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Conn. Sets Up Job Web Site for Lincoln National Employees
Aug 23 2006 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell has unveiled a new web site designed to help laid off Lincoln National Corp. insurance employees find new employment more quickly. This specialized site provides the displaced workers with...
Texas Agent Group to Hold 2nd Annual Small Agency Conference in Oct.
Aug 23 2006 // Independent insurance agency principals, key personnel and leading industry vendors will gather in Waco, Texas, in mid-October for the second annual Small Agency Conference sponsored by the Independent Insurance Agents of...
Annual Texas Workers’ Comp Conference Set for December 4-5
Aug 23 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Division of Workers’ Compensation will hold its annual Workers’ Compensation Conference on December 4-5, 2006 in Austin. The conference will be held at the Doubletree...
Darwin Web Site Educates Brokers on Technology Liabilities
Aug 22 2006 // Farmington, Conn.-based Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc. has debuted its new web site, http://www.tech-404.com/, dedicated to educating agents, brokers, and commercial insurance purchasers about the inherent...
Study Urges Better Efforts to Prevent Teen Worker Injuries
Aug 22 2006 // A new survey of 6,810 teens showed that more than half of them work, and 514 of them had been injured on the job. “The findings from this study clearly indicate that work-related injuries among youth are a...
California agents-brokers face new rule
Aug 21 2006 // The California Department of Insurance has issued new ethics regulation requiring all fire and casualty broker-agents and life agents to complete a four-hour “ethics approved” course each renewal period...
Commission Unveils Interstate Compact Web Site
Aug 16 2006 // The Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission has launched a new Web site www.insurancecompact.org to enhance its availability to consumers, insurers and regulators. The site “is a progressive step in...
Okla. Private Sector Job Deaths Decline During 2005
Aug 11 2006 // The Oklahoma Department of Labor reported that fatalities in private sector workplaces fell slightly in 2005. According to a report released by the DOL, Overall, 84 private sector job deaths were recorded in 2005, down two...
California Imposes New Ethics Regulations on Broker-Agents
Aug 11 2006 // The California Department of Insurance has issued a notice informing insurance producers of new ethics regulation requiring all fire and casualty broker-agents and life agents to complete four- hour “ethics...
Allied World Q2 Net up 43% to $102.4 Million; Conference Call Today
Aug 9 2006 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd. joined the many Bermuda-based insurers, who have turned in strong second quarter and first half results. The Company reported net income of $102.4 million, or $2.02 per diluted...
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...
