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Jay Dillon
Jul 2 2007 // People Donald Gaddis Co. Inc. announced that Jay Dillon will lead the newly opened Franklin, Mich., office. Dillon has over 35 years of extensive commercial insurance experience, according to the Gaddis statement. For the...
A look at restaurants and bars from the ‘inside-out’
Jul 2 2007 // When people get to talking about America’s food hot spots, the same handful of cities come up again and again, including New York, Los Angeles and New Orleans, the epicenter of Cajun Cuisine. But in the Midwest,...
Ultimate Producer School Partners with American Institute
Jun 29 2007 // Agency Management Resource Group (AMRG) announced it will partner with the American Institute for CPCU (AICPCU) and the Insurance Institute of America (IIA) to bring the Ultimate Producer School to cities across the United...
Miss. Insurance Official Briefs Congress on Abusive Medicare Sales
Jun 27 2007 // Deputy Insurance Commissioner Lee Harrell testified before a Congressional sub-committee Tuesday on the problems Mississippi faces regarding the spread of abusive Medicare insurance sales practices. Harrell was joined by...
Fla. Gov. Launches ‘Shop and Compare Insurance Rates’ Web Site
Jun 26 2007 // Gov. Charlie Crist launched “Shop and Compare Rates” today, a Web site that assists consumers comparing homeowners insurance rates throughout Florida. “Many Florida homeowners find it difficult and...
Safety Summit to Address Fire Deaths in Mississippi
Jun 25 2007 // Latest statistics show a record 34 fire deaths occurred in Mississippi this year, an average of at least 5 a month, according to state officials. Commissioner of Insurance and State Fire Marshal George Dale will join an...
Mass. Sues N.Y. Web Site Owner for Selling Free Registry Forms
Jun 25 2007 // Massachusetts officials are suing a New York man who allegedly operated a Web site that mimicked the state’s Registry of Motor Vehicle site and misled consumers into paying a fee to download forms they could obtain...
R.I. Gov. Carcieri Pulls Nomination Of Beacon Mutual Whistleblower
Jun 21 2007 // The fallout from the management scandal at Rhode Island workers’ compensation insurer Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. continued this week, even as the insurer unveiled its board of directors. Rhode Island Governor Donald...
Mich. Burns & Wilcox Appoints Director of Education, Training, Development
Jun 20 2007 // Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Burns & Wilcox recently announced that it has appointed Doug Swiatkowski to director of education, training and development. Swiatkowski is responsible for developing the company’s...
National Alliance Hires Regional Director for West
Jun 19 2007 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research, has hired JoAnn Clarke as business development regional director covering the West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii. In this role, Clarke will be responsible for sales to...
Editor’s Note: Consumer education still needed
Jun 18 2007 // An education isn’t how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It’s being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don’t. — Anatole France (1844 –...
Declarations
Jun 18 2007 // Declarations Camera, lights, action “In addition to improvements in economic and political conditions, a number of countries are developing into attractive film locales.” — Chris Palmer, director of risk...
Editor’s Note: Consumer education still needed
Jun 18 2007 // An education isn’t how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It’s being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don’t. — Anatole France (1844 –...
How to avoid common producer sales management mistakes
Jun 18 2007 // There is more to working with producers than just paying and praying. It also takes continuous in-office supervision. Some agencies are fortunate enough to have the time and talent to coach their sales staffs. Regretfully,...
Brooke, Siddons and Watkins Elected Directors at IIAT Conference
Jun 14 2007 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas elected three directors at the trade association’s 110th Annual Conference & Trade Show, held recently in San Antonio. Elected to fill three-year terms each were: Cory...
Construction Boom Leading to More Wash. Job-Site Accidents, Death
Jun 13 2007 // The number of workplace deaths and accidents is on the rise as construction continues its boom in King County, Wash., according to state statistics. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that accidents and deaths on the...
IIAT Introduces Officers, Award Winners at Annual Conference
Jun 8 2007 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas introduced its new officers for the coming year at its 110th Annual Conference & Trade Show, held recently in San Antonio. The organization also recognized the winners of two...
S&P Conference Report: Reinsurers Assess Present/Future Concerns
Jun 6 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services’ 23rd annual insurance conference, – “In Pursuit Of Sustainable Earnings” – focused on the “highly profitable” 2006 results, and the...
Woodruff-Sawyer Receives IEA Excellence in Education Award
Jun 1 2007 // The Insurance Educational Association has presented its Roger L. Smith Excellence in Education Award to San Francisco-based broker Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. The award is presented annually at the National Association of...
Congressional Democrats to Try to Overturn Court’s Pay-Bias Ruling
May 31 2007 // Congressional Democrats said this week they would try to reverse a Supreme Court decision that limits the time that workers have to sue their employers for pay discrimination. “All Americans deserve equal pay for...
