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Conference Told Whisky Can Protect Against Cancer
May 11 2005 // The French may have their red wine, but Scottish single malt whisky could be an even more powerful anti-cancer agent. According to a report from Agence France Presse (AFP) a research study presented at the EuroMedLab 2005...
2,500 Attending Fla. Conference; Prepare for June 1 Hurricane Season
May 10 2005 // A record turnout of more than 2,500 conferees are attending the 2005 Governor’s Conference at the Tampa Convention Center, where they are learning about hurricane prediction, precautions and disaster management. The...
Keeping Retention Rates High In A Softening Market
May 9 2005 // The success or failure of any organization can be traced to customer retention. Agents and carriers who retain the most customers have greater long-term success than those who consistently lose clients. While many elements...
A Final Tribute to Tom Johnson
May 9 2005 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents announced Tom Johnson, its executive vice president from 1948 to 1986 died on April 8. Johnson passed away in his sleep with his family and a few close friends at his...
INSURERS OPPOSE POLICE LEVY:
May 9 2005 // State regulators and auto insurance companies doing business in Massachusetts are opposed to a legislative proposal that would impose $15 million in new surcharges on insurers to pay for police training. Insurance...
Automotive Aftermarket Alliance of PPG Industries Recognizes CE Instructors
May 6 2005 // To commemorate the fifth anniversary of its Continuing Education (CE) for Insurers program, the Automotive Aftermarket Alliance of PPG Industries recognized the program’s CE instructors on National Teacher’s...
IIAOK to Hold CIC Commercial Casualty Institute
May 2 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma will hold its CIC Commercial Casualty Institute May 18-21, 2005, at the Hilton Southern Hills, 7902 South Lewis Avenue, in Tulsa. The institute will present up-to-date...
FEMA Pledges to Improve its Public Education; Will Produce Video
May 2 2005 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency pledged at a conference in Orlando to improve its public education efforts to that in the future hurricane victims will not have unreasonable expectations about how FEMA can help...
Fireman’s Fund Contributes More than $500,000 to Chicagoland Firefighters
Apr 28 2005 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company is awarding fire agencies throughout the Chicagoland area with more than $500,000 in grants and donations for firefighting equipment, firefighter training, community fire safety...
Organizations Collaborate, Form ‘The Georgia Alliance’ Education Partnership
Apr 27 2005 // A collaboration between The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research and The Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of Georgia has resulted in a new insurance education partnership in Georgia: The Georgia...
Pair Plead Guilty in La. Insurance Scam
Apr 25 2005 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti, Jr. announced that two more men have entered guilty pleas for their association in an insurance fraud scam that involved hundreds of insurance agents across Louisiana. Over the past...
National Alliance Unveils New Designation Program for School Risk Managers
Apr 22 2005 // An all-new education and designation program specifically for education risk management specialists has been developed by The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research in partnership with Texas Schools Risk...
Insurers Voice Opposition to Proposed Mass. Auto Premium Surcharge
Apr 21 2005 // A proposal to surcharge auto insurance policyholders $15 million to pay for police training reportedly unfairly forces responsible motorists in Massachusetts to fund a program that benefits every citizen and business in...
IIABNJ Holds Spring Fling for Industry Professionals
Apr 21 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New Jersey are preparing to hold the Annual Spring Fling for Continuing Education, May 17-18, at the Sheraton Hotel in Eatontown, N.J. Insurance professionals will have a...
Unique ‘How to Write’ Seminars Deliver More Than an Education
Apr 18 2005 // Insurance Journal’s 14-Part Series Gives Agents Added Time and Potential Income Where do retailers go to find the solutions they need to write new business? Insurance Journal, in partnership with Shand Morahan &...
AAMGA Technology Conference
Apr 18 2005 // Disaster Plan Waiting to Happen? MGAs Must Prepare For All Emergencies His last words of advice might have been the most important: “If you haven’t started, start small.” Not all managing general agencies...
Annual Charity Motorcycle Rally Fun Kicks Off AAMGA Conference
Apr 18 2005 // Mary Zeller, vice president and manager of Seaboard Underwriters office in Council Bluffs, Iowa, hasn’t ridden a motorcycle or a Harley-Davidson, but will play a major role in the April 29 “Managing General...
Keeping Retention Rates High in a Softening Market
Apr 18 2005 // The success or failure of any organization can be traced to customer retention. Agents and carriers who retain the most customers have greater long-term success and profitability than those who consistently lose...
Doing the Right Thing Brings Rewards for SRA’s John Wood
Apr 18 2005 // Specialty Risk Associates, a managing general agency headquartered in Shreveport, La., has been on the move in the past several years–expanding beyond its Louisiana base into neighboring states–and has plans to...
CE CREDIT SCAM INVOLVES AGENTS
Apr 18 2005 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr. announced that Leo Vincent Jacob of Covington, La., has pled guilty to six counts of filing false public records in a criminal scheme that involved hundreds of insurance...
