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Cavignac & Associates Holds OSHA Construction Seminar in San Diego
Mar 7 2006 // San Diego-based commercial insurance brokerage firm Cavignac & Associates recently held the first of two sessions of its new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10-Hour Construction Safety Training...
Max Mayfield gives wind conference ‘bad news’
Mar 6 2006 // There is no reason to think there will be any change in hurricane patterns in the near future; the number of hurricanes have been increasing since 1995 and there is no doubt that they will continue to do so for the next...
State Fund to Host Restaurant Health and Safety Workshop in San Francisco
Mar 6 2006 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund will sponsor a free restaurant health and safety workshop in San Francisco to help restaurant supervisors and owners design a comprehensive safety training program and...
Alabama Big ‘I’ supports five bills, rejects two
Mar 6 2006 // Alabama HB627 defining insurance fraud and making it easier for the Insurance Commission to join with neighboring states to crack down on fraud has gained the support of the Alabama Independent Insurance Agents. During...
Calif. commissioner issues new workers’ compensation regulations
Mar 6 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced new workers’ compensation regulations that will require all insurers in the state to submit certification forms that verify that claims adjusters and...
THE AGRIBUSINESS CONFERENCE
Mar 6 2006 // The Agribusiness Conference, hosted by the Insurance Skills Center, is filed for continuing education credits in more than 30 states. Conference locations for 2006 include: March 15-16 Sacramento, Calif.; May 22-23...
Grange Expands Identity Theft Coverage to Ohio Auto Policyholders
Mar 3 2006 // Grange Insurance will offer its Identity Theft victim resolution and education program coverage to auto policyholders in Ohio. The program is being offered in partnership with Identity Theft 911, a national fraud solutions...
S.C. Big ‘I’ Conference: Officials to Discuss Insurance Fraud, ‘Hot Topics’
Mar 2 2006 // Insurance fraud and “hot topics” facing the insurance industry will be discussed by South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster and Director of Insurance Elanor Kitzman during the March 22 and 23 annual...
Okla. Bill Seeks Protection for 9-1-1 Dispatchers Against Lawsuits
Mar 2 2006 // Legislation protecting emergency medical dispatchers from lawsuits has passed the Oklahoma House Appropriations and Budget Committee. The House of Representatives reported that House Bill 2879, by State Representatives...
Main Street America Group to Honor Seven Employees
Mar 1 2006 // Seven of the Main Street America Group’s leading employees will be honored March 9 in Jacksonville, Fla. They will receive the company’s highest honor by being inducted into its Circle of Excellence, an annual...
TDI Reports More Than $171K in Fines and Restitution in January
Mar 1 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during January. The actions include three license revocations, two license denials and fines and...
Lord Levene Answers Questions after Bermuda Conference
Mar 1 2006 // Following last week’s World Insurance Forum in Bermuda, Lloyd’s chairman Lord Peter Levene undertook to give his answers to some important questions in a Q&A format on the Lloyd’s Website...
RMS CEO Discusses Cat Models at Bermuda Conference
Mar 1 2006 // Speaking at the World Insurance Forum in Bermuda, Hemant Shah, Risk Management Solutions CEO, warned that insurers should be preparing to increase their reserves for catastrophe losses, not only due to the unprecedented...
CPCU Slates March 13 ‘Ethics’ Course in Clearwater, Fla.
Feb 28 2006 // A three-hour continuing education “Ethics” course will be presented March 13 by Michele Schrotter, Bouchard Insurance training coordinator. The course, sponsored by the Florida SunCoast Chapter of Chartered...
Paris Hosts Bird Flu Conference
Feb 27 2006 // Paris will host representatives from more than 50 countries for a two-day forum that will seek ways to cope with the increasing spread of the deadly avian flu virus H5N1. As wild birds continue their seasonal migrations,...
Eight States Targeted For Smart Choice® Expansion
Feb 24 2006 // Greensboro, North Carolina – The Smart Choice® Agents Program, which currently serves more than 2,100 independent agencies in 18 states, has announced plans to expand the program in eight states this year. According...
White House Says It Learned Lessons from Hurricane Katrina
Feb 23 2006 // The Bush Administration on Thursday released its review of The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina. In the 228-page report, the Bush Administration notes that there were major flaws in the response on the...
Calif. Commissioner Issues New Workers’ Compensation Regulations
Feb 22 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced new workers’ compensation regulations that will require all insurers to submit certification forms that verify that claims adjusters and medical bill...
The missing ingredient in new hire training
Feb 20 2006 // Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a continuing series of articles offering “best practices” suggestions for the hiring process including training in the independent agency. More information is...
Seven tips for successful process outsourcing and boosting productivity
Feb 20 2006 // Outsourcing often receives a bad rap, with large corporations using it to reduce staff count, bureaucracy and overhead. However, for small- and medium-sized insurance agencies, outsourcing can be a valuable, even critical,...
