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Ark. Insurance Commissioner, Staff to Hold NAIC Posts
Mar 20 2007 // The Arkansas Insurance Department reported that state Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman has been elected vice-chair of the Southeastern Zone of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Her...
Ill. State University Hosts Indiana Insurance’s School Safety Seminar
Mar 20 2007 // More than 100 Illinois education officials attended a free seminar at Illinois State University to learn about best practice school safety planning and sexual abuse prevention from members of Indiana Insurance’s...
Qualcorp, Inc. unveils QueryPlus reporting tool for AFW & 360 Agency Management Systems at National AMS User Conference
Mar 19 2007 // QualCorp, Inc announced today that they will be showing their new agency reporting tool, QueryPlus AFW/360, in Orlando Florida at the AMS National User Conference on March 21-25, 2007. QueryPlus makes the on-going chore of...
W. Va. Hosting Workers Comp Training Sessions
Mar 17 2007 // The Offices of the Insurance Commissioner of West Virginia in cooperation with the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), will hold training sessions around the state on development of workers’...
Ala. Gov. Pumps up Small Businesses
Mar 13 2007 // Gov. Bob Riley visited a Montgomery, Ala. dry cleaners on Monday to promote his plan that would provide a tax incentive for small businesses to offer health insurance for their employees. At Dry-Cleaning Express in...
Job, education underwriting factors under scrutiny in N.J.
Mar 12 2007 // New Jersey drivers could see a return to high prices and fewer choices for their insurance if legislators limit the use of occupation and education as rating factors, insurers warned lawmakers at a legislative hearing...
N.J. Senate Panel Kills Bill to Ban Use of Education, Job in Rates
Mar 7 2007 // A bid to make it illegal for New Jersey auto insurers to use a driver’s job and education to decide rates failed Monday. The Senate Commerce Committee voted against releasing a proposal to ban car insurers from...
New Consumer Advocate and New Web Site for Floridians
Mar 6 2007 // The new Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate will operate under a three-pronged approach designed by Alex Sink, the state’s Chief Financial Officer. Sink joined Bob Milligan Monday on his first day reporting for duty...
Insurers Warn N.J. Not to Restrict Use of Education, Job Status in Rating
Mar 6 2007 // New Jersey drivers could see a return to high prices and fewer choices for their insurance if legislators limit the use occupation and education as rating factors, insurers warned lawmakers at a legislative hearing this...
ABI Urges More Young Driver Training, Passenger Limits
Mar 2 2007 // The Association of British Insurers has issued a call for a one-year minimum learning period for would-be drivers, and limits on the number of passengers for young newly-qualified drivers. According to the ABI, younger...
Marsh CEO Opens National Oil Company Conference with a Warning
Feb 27 2007 // Brian Storms, Chairman and CEO of Marsh Inc, speaking at the opening of the Marsh National Oil Company conference in Dubai, told delegates: “The world’s desire for environmentally-friendly energy sources...
Flooding hazard alert: Melting ice and snow increases risk
Feb 26 2007 // We all know that catastrophes come in all forms and shapes, not just as hurricanes, earthquakes, fires and mudslides. In light of the recent devastating winter ice and snow storms that crossed the Midwest and then moved to...
Insurers defend use of education, job criteria in rating in Florida
Feb 26 2007 // Insurers are defending the factors they use in pricing auto insurance, including the occupation and education levels of insureds, arguing that the criteria have been actuarially tested for their ability to predict...
Editor’s Note: Flooding hazard alert: Melting ice and snow increases risk
Feb 25 2007 // We all know that catastrophes come in all forms and shapes, not just as hurricanes, earthquakes, fires and mudslides. In light of the recent devastating winter ice and snow storms that crossed the Midwest and then moved to...
Insurers defend use of education, job criteria in rating in Florida
Feb 25 2007 // News Currents Insurers are defending the factors they use in pricing auto insurance, including the occupation and education levels of insureds, arguing that the criteria have been actuarially tested for their ability to...
Smart Choice University Formed; Quinn Named Director
Feb 20 2007 // The Smart Choice Agents Program, which currently serves more than 2,300 independent agencies across the country, has announced the formation of Smart Choice University and the selection of Mary Quinn as its first Director...
Insurers Dispute Fla. Criticisms of Education and Job Rating Criteria
Feb 16 2007 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies disputed claims made by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation that auto insurance companies use education and occupation underwriting criteria to charge higher...
CII Launches Broker Academy
Feb 16 2007 // The U.K.’s Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has launched a A new learning facility, the “Broker Academy,” under the direction of its Faculty of Insurance Broking.” David Slade, Chairman of the...
AWCC Extends Registration Deadline for Education Conf. Discount
Feb 16 2007 // The sign-up fee to attend the annual Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference has a discounted rate for early registration through March 15, the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission...
Industry Defends Job, Education as Rating Factors in Fla. Inquiry
Feb 13 2007 // Insurers are defending the factors they use in pricing auto insurance, including the occupation and education levels of insureds, arguing that the criteria have been actuarially tested for their ability to predict...
