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Ohio Sky Financial to Hold 3rd Quarter Earnings Conference Call Today

Oct 18 2006 // Ohio-based Sky Financial Group, Inc. announced it expects to report third quarter earnings on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006. The earnings release and supporting financial data will be available the morning of Oct. 18 on the...

Indiana Insurance Hosts School Violence Seminar in Ohio, Oct. 23

Oct 18 2006 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group and an insurer of public and private schools throughout the Midwest, is hosting a free, day-long seminar on Oct. 23, 2006, to help Ohio school officials develop better...

California State Fund to Host Safety Training Seminars

Oct 16 2006 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund will sponsor a comprehensive safety seminar in Redding, Calif., on Oct. 18, and a restaurant supervisor safety-training program in Monterey Park, Calif., on Oct. 18. The...

ICT Announces Line Up for Workers’ Compensation Seminars

Oct 10 2006 // The Insurance Council of Texas is hosting workers’ compensation seminars on Nov. 7 and Nov. 15 that focus and provide training on the new rules adopted by the Division of Workers’ Compensation to implement...

Investigations, record settlements, globalization fuel need for D&O

Oct 9 2006 // Today “it’s tough to be a director and officer, and that means it’s tough to be a D&O underwriter,” according to Doug Poetzsch, senior vice president, head of specialty claims for Ace USA based...

Eight easy strategies for building your agency

Oct 9 2006 // While building a successful agency takes dedication and hard work, it may not be as difficult as you think. A wealth of material exists on the tangible factors and steps necessary for building a successful agency, such as...

Trucking benchmarks and best practices

Oct 9 2006 // The number one way to prevent crashes in fleets: hire high-quality drivers with clear driving records. In fact, company fleets in which more than 60 percent of drivers hold clear motor vehicle records had a 42 percent...

Top 10 goals for agents to make ASAP

Oct 9 2006 // The year is winding down and it is time to focus on goals for next year. The easy route is to take the current results and add X% for growth and improve results by Y%. A few other ideas might also creep in the plan for...

Investigations, record settlements, globalization fuel need for D&O

Oct 9 2006 // Today “it’s tough to be a director and officer, and that means it’s tough to be a D&O underwriter,” according to Doug Poetzsch, senior vice president, head of specialty claims for Ace USA based...

Eight easy strategies for building your agency

Oct 9 2006 // While building a successful agency takes dedication and hard work, it may not be as difficult as you think. A wealth of material exists on the tangible factors and steps necessary for building a successful agency, such as...

Top 10 goals for agents to make ASAP

Oct 9 2006 // The year is winding down and it is time to focus on goals for next year. The easy route is to take the current results and add X% for growth and improve results by Y%. A few other ideas might also creep in the plan for...

Trucking benchmarks and best practices

Oct 9 2006 // The number one way to prevent crashes in fleets: hire high-quality drivers with clear driving records. In fact, company fleets in which more than 60 percent of drivers hold clear motor vehicle records had a 42 percent...

XL CEO Calls for ‘Culture and Values’ at Boston Conference

Oct 6 2006 // XL’s President and CEO Brian M. O’Hara told delegates at the company’s global risk conference in Boston that P/C insurance companies with strong underlying corporate cultures and values will differentiate...

Banking and Insurance Execs to Spend More for Anti-Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing Compliance

Oct 4 2006 // Banking and insurance executives overwhelmingly plan to spend more, especially on staff, to help strengthen their anti-money laundering (AML) and terrorist financing compliance programs, according to new research by the...

TDI to Hold Compliance Conferences Oct. 30 – Nov. 1

Oct 4 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance will hold two compliance conferences beginning Oct. 30, 2006 through Nov. 1, 2006 at the Doubletree Hotel in Austin. The conferences are held every other year between state legislative...

TDI Announces August 2006 Enforcement Actions

Oct 4 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during August 2006. The actions include two license revocations and fines and restitution totaling...

LWCC Stresses Driver Safety in the “Mobile Workplace”

Oct 3 2006 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) is reminding employers throughout the state to educate their employees about driving safely in the “mobile workplace.” As part of this campaign, the...

Indiana Insurance Honored at Applied Systems Conference

Oct 2 2006 // Indiana Insurance is among the Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional companies whose achievements in advancing interface technology were honored recently by Applied Systems and its client network, ASCnet, at the 2006...

Funding for Building Code Implementation Passes Legislative Hurdle in La.

Sep 29 2006 // The hurricane recovery effort in Louisiana received a much needed financial boost recently from the state as it continues implementing the statewide building code, the American Insurance Association reported. A legislative...

Professional Insurance Agents of Ohio Announce 2006 Award Winners

Sep 29 2006 // The Professional Insurance Agents Association of Ohio, Inc. (PIA) presented awards this week to several of its members. The awards were announced at the 2006 PIA Agency Management and Profitability Conference. PIA of Ohio...