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A Conversation with TSLA President Marshall Leicht
Feb 21 2005 // When Marshall Leicht was installed as president of the Texas Surplus Lines Association in November 2004 he reminded attendees at TSLA’s annual meeting of the many issues confronting surplus lines agents. Leicht, who...
Specialists Rank Talent Management Among Top Five Priorities in 2005
Feb 21 2005 // Providing rewards programs that attract, motivate and help retain employees has been ranked among the top five priorities for employers in 2005, according to a new survey conducted by Deloitte Consulting LLP’s Human...
Wausau Benefits Web Site Nabs 3 Awards
Feb 16 2005 // Wausau Benefits, a third-party health plan administrator and a business unit of Fiserv Health, garnered three separate awards for its newly redesigned Web site from COR Health’s online resource, “Medicine on...
AWCC to Hold Educational Conference Oct. 12 – 14
Feb 10 2005 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (AWCC) has scheduled its 18th annual Education Conference for Oct. 12-14, 2005, in Little Rock’s DoubleTree Hotel and the adjacent Robinson Convention Center. Alan...
Prime Insurance Announces New Web Site
Feb 7 2005 // Sandy, Utah-based The Prime Insurance Syndicate Inc. announced that the new look and design of its Web site, www.primeis.com, is now online. Prime has met the needs of its customers by providing a Web site with online...
Insurance Concerns on Fla. Agenda
Feb 7 2005 // The Florida Legislature is considering numerous actions during spring sessions, including taking a close look at preparedness for the upcoming hurricane season, now five months away; implementing single-deductibles;...
OIL & GAS INSURANCE CONFERENCE SET:
Feb 7 2005 // Strategic Research Institute will hold the 2nd Annual Insurance & Risk Management for the Oil & Gas Industry conference Feb. 28-March 1, 2005, at the Renaissance Houston in Houston, Texas. The forum will focus on...
Sexual Harassment Training Now Mandatory in California
Feb 7 2005 // For the first time, California now mandates that employers with 50 or more employees provide sexual harassment training to their supervisors. On Sept. 29, 2004, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a statute that...
Insurers Agree to $93M Settlement over Hazardous Waste Site in California
Feb 4 2005 // California has won a $93 million settlement with 16 insurance companies over cleanup costs at a notorious hazardous waste site. Lloyd’s of London, one of the state’s major insurers, will pay $49 million of the...
RGI Insurance Unveils New Web Site
Feb 2 2005 // Laguna Hills, Calif.-based RGI Insurance Services, one of California¹s largest medical malpractice insurance agencies, announced the grand opening of its new Web site: http://www.RGIinsurance.com. RGI Executive Vice...
The Hartford Endows Insurance Scholarship
Jan 28 2005 // As part of its commitment to helping public school students in its hometown of Hartford obtain a higher education, The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has created a new scholarship for the pursuit of insurance...
Feb. 1-4 Windstorm Conference Agenda: Hurricane Lessons, Preparing for Summer
Jan 27 2005 // The four major hurricanes that severely impacted Florida and other states and preparing for the 2005 hurricane season will be discussed by Max Mayfield, director of the National Hurricane Center, during the Feb. 1 to 4...
ACE USA’s Environmental Coverage Logs Online; New Site Provides Product, Claims Reporting Information
Jan 24 2005 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, announced that its ACE Environmental Risk unit has introduced the capability for on-line product and claims reporting information via its new...
Oil & Gas Industry Insurance & Risk Management Conference to be Held in Houston
Jan 20 2005 // Strategic Research Institute announced it will hold the 2nd Annual Insurance & Risk Management for the Oil & Gas Industry conference Feb. 28-March 1, 2005, at the Renaissance Houston in Houston, Texas. What are...
National Agent Legislative Conference Set for April
Jan 18 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America has scheduled its 29th annual National Legislative Conference for April 20-22 at The Grand Hyatt Hotel in downtown Washington, D.C. The event, which always...
Fla. H.B. 117 to Require Certification for Mold Remediation Professionals
Jan 14 2005 // Legislation to require mold professionals working in Florida to be trained, licensed and certified has been filed by Rep. Carl J. Domino (R-West Palm Beach). House Bill 117, co-sponsored by Rep. Franklin Sands (D-Weston),...
Warning: Drowsy Docs Danger During Driving
Jan 14 2005 // They’re in training to save lives, but medical interns sometimes threaten them: Lack of sleep from very long hospital shifts can make young doctors behind the wheel as dangerous as drunks, researchers found. Doctors...
Industry to Unite at Wash. Legislative Conference
Jan 14 2005 // On Feb. 10, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Washington, PIA, IBA West, Surplus Lines Association of Washington, WA Council of NAIW, Tacoma Pierce County Insurance Women, Greater Seattle Insurance...
Insurance Education Foundation Launches Redesigned Web Site
Jan 11 2005 // The Indianapolis-based Insurance Education Foundation has redesigned its Web site to be more user friendly and dynamic. “The IEF Web site was redesigned to be more responsive to high school teachers and other...
Agent Association Partners to Offer Online Education
Jan 11 2005 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents has announce a partnership with Learn.net to launch a new on-line CE and Professional Skills Education Center for member and non-member agents at:...
