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FEMA Flood Insurance Program Launches Agent Web Site

Jan 9 2006 // The National Flood Insurance Program has launched a FloodSmart Agents Web site to provide access to agent materials and new content in a password-protected agents-only section of www.FloodSmart.gov. After registering for a...

N.H. Vows to Target Motorcycle Safety as Accident Deaths Rise

Jan 6 2006 // Around this time last year, when New Hampshire reported a dramatic increase in motorcycle accident deaths, the state announced it was working on a safety campaign directed specifically at motorcyclists. A $100,000 campaign...

R.I. Requiring Bartenders to Complete Alcohol-Awareness Class by April

Jan 5 2006 // Rhode Island bartenders are being told they must go back to school to learn about how to help prevent underage drinking and drunk driving by patrons. The state’s servers must complete an alcohol-awareness class by...

Gov. Perry to Headline IIAT’s Joe Vincent Management Seminar

Jan 5 2006 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry will deliver a special luncheon address to nearly 400 of the state’s most progressive and influential independent insurance agency principals and managers when they gather for the Independent...

‘Longshore Forum’ Web Site Launched by LIG Marine Managers

Jan 4 2006 // A Web site designed as an independent source of information and resources on Longshore insurance topics has been launched by LIG Marine Managers of St. Petersburg, Fla. The Web site is open to all marine businesses,...

Risk management strategies before, during and after construction

Jan 2 2006 // The construction-defect wave of the past decade has demonstrated that a comprehensive litigation risk management program must address a project’s needs at pre-construction, during construction and at...

In recruiting, qualify before you sell

Jan 2 2006 // Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles offering “best practices” suggestions for the hiring process in the independent agency. More information is available at iiat.org under Agency...

In recruiting, qualify before you sell

Jan 1 2006 // Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles offering “best practices” suggestions for the hiring process in the independent agency. More information is available at iiat.org under Agency...

In recruiting, qualify before you sell

Jan 1 2006 // Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles offering “best practices” suggestions for the hiring process in the independent agency. More information is available at iiat.org under Agency...

By Don Neff

Jan 1 2006 // The construction-defect wave of the past decade has demonstrated that a comprehensive litigation risk management program must address a project’s needs at pre-construction, during construction and at...

Texas Farm Bureau VP Elected Chairman of ICT

Dec 30 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas has elected James Langford, chairman of the board of directors beginning Jan. 1, 2006. Langford is the assistant vice president of compliance, regulatory and governmental affairs and training...

Santa Barbara Hotel Housekeeper Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Dec 30 2005 // Fabiola Rosas DeArzate, aka Blanca Estela Garcia DeArzate, 35, of Santa Barbara, Calif., has plead guilty to insurance fraud and was sentenced to 120 days in county jail, five years formal probation, and ordered to pay...

‘Certificates of Insurance’ CPCU Jan. 9 Continuing Education Topic

Dec 27 2005 // “Certificates of Insurance: The Second Most Dangerous Piece of Paper,” will be discussed by Bill Perkins, an instructor with the Florida Association of Insurance Agents, during a Jan. 9 continuing education...

News Briefs

Dec 18 2005 // Alaska President Declares Alaska Major Disaster Following Fall Weather The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has reported that President George W. Bush has...

Dec 18 2005 // Valencia, Calif.-based QualCorp Inc. has added two new members to its staff. John Spiker has joined as senior programming engineer, and Lourdes Cannon is now form technician. Spiker is a computer programmer with a...

The Industry Goes to School: Universities that Offer Insurance Degrees

Dec 18 2005 // Twenty years ago, it was nearly impossible to find colleges and universities offering degrees in insurance. Now there are many programs across the nation that offer bachelor’s degrees, concentrations, certifications,...

Fitch Comments on New Reinsurers

Dec 15 2005 // Fitch ratings has issued a statement analyzing the prospects for the new reinsurance companies, established in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The rush to set up what Fitch calls the “Class of 2005” resembles...

Hurricane Experts Mayfield, Bailey, Key Speakers at Feb. 8 Windstorm Insurance Conference

Dec 14 2005 // Two leading hurricane experts, Max Mayfield, director of the National Hurricane Center, and Bill Bailey, director of the Hurricane Insurance Information Center will summarize the conclusion of the 2005 hurricane season and...

President Declares Major Disaster for Alaska Following Fall Weather

Dec 11 2005 // The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported that President Bush declared a major disaster exists in the State of Alaska and ordered Federal aid to...

Most Texas Employers to See Decrease in Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates

Dec 9 2005 // Citing an improved economy, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) said most Texas employers will see a decrease in their employer tax rate for calendar year 2006 compared to last year. Texas Unemployment Insurance (UI)...