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IIAT, TSLA Share Views on Good Working Relationships
Nov 24 2003 // Retail and wholesale insurance agents need to work at maintaining good relationships with each other to ensure the best workflow between the two industry sectors. According to the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas,...
AAMGA Reflects on Prosperous Year, Plans for the Future
Nov 3 2003 // The American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) will hold its mid-year meeting at the Phoenician Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Nov. 13-15. At the heart of this year’s meeting will be several...
Mass. Retailers Association Endorses OneBeacon
Sep 23 2003 // Boston-based OneBeacon Insurance Group LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. announced that it has received the endorsement of the Retailers Association of Massachusetts (RAM) and its...
Inside the Contractors Market
Jun 23 2003 // If you find placing contractors insurance these days almost as daunting as building the house, condo, apartment or other facility itself, you are not alone. A restrictive market, high minimum premiums and tighter...
Inside the Contractors Market
Jun 23 2003 // If you find placing contractors insurance these days almost as daunting as building the house, condo, apartment or other facility itself, you are not alone. A restrictive market, high minimum premiums and tighter...
Brown & Brown Makes Management Changes
Nov 15 2002 // Florida’s Brown & Brown Inc. announced that its Board of Directors elected Jim W. Henderson as president and COO of the company. At the same time, Linda S. Downs, regional executive vice president, was tapped to...
E-Commerce Capabilities Becoming Critical Industry Tool
Aug 19 2002 // As wholesalers and managing general agents (MGA’s), we often serve our insurance retailers by offering contract programs where we have been “given the pen” and are allowed to underwrite and bind business...
E-Commerce Capabilities Becoming Critical Industry Tool
Aug 19 2002 // As wholesalers and managing general agents (MGA’s), we often serve our insurance retailers by offering contract programs where we have been “given the pen” and are allowed to underwrite and bind business...
‘B++’ Assigned to La. Retailers Mutual
Jul 8 2002 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a “B++” financial strength rating to Louisiana Retailers Mutual Insurance Co. (LRMIC), a Baton Rouge, La.-based workers’ compensation insurance provider. The outlook is...
‘B++’ Assigned to La. Retailers Mutual
Jul 8 2002 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a “B++” financial strength rating to Louisiana Retailers Mutual Insurance Co. (LRMIC), a Baton Rouge, La.-based workers’ compensation insurance provider. The outlook is...
‘B++’ Assigned to La. Retailers Mutual
Jul 8 2002 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a “B++” financial strength rating to Louisiana Retailers Mutual Insurance Co. (LRMIC), a Baton Rouge, La.-based workers’ compensation insurance provider. The outlook is...
La. Retailers Mutual Rated “B++” by A.M. Best
Jun 27 2002 // Louisiana Retailers Mutual Insurance Company has earned a “B++” rating from A.M. Best Company. The rating reflects the company’s solid capitalization, historically sound operating performance,...
‘B++’ Assigned to La. Retailer Mutual
Jun 12 2002 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a “B++” financial strength rating to Louisiana Retailers Mutual Insurance Co. (LRMIC), a Baton Rouge, La.-based workers’ compensation insurance provider. The outlook is...
ProgramBusiness.com rolls Out ‘Trading Floor’ for Retailers, Wholesalers, Underwriters
Jun 7 2002 // ProgramBusiness.com, a portal for retailers, wholesalers, MGAs and carriers, has opened ProgramBusiness.com Trading Floor, where retailers and wholesalers can post single accounts and books of business to be viewed by...
Study Says Mich. Retailers Fund Outperforms Other Workers’ Comp Insurers
May 17 2002 // The Michigan Retailers Association (MRA), based in Lansing, Mich., announced that its self-funded workers’ compensation insurance program, Retailers Fund, is doing a significantly better job than other workers’...
Retailers, Wholesalers Face ‘Triage’ in Submissions; Relationships Key, ‘Peak Performance’ Attendees
Apr 8 2002 // Brokers, agents and underwriters alike are learning a new way to do business in the hard market, which has meant getting back to basics with more complete and professional submissions as well as better communications...
Michigan Retailers Association Workers’ Comp Program Plans Cut
Dec 19 2001 // Retailers Fund, the workers’ compensation insurance program of the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA), plans an overall rate cut of 3.51 percent for 2002. The rate cut, the fifth such reduction in nine years was...
Minnesota Commissioner Takes Action Against Retailers
Nov 20 2001 // Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Jim Bernstein announced enforcement action against two retailers engaged in the sale of credit insurance in Minnesota. The Zale Corporation, Irving, Texas with approximately 20 stores in...
eTailer Alliance Aims to Fight Online Credit Card Fraud
Jun 27 2001 // RC Knox & Company, the insurance agency subsidiary of People’s Bank, announced the formation of the eFraud Alliance and the eTailer Fraud Solution Insurance Policy (eFSIP) to protect online businesses from the...
Tech Providers Are Scoping Out the Online MGA Market
May 14 2001 // Electronic communications between agents and carriers have received much attention over the years, as the struggle goes on for better technology, single entry of data and lower-cost delivery. But what if you’re a key...
