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IIAT Traditions Run Deep at Convention in Austin
Jul 4 2005 // Reynolds sworn in as president, McCain wins Drex Foreman Award. Among the many highlights of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ 108th IIAT Conference and Trade Show, held June 16 and 17 in Austin, were the...
Disclosure, Marketing Dominate Young Brokers and Agents Conference
Jul 4 2005 // Agents and brokers must unite and work together so that their industry is able to flourish despite recent challenges involving broker disclosure, participants learned at IBA West’s Young Brokers and Agents Conference...
American Hobbyist Adds Online Rating, Submission to Site
Jun 29 2005 // American Hobbyist Insurance, a national provider of collector-vehicle insurance, has added real-time online quoting and submission capabilities to its newly redesigned Web site. “The collector-car market is sizzling...
IIAT Releases Hiring, Training Tools
Jun 29 2005 // Finding and keeping the best employees is more critical than ever for maintaining a competitive edge. And now independent insurance agents who are members of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas have an important ally...
Munich Re Discusses Risk Model at London Investors’ Day Conference
Jun 28 2005 // Munich Re held an investors’ day conference in London yesterday, June 27. In conjunction with the event it published detailed information on its internal risk model, which shows that “the Group’s...
AIIA Conference: Bell Calls Market ‘Impressive’; Rowe Says Response, Timing Are Critical
Jun 27 2005 // The Alabama insurance market is “impressive” and the state has a “healthy market, trending upward,” Alabama Insurance Commissioner Walter A. Bell told members of the Alabama Independent Insurance...
FAAI Conference Speaker: Rep. Bense Congratulates Fla. Agents
Jun 24 2005 // Rep. Allan G. Bense, (R-Panama City) Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, and one of the most influential political figures in Florida, congratulated insurance companies, agents and claims personnel for their...
Dixieland Music Kicks FAIA Exhibit, Conference Into High-Gear
Jun 23 2005 // A Dixieland jazz band, the Swing Sisters and a strolling magician entertained more than 1,000 Florida agents on June 22 as the Florida Association of Insurance Agents opened afternoon exhibits at the Gaylord Conference...
IINC Hosts Marketing Conference for Emerging Industries July 8
Jun 22 2005 // California’s cultural melting pot challenges professional marketers and communicators to tailor their efforts to communities that are constantly evolving. To address the many challenges of reaching these emerging...
Hondros College Announces Online CE Course for Texas
Jun 22 2005 // Hondros College, a nationwide provider of online continuing education courses, launches an online insurance curriculum for Texas. The courses, specifically designed to meet the needs and requirements of Texas insurance...
IIAK Holds Conference June 23-24
Jun 22 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Kentucky Inc., is holding its 109th Annual Convention from June 23-24 at the Marriott Griffin Gate Resort in Lexington. The two-day event combines insurance and business education,...
LAAIA Announces CE Courses: Convention to Focus On A Dynamic Approach to Technology
Jun 21 2005 // More than 20 continuing education credits will be offered from July 5 to July 8 during the Latin American Association of Insurance Agents’ Convention at the Westin Diplomat Resort in Hollywood, Fla. This year’s...
FIC UNVEILS HURRICANE CENTRAL WEB SITE
Jun 20 2005 // The Florida Insurance Council has unveiled a new Hurricane Central Web site (www.flains.org) as the site to find reliable hurricane-related information. The site is part of the industry’s response to legislation...
CRAWFORD & COMPANY OFFERS HANDS-ON ADJUSTER TRAINING
Jun 20 2005 // Atlanta-based Crawford & Company has announced the expansion of its educational program to offer adjusters training in personal and commercial liability; property and casualty; and workers’ compensation...
Md. Lawsuit Charges Flood Insurance Conspiracy to Low-Ball Claims
Jun 20 2005 // More than 140 claimants are suing federal flood insurance officials and the program’s insurance industry partners claiming they conspired to low-ball their claims payments after their properties were hit by Tropical...
Return-to-Work to Become Challenge as Workforce Continues to Mature
Jun 20 2005 // The workers’ compensation system must prepare for a big boom in older workers, a population that is less likely than younger workers to return to work after an injury. Workers over the age of 55 are 12 to 35 percent...
The Trust Factor: Building Relationships With Your Clients
Jun 20 2005 // Baffled by the product, overwhelmed by policy verbiage, and totally put off by the adversarial nature of the whole business, consumers nationwide express having serious trust issues with the insurance industry. In...
News Briefs
Jun 20 2005 // ALABAMA DOI Lists Insurance Providers A list of insurance companies, agencies and agents writing property insurance in coastal areas of Alabama, including Mobile and Baldwin counties became available June 13, thanks to the...
FAIA President Says: In Our Future Some Things Will Never Change
Jun 20 2005 // Created more than a century ago in 1904 as the Florida Local Underwriters Association, the Florida Association of Insurance Agents adopted its present name in 1941. FAIA is dedicated to enhancing the independent agency...
Nine Ways to Get Personal Lines Clients in the Door
Jun 20 2005 // The personal lines industry may be viewed through multiple competitive prisms. These include the classic independent agent versus direct writer perspective; independent and exclusive agents versus the banks, and...
