to President
Nov 3 2004 // This time around, it won’t be a flood of lawyers and hanging chads like in 2000. In a call to President Bush Wednesday morning shortly after 11 a.m. (EST), Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry (D) conceded the 2004...
Four Companies Honored with Best Practices Award at Big ‘I’ Conference
Oct 10 2004 // Four national insurance companies have been presented the “Best Practices Award of Excellence” at the 2004 Big “I” Convention in Orlando, Fla.. Honorees were St. Paul Travelers, Safeco Insurance,...
Five Charged in Md. Auto Accident Scam
Oct 6 2004 // Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. announced the filing of felony insurance fraud, felony theft and conspiracy charges against Michael Horner, former owner of Contemporary Auto in Harford County, and four...
One-on-One with NAPSLO’s Outgoing President
Sep 20 2004 // When the outgoing president of the National Association of Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO), Jim Griffith, founded Princeton Risk Managers in 1974, organizers of the surplus lines association were convening in Florida to...
Two Suspects Still at Large in California Contractor Bond Fraud Case
Sep 20 2004 // Authorities are seeking two men suspected of participating in a scam that used phony insurance certificates and fake contractor bonds to win bids on public works projects. Three other suspects have already been arrested...
Five Steps to Creating a Small Commercial Producer Free Zone
Sep 6 2004 // • Make certain your commercial CSRs have the necessary license and skills to service small accounts without a producer. Run regular in-house classes on how and what to upsell or cross-sell. • Populate the PFZ with...
Three Years Later: Industry Rebuilds from 9/11, But Doesn’t Forget
Sep 6 2004 // Robert Hartwig, senior vice president and chief economist for the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.), knows that while Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, will never be forgotten both inside and outside the insurance industry,...
Two Monterey County Men Arrested in Alleged Auto Insurance Scam
Aug 27 2004 // Authorities have arrested two men in connection with allegations of auto insurance scams at eight Monterey County stereo and tire/wheel shops. John Edward Close, of Gonzales, Calif., and Antonio Jaramillo Fonseca, of...
Six Sigma: A Measureable Approach To Providing Quality Services
Aug 23 2004 // By and Dennis Attenello The revolution continues. An ever-growing and nationwide audience of consumers is becoming increasingly aware of the quality of service they receive, giving it enlarged value and power in the...
Three Suspects Arrested for Alleged Auto, Work Comp Insurance Fraud
Aug 23 2004 // Investigators arrested three people Aug. 3 on numerous felony charges after a 3-year California Department of Insurance (CDI) investigation into a chiropractic office, which uncovered numerous alleged auto insurance and...
Three Simple Rules for Selecting the Right Firm to Defend Your Company
Aug 23 2004 // When faced with a troublesome claim, most insurance brokers and agents have a bad habit of contacting a “go to firm”—the firm that has handled the company’s litigation for years. The decision is...
Two Suspects Still at Large in California Contractor Bond Fraud Case
Aug 17 2004 // Authorities are seeking two men suspected of participating in a scam that used phony insurance certificates and fake contractor bonds to win bids on public works projects. Three other suspects have already been arrested...
Three Unitrin Subsidiaries Join Trusted Choice
Aug 9 2004 // Kemper Auto and Home, Unitrin Multi Lines Insurance and Unitrin Specialty Lines Insurance have become members of Trusted Choice—the national brand created by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America...
Three Suspects Arrested for Alleged Auto, Work Comp Insurance Fraud
Aug 3 2004 // Investigators arrested three people August 3 on numerous felony charges after a 3-year California Department of Insurance investigation into a chiropractic office, which uncovered numerous alleged auto insurance and...
Three Unitrin Companies Join Trusted Choice
Aug 3 2004 // Kemper Auto and Home, Unitrin Multi Lines Insurance and Unitrin Specialty Lines Insurance have joined the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America’s (IIABA) Trusted Choice campaign—the national brand...
Four ACE Members Agree to $14 Million Settlement
Jul 28 2004 // After four years of litigation, and on the eve of trial, four companies in the ACE insurance group have reportedly agreed to pay $14 million to settle a national class action brought by a company in Lancaster County,...
Four Ways to Slash Clients’ Workers’ Comp Costs Without Touching Rates
Jul 19 2004 // Why value added services are more critical than ever Ask yourself: would you rather have 100 percent of zero or 80 percent of something? That’s the dilemma that we are facing as brokers in a drastically hard market....
