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Bolton & Co: Providing resources for customers produces profits
Dec 10 2006 // Developing a Web presence is not the primary focus at Bolton & Co. Insurance Brokers — developing the skills of employees and building relationships with customers is the chief concern. After all, when employees...
TDI Announces October Enforcement Actions
Dec 8 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during October 2006. The actions include three license revocations, two license denials and fines and...
Coal Industry Urged to Build New ‘Culture of Prevention’
Dec 6 2006 // Coal companies must replace by-the-book compliance with a culture of prevention if they want to eliminate the underground fires and explosions that are killing miners, says a panel of experts releasing recommendations for...
Fla. Launches New Citizens Web Site as Public Meetings Begin
Dec 5 2006 // As ordered to do by the state, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is holding a series of public meetings in Florida to hear suggestions on how it can improve customer service and operate in a more efficient manner. The...
Chicago CNA Surety to Present at Investor Conference, Nov. 29
Nov 28 2006 // CNA Surety Corp.announced today that John F. Welch, president and CEO, and John F. Corcoran, senior vice-president and CFO, will speak at the Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. Inc. 2006 Investor Conference on Wed.,...
Grady & Associates Launches Web Site for Las Vegas Businesses
Nov 28 2006 // Grady & Associates Insurance Services, an employee benefits brokerage firm, has launched a new Web site (http://www.gradyandassociates.com) designed to be an online informational resource, helping Las Vegas businesses...
Texas Workers’ Comp Conference to Focus on System Changes
Nov 28 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) will present a two-day educational conference Dec. 4-5, 2006 in Austin. The 2006 DWC Conference will feature presentations by two Texas...
Kan. Brooke Corp. to Present at Ramsey’s 2006 Investor Conference
Nov 27 2006 // Brooke Corporation President and COO Anita Larson, and CFO Leland Orr will participate in Friedman Billings Ramsey’s 2006 Investor Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York in New York City. Nearly 1,300 institutional...
Ind. Independent Agents Present Special Awards at Annual Convention
Nov 27 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana (IIAI) recently announced special awards at a ceremony during their recent Annual Convention in November 11. Award recepients include: Ronald Shumaker, CISR, vice...
OSHA Cites Ga. Contractors For Work Site Hazards at Trenches
Nov 22 2006 // A federal work safety agency accused contractors in north Georgia and metro Atlanta last week of allowing employees to work in unsafe conditions in deep trenches at their sites. The Occupational Safety and Health...
Ark. Workers’ Comp Commission Updating 2007 Kids’ Chance Application
Nov 21 2006 // Kids’ Chance of Arkansas Inc. is revising the 2007 application for its annual scholarships, the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission reported. The application will be available online by mid-January. These...
Are the flood gates open for retaliation claims?
Nov 20 2006 // Retaliation claims have been on the rise for more than a decade. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, only 15.3 percent of the charges of discrimination filed with the agency in 1992 alleged...
People, partnerships lead to nearly a century of success
Nov 20 2006 // Good people can make or break a company. In San Diego-based Barney & Barney’s case, it’s clearly made it; the company has been in business for nearly a century, thanks to people who have invested their...
Where are all the young guns?
Nov 20 2006 // Look around you. Take a long look at the folks in your agency or company. And then break out your calculator. What is the average age of your employees or colleagues? What percent of your firm’s workforce were...
People, partnerships lead to nearly a century of success
Nov 19 2006 // Good people can make or break a company. In San Diego-based Barney & Barney’s case, it’s clearly made it; the company has been in business for nearly a century, thanks to people who have invested their...
Where are all the young guns?
Nov 19 2006 // Look around you. Take a long look at the folks in your agency or company. And then break out your calculator. What is the average age of your employees or colleagues? What percent of your firm’s workforce were...
NAS Insurance Launches Newly Designed Web Site
Nov 15 2006 // Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services has a newly designed Web site to make it easier to access its insurance products, with downloadable policy form and applications, such as EPLI, tenant discrimination and...
Munich Re Tells UNEP Conference $1 Trillion Loss Year Possible
Nov 15 2006 // Dr. Thomas Loster, a geographer who advises the Munich Re Foundation, told those attending the current United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Conference in Nairobi that, “Most insurance and re-insurance companies...
Delaware to Launch Auto Insurance Cost Comparison Web Site
Nov 14 2006 // The Delaware Department of Insurance has created a website that will allow consumers to compare auto insurance rates from more than 50 companies that offer auto insurance in Delaware. The site will use more sample customer...
Cincinnati Financial Corp. to Participate in Credit Suisse Conference
Nov 13 2006 // Cincinnati Financial Corp. announced today that the company will participate in the Credit Suisse Insurance Conference. John J. Schiff, Jr., CPCU, chairman and chief executive officer; J.F. Scherer, senior vice president...
