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Diversification plus education equals a successful independent agency

Aug 7 2006 // Note to independent agents and brokers: Pay attention to the Geico gecko and former “24” actor who is now shilling for Allstate. They are gunning for your business. Either you can try to go head to head against...

TDI Announces June 2006 Enforcement Actions

Aug 3 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during June. The actions include eight license revocations, three license denials and fines and...

Texas Workers’ Comp Conference to Focus on Reform Legislation

Aug 2 2006 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) will host its 2006 Workers’ Compensation Conference in Austin on Sept. 20 at the Hyatt Regency. Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Albert Betts will be the conference...

St. Paul Settles with Conn,. Ill., N.Y. Attorneys General Over Broker Compensation

Aug 1 2006 // The St. Paul Travelers Companies Inc. has entered into a $77 million settlement with the attorneys general of New York, Connecticut and Illinois, as well as with the New York State Department of Insurance, resolving issues...

Kaplan Financial Recognized for Contributions to Insurance Education

Jul 31 2006 // Kaplan Financial, San Francisco, a provider of education and compliance solutions for insurance and financial services organizations and individuals, was recognized for its contributions to insurance education and to the...

Brown & Brown Conference Call Tomorrow Morning

Jul 24 2006 // Brown & Brown Inc., with headquarters in Daytona Beach and Tampa, Fla., will host an investor update conference call on July 25 at 8:30 a.m. EST to discuss its second quarter 2006 financial results and to release its...

Agency compensation reflects organic growth, profitability and retention

Jul 24 2006 // With fewer large books of business changing hands recently, insurance agencies are relying on staff-driven, organic growth to expand their operations. Compensation packages and new recruitment and training strategies have...

News Currents

Jul 24 2006 // Maryland tends to alcohol training Groups offering state-mandated alcohol-awareness training to bartenders and liquor-store workers would have to provide at least three hours of instruction and give a state-approved test...

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

Jul 24 2006 // In today’s marketplace insurers are moving towards a case-managed, victim advocacy approach with far less emphasis placed on the restoration of expense reimbursements. Identity-related fraud is a virulent crime, with...

IIAT honors Fitzhugh for 60 years of state conference attendance

Jul 24 2006 // Third-generation and longtime Waco independent insurance agent Champe Fitzhugh Jr., was honored in mid-June by his insurance profession’s state association, the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT), for...

Agency compensation reflects organic growth, profitability and retention

Jul 24 2006 // With fewer large books of business changing hands recently, insurance agencies are relying on staff-driven, organic growth to expand their operations. Compensation packages and new recruitment and training strategies have...

Jul 24 2006 // People Minneapolis, Minn.-based ING named Susan Anderson president and CEO of ING Trust USA. Anderson will lead the growth and development of personal trust and directed institutional trusts nationally. She has 15 years of...

News Currents

Jul 24 2006 // Reforms pushing California workers’ comp rates, losses down The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has completed its report summarizing insurer loss and premium experience through March...

Chubb to Discuss 2d Quarter Results in Web Conference

Jul 24 2006 // The Chubb Corporation expects to release second quarter 2006 earnings on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 after the close of the market. The information will be available shortly thereafter on Chubb’s website at...

IIAT honors Fitzhugh for 60 years of state conference attendance

Jul 24 2006 // Third generation Waco agent going strong at 89 Third-generation and longtime Waco independent insurance agent Champe Fitzhugh Jr., was honored in mid-June by his insurance profession’s state association, the...

Reforms pushing California workers’ comp rates, losses down

Jul 24 2006 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has completed its report summarizing insurer loss and premium experience through March 31, 2006, which suggested legislative reforms are...

State Fund Employees Earn Governor’s Safety Awards

Jul 21 2006 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Information Technology Safety Committee and Risk Management Corporate Loss Control Representative Richard Bruglia have each been awarded the Governor’s...

Florida Job Site Sweep Results in Three Workers’ Comp Arrests

Jul 20 2006 // Job site inspections in St. Lucie County, Fla. have resulted in the arrests of three individuals and the issuance of 15 Cease and Desist orders for unauthorized workers and two citations of $2,500 for unlicensed...

Fla. Beefs Up Emergency Response Team Preparedness

Jul 19 2006 // Most tests involve paper, a pencil and maybe a calculator, but this one will involve concrete, steel and human resolve. On July 20, members of the Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces from Tampa Bay, Central Florida,...

Insurance, Business Leaders Hold Forum on Keeping Workers in Iowa

Jul 19 2006 // Business leaders expressed continued concern this week that Iowa lacks enough workers to maintain a growing business climate. Business managers, insurance executives, and economic development directors discussed the issue...