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MGAs, Program Administrators Told Selling Out May be Way to Go
Jul 4 2005 // Steve Way Has Built Giant HCC Holdings Via Acquisitions and He’s Not Done Yet Managing general agents and program administrators have an admirer with deep pockets in Steven Way. Getting some of that money might be...
IIAT Traditions Run Deep at Convention in Austin
Jul 4 2005 // Reynolds sworn in as president, McCain wins Drex Foreman Award. Among the many highlights of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ 108th IIAT Conference and Trade Show, held June 16 and 17 in Austin, were the...
Workers’ Compensation Reform: A Tale of Two States
Jul 4 2005 // The cries for meaningful workers’ compensation reforms have reverberated in the halls of the capitol buildings in Austin and Oklahoma City for many years. Session after session the respective legislatures tinkered...
Montana Worried About Pending Workers’ Compensation Ruling
Jul 4 2005 // A case before the Montana Workers’ Compensation Court could potentially create a $300 million deficit for the state’s workers’ compensation system. The case before Workers’ Compensation Judge Mike...
Father, Son Charged With Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Jun 30 2005 // A father and his son are facing workers’ compensation fraud charges in Jacksonville, Fla. for allegedly not having the required workers’ compensation coverage for employees, resulting in more than $1 million in...
IIAT Releases Hiring, Training Tools
Jun 29 2005 // Finding and keeping the best employees is more critical than ever for maintaining a competitive edge. And now independent insurance agents who are members of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas have an important ally...
Stiglitz Warns AIIA: ‘Compensation System Is Under Attack’
Jun 28 2005 // “Our compensation system is under attack, it is probably about $2 billion that independent agents put in their pockets due to profit sharing and it is under attack, there is no doubt about it,” Bill Stiglitz,...
Pa. Law Shields Employers Who Disclose Employees’ Job Histories
Jun 17 2005 // Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has signed legislation that protects employers from being sued over work histories they disclose about current or former employees. The measure stemmed from the case of a Pennsylvania nurse who...
Hair Joins Utah’s Workers Compensation Fund
Jun 14 2005 // Dan Hair joined Workers Compensation Fund as senior vice president, safety and underwriting. Hair began his insurance career with the State Compensation Insurance Fund of California in 1976, and he recently ended a 25-year...
Compensation Study Shows More Agencies Hiring Risk Managers
Jun 13 2005 // Larger insurance agencies today are more likely than not to employ a director of risk management, a claim specialist and a loss control specialist, according to Business Management Group Inc.’s 2005-2006 Non-Producer...
Choate Named Wachovia Corp. Managing Director, SVP
Jun 13 2005 // Charlotte, N.C.-based Wachovia Insurance Services has announced that William M. Choate has joined the firm as managing director and senior vice president of Wachovia Corporation. Choate joins Wachovia Insurance Services...
Acordia Names Eldredge Managing Director, Colo. Operations
Jun 10 2005 // Acordia Inc., a Wells Fargo Company, has announced that Chris Eldredge has accepted the position of managing director, where he will oversee operations in Colorado. Eldredge brings more than 14 years of experience in...
28 Suspects Arrested in Fla. Sweep of Workers’ Compensation Cheats
Jun 10 2005 // A three-day statewide sweep has resulted in 28 arrests of suspects arrested for violations of Florida workers’ compensation laws according to Tom Gallagher, Florida CFO. The sweep is the latest move in a campaign to...
Critics Emphasize Jobs at Conn. Hearing into MetLife-Travelers Merger
Jun 9 2005 // Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez criticized MetLife’s planned acquisition of Travelers Life & Annuity, calling for major changes in the company’s proposal to preserve jobs and mitigate the economic impact on...
Aon Risk Services Appoints Heffernan to Managing Director, San Jose, Calif.
Jun 8 2005 // Aon Risk Services Inc. announced that Michael Heffernan has been named managing director of the San Jose office. Heffernan, a recognized leader within the construction insurance market, was formerly co-national director of...
IIAT’s 108th Conference & Trade Show Set for June 16-17 in Austin
Jun 6 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas will hold its 108th Conference & Trade Show on Thursday and Friday, June 16-17, 2005, at the downtown Austin Hilton. IIAT said the state’s premier gathering of...
Pharmaceutical Reviews Target Workers’ Compensation Drug Costs
Jun 3 2005 // With prescription drug costs in workers’ compensation mounting at an annual rate of 13 percent, Professional Reviews Inc., a physician peer review company based in Atlanta, has launched Physician Pharmaceutical...
Aon’s Construction Services Group Appoints Heffernan to Managing Director, San Jose Office
Jun 1 2005 // Aon Risk Services Inc. today announced that Michael Heffernan has been named managing director of the San Jose office. Heffernan, a recognized leader within the construction insurance market, was formerly co-national...
CONN. VOWS JOB DEVELOPMENT:
May 23 2005 // Vowing to boost the state’s status as insurance capital of the world, Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell is creating a special office within her Department of Economic and Community Development dedicated to retaining,...
Recruiting Doctors to Nevada Remains Difficult Due to Medical Costs
May 23 2005 // While liability premiums have stabilized, recruiting doctors to Nevada remains difficult because of six-figure annual medical insurance costs, board members of a doctor-owned insurance company told lawmakers...
