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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...
IBA West Prepares for Blue Ribbon Conference in Hawaii
Apr 18 2005 // Attendees at the upcoming Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West Blue Ribbon Conference, to be held May 1-5, can expect more than sunbathing, snorkeling and golfing at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel on the big island of...
Watson to Serve on CIC Board of Governors
Apr 15 2005 // Jack L. Watson, president of Collier Insurance Agency Inc., Blakely, Georgia has been selected to serve on the Certified Insurance Counselor’s Board of Governors according to an announcement from The National...
President Bush to Speak at Big ‘I’ National Legislative Conference April 21
Apr 15 2005 // President George W. Bush will address more than 1,000 independent insurance agents and brokers Thursday, April 21, at the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (the Big “I”) National...
Va. Web Site Offers Comparisons of Hospitals
Apr 12 2005 // Virginia consumers trying to decide which hospitals to use now have a new online tool to evaluate and compare how the facilities treat patients with heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia. Starting this month,...
Safeco President to Address SIAA Orlando Conference; Discussions to Focus on Key Branding
Apr 11 2005 // Representatives of more than 150 Strategic Independent Agents Alliance’s Master Agency, Strategic Partner Companies and vendors will attend the April 13-15 semi-annual business meeting at the Marriott World Center in...
FAIA Mourns Passing of Former Exec. V.P. Tom Johnson
Apr 11 2005 // Tom Johnson, the former executive vice president of the Florida Association of Insurance Agents from 1948 to 1986, passed away in his sleep at 7:05 p.m. April 8 with his family and a few close friends at his bedside....
CWCI to Offer Web-Based Training Sessions on AMA Guides in April and May
Apr 8 2005 // Dr. Chris Brigham, featured speaker at CWCI’s AMA Guides 101 seminars last October and PD Rating 102 seminars in February, has scheduled three live, Web-based seminar series (four two-hour sessions each) on the use...
Pa. Sets Series of Consumer Meetings on Insurance
Apr 6 2005 // Cindy Fillman, the Pennsylvania Insurance Department’s consumer liaison, is inviting consumers to regional consumer advisory meetings to talk, ask questions and bring items of interest to the direct attention of the...
After Years of Hikes, ProMutual Vows No Increase in Med-Mal Rates in Massachusetts for 2005
Apr 5 2005 // The largest writer of medical malpractice insurance in Massachusetts said it will not have to raise rates this year, after several years of double-digit hikes. ProMutual Group credited “improved financial...
La. Man Pleads Guilty in CE Credit Scam
Apr 5 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...
Create a Community with an Agency Newsletter and Web Site
Apr 4 2005 // There are two classic reasons why consumers change insurance providers: a lower premium and a profound lack of appreciation. Agency management can only do so many things about the premiums they proffer. But there is always...
TDI February Enforcement Actions = $1.3 M in Fines and Restitution
Apr 4 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance recently announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner José Montemayor that became final during February. The actions include four license revocations, one license denial, and fines...
CE CREDITS APPROVED FOR SAFETY SUMMIT
Apr 4 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance has approved continuing education credits for insurance adjusters for breakout sessions offered at the 9th Annual Safety and Health Conference on May 11-12 in Austin. Attendees at the...
Keeping Retention Rates High in a Softening Market
Apr 4 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...
J.E. Brown & Associates Takes Updated Web Site Live
Apr 1 2005 // J.E. Brown & Associates announced new additions to their Web site, www.jebrown.net. The updated site offers many added features which make navigation quicker, easier and more efficient. The site offers three...
S&P Lowers AIG Ratings to ‘AA+’; To Hold Conference
Mar 31 2005 // And then there was one. The announcement late yesterday, March 30, that Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has lowered its long-term counterparty credit and senior debt ratings on American International Group...
CE Credits for Insurance Adjusters Offered at Texas Safety Summit May 11-12
Mar 25 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance has approved continuing education credits for insurance adjusters for breakout sessions offered at the 9th Annual Safety and Health Conference on May 11-12 in Austin. Insurance adjusters...
Main Street Matters
Mar 21 2005 // New York is one of the worst; New Jersey is also poor; Virginia remains among the best; Massachusetts and Maryland are looking better and better; Connecticut is holding steady, while Pennsylvania has some catching up to...
