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2006: Soft market offers up many new insurance products

Dec 25 2006 // E&O, Professional/Management Liability New P/C Insurance Agents’ E&O Rockwood Programs partnered with certain underwriters at Lloyd’s of London to offer professional liability coverage specifically...

News Currents

Dec 24 2006 // ID theft warning in Okla. Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson issued a consumer alert to customers of First State Bank in Ketchum warning them about a scam being perpetrated in their area. According to the AG’s...

2006 New Markets Report

Dec 24 2006 // E&O, Professional/Management Liability New P/C Insurance Agents’ E&O Rockwood Programs partnered with certain underwriters at Lloyd’s of London to offer professional liability coverage specifically...

Arkansas Reminds Producers of Flood Insurance Training Requirements

Dec 15 2006 // The Arkansas Insurance Department issued a bulletin regarding training and education requirements for producers selling flood insurance policies from the National Federal Insurance Program (NFIP). Section 207 of the Flood...

Producers Selling Flood Insurance Face Education Requirements

Dec 14 2006 // The Alaska Division of Insurance reminding producers about the education requirements for producers selling flood insurance policies under the National Flood Insurance Program. According to a statement by Director of...

W. Va. Coal Industry Struggles to Find Lightning Solution

Dec 14 2006 // The apparent cause of a fatal explosion at an Upshur County coal mine in January has the industry grappling with a new problem: how to keep the nation’s underground mines safe from lightning-sparked explosions. While...

Texas Work Comp Division Revises Training, Scheduling for Doctors

Dec 14 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation announced it has approved new training for designated doctors in the Texas workers’ compensation system while improving the scheduling of...

Insurance Skills Center Hosts Getaway Focusing on Litigation Education

Dec 12 2006 // The Insurance Skills Center plans to host several continuing education courses on litigation at its 15th annual Palm Springs Getaway, to be held Jan. 26-27, 2007. According to ISC, the first day of continuing education...

Bolton & Co:Providing resources for customers produces profits

Dec 11 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...

Violence in schools–having a plan

Dec 11 2006 // Indiana Insurance, a member of the Liberty Mutual Group and an insurer of public and private schools throughout the Midwest, hosted a free, day-long seminar this fall to help Ohio school officials develop better school...

P/C market takes hold of rapidly developing identity theft solutions

Dec 10 2006 // Identity-related fraud is a virulent crime, with 3.5 times the aggregate losses of all property crimes, such as burglary, larceny and vehicle theft, reported last year. In today’s technology/information-driven...

People

Dec 10 2006 // The Des Plaines, Ill.-based Property Casualty Insurers Association of America announced that Deirdre Manna, former acting director of the Illinois Division of Insurance, has joined PCI as vice president of industry and...

Dec 10 2006 // People The Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. announced the election of the following officers and directors: President Len Kaplan, executive vice president and CFO, Delta General Agency, Houston; Vice President Lana...

People

Dec 10 2006 // The Des Plaines, Ill.-based Property Casualty Insurers Association of America announced that Deirdre Manna, former acting director of the Illinois Division of Insurance, has joined PCI as vice president of industry and...

People

Dec 10 2006 // The Des Plaines, Ill.-based Property Casualty Insurers Association of America named Deirdre Manna, former acting director of the Illinois Division of Insurance, vice president of industry and regulatory affairs. Manna will...

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.,...