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Everest Re Q1 Earnings Report; Conference Call Today, Details
Apr 24 2007 // The Bermuda-based Everest Re Group reported record first quarter after-tax operating income, which excludes realized capital gains and losses, of $267.9 million, or $4.13 per diluted share, a 69.7 percent increase compared...
10 free and easy ways to drive traffic to your agency’s Web site
Apr 23 2007 // This isn’t exactly news, but by now most property/casualty agencies have their own Web site. And that’s good, but it isn’t good enough. In addition to its mere existence, a Web site should be easy to use,...
People
Apr 23 2007 // Dallas-based global insurance and reinsurance broker, Colemont, added Catherine L. Wall as assistant vice president and associate legal counsel. In this newly created role, Wall will assist in overseeing the...
Mentoring process is at the core of new producer development
Apr 23 2007 // Most high performance, high growth independent agencies have a lot in common when it comes to finding, hiring and mentoring new producers: They dedicate the necessary time for their mentoring program and couple the...
10 free and easy ways to drive traffic to your agency’s Web site
Apr 23 2007 // This isn’t exactly news, but by now most property/casualty agencies have their own Web site. And that’s good, but it isn’t good enough. In addition to its mere existence, a Web site should be easy to use,...
Double Duty
Apr 23 2007 // Twenty-nine year old Peter Webb served his country in the U.S. Marines for eight years. Since then, Sergeant Webb has spent four years serving small businesses as an account manager and producer for an Oklahoma City...
D.C. Puts Producer Licensing Online; Modifies Education Credits
Apr 19 2007 // The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) has implemented several changes in its producer licensing processes and requirements, including the elimination of paper transactions,...
Insurance Journal Caribbean Cruise Conference Oct 2007.
Apr 16 2007 // Click here for more information on the Insurance Journal Cruise Conference to the Caribbean Oct 2007.
Vermont Diocese Found Lacking in Anti-Abuse Audit
Apr 13 2007 // Vermont’s Catholic Diocese has met most of the standards set by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to prevent sexual abuse by priests, but came up short in training volunteers, an audit has found. Vermont and...
Audit Finds Boston Archdiocese Complies with Child Protection Standards
Apr 12 2007 // An independent audit has determined that the Boston Archdiocese has met the child protection safety standards adopted by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the archdiocese announced. An audit by the Gavin Group found...
Insurance Council of Texas Offers Disability Management Training
Apr 11 2007 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) announced it has teamed up with the TDI Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC), American Insurance Association, and Property Casualty Insurers Association of America to provide...
March Madness Over, College Athletes Prepare for Future ‘Real World’ Careers
Apr 10 2007 // What becomes of student-athletes when their collegiate sports careers come to a close? With less than one percent making it to the professional level, the vast majority move on to work in the “real world”...
Virginia bartenders test drive anti-DUI program
Apr 9 2007 // The men and women who usually have a sympathetic ear for customers will be on extra alert for drinkers who drive. The nonprofit Foundation For Alcohol Responsibility has selected Harrisonburg, Va., and its bartenders, as...
Mass. auto report offers map to move state to limited price competition
Apr 9 2007 // Also, advises against assigned risk pool change at this time and against erasing subsidies or allowing credit scoring A special auto insurance study group appointed by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has recommended...
Agog about blogs: the risks for professional liability from this new communications medium
Apr 9 2007 // The new medium of blogging is changing the way communication is done today with respect to both individuals and the corporate universe, notes Leib Dodell, president/CEO, Media/Professional Insurance. While blogs pose...
Florida officials: Education, job rating ‘unintentionally’ harms minorities
Apr 9 2007 // A Florida report on the use of occupation and education in underwriting and rating auto insurance asserts that while the practices “unintentionally harm minorities and low-income individuals,” they are...
Virginia bartenders test drive anti-DUI program
Apr 9 2007 // The men and women who usually have a sympathetic ear for customers will be on extra alert for drinkers who drive. The nonprofit Foundation For Alcohol Responsibility has selected Harrisonburg, Va., and its bartenders, as...
News Currents
Apr 9 2007 // Mass. auto report offers map to move state to limited price competition Also, advises against assigned risk pool change at this time and against erasing subsidies or allowing credit scoring A special auto insurance study...
News Currents
Apr 9 2007 // Mass. auto report offers map to move state to limited price competition Also, advises against assigned risk pool change at this time and against erasing subsidies or allowing credit scoring A special auto insurance study...
Mentoring process is at the core of new producer development
Apr 9 2007 // Most high performance, high growth independent agencies have a lot in common when it comes to finding, hiring and mentoring new producers: They dedicate the necessary time for their mentoring program and couple the...
