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Fireman’s Fund Fulfills $1 Million Commitment to San Diego Firefighters

Nov 19 2004 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company (FFIC) fulfilled a $1 million pledge to the firefighting community in San Diego County for equipment, fire prevention tools, firefighter training and community fire safety education....

St. Paul Travelers Launches Risk Control Web Site

Nov 17 2004 // St. Paul Travelers announced the debut of a new Web site housing more than 1,400 risk management resources for customers, agents and brokers. Resources are said to include the latest research reports and news on safety...

National Alliance Compensation Study Released

Nov 11 2004 // Austin, Texas-based National Alliance Research Academy announced the publication of the third edition of their producer compensation study titled, Producer Profile: Compensation, Production, and Responsibilities. This...

NTSB Backs Greater Oversight of Drivers with High-Risk Medical Conditions

Nov 11 2004 // In a report adopted this week, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that certain medical conditions can increase a driver’s accident risk and are incompatible with unrestricted operation of motor...

Dallas to Host National Town Hall Meeting – ‘Connecting the Global Economy Through Insurance’

Nov 9 2004 // The Dallas All Industry Day event for 2004, sponsored by state and local insurance organizations, will focus on national and global economic issues and its infrastructure, the insurance industry. Entitled “Connecting...

NAIC Conference Call Places State Insurance Investigations on Hold

Nov 8 2004 // State insurance commissioners in the southeast and across the United States consulted in a conference call the week after New York Attorney Gen-eral Eliot Spitzer made allegations of rigged bids and price-fixing among...

Big ‘I’ Panelists Concerned About Terrorism, Asbestos, Tort Reform

Nov 8 2004 // Terrorism, asbestos and tort reform will be key industry concerns according to five insurance company CEOs participating in a panel discussion during last month’s Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of...

TWCC Posts Rule-Making Projects on Web Site

Nov 5 2004 // The current status of rule-making projects by the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission has been added as a regular page on the Commission’s Web site at:...

IBHS Notes Strategic Partnerships at Conference

Nov 5 2004 // The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) formalized three strategic partnerships with organizations whose reach extends throughout the U.S. and beyond at its annual conference this last week in Orlando. IBHS...

SIIS Forum to Offer Continuing Legal Education Credits

Nov 4 2004 // Southwestern Insurance Information Service (SIIS) announced that its Public Policy Forum, “A Preview of the 2005 Texas Legislative Session,” will now offer two hours of Continuing Legal Education credits from...

Barnes to Speak at Walls & Ceilings Business Solutions Conference in Myrtle Beach

Nov 3 2004 // Bryan Barnes, an attorney with Rogers Townsend & Thomas P.C., will facilitate a session at the Walls & Ceilings Business Solutions Conference, held Nov. 7 – 9 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Business...

ICT Releases ‘Auto Insurance 101’-A Primer for Teens

Nov 2 2004 // The Insurance Council of Texas has teamed up with Texas’ Regional Education Service Centers to provide the state’s teenagers with information about auto insurance. The two groups came together this summer to...

S&P to Hold Telephone Conference Today on AIG, ACE

Nov 1 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it will hold a telephone conference call on Monday, Nov. 1, 2004, at 1 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time. The bulletin said Donovan Fraser, John Iten, Mark Puccia, Tom...

Iowa Insurance Educator Vaughan Dies at 69

Oct 27 2004 // Emmett J. Vaughan, a renowned professor of insurance at the University of Iowa’s Henry B. Tippie College of Business, has passed away at the age of 69. Funeral services will be held on Sat., Oct. 30, at St....

State, Federal Regs Concern Outgoing Big ‘I’ President

Oct 25 2004 // During my term we have made numerous advances, I couldn’t have done any of them without the help of the Executive Committee and dedicated committee members,” said Louise “BeBe” Canter, president of...

30th Annual NAPSLO Conference

Oct 25 2004 // Advisors Tackle Acquisitions, Consolidations at Surplus Lines Meeting Agency consolidations, consolidator’s objectives and a broad range of other trends and developments were highlighted by Steven S. Wevodau and...

Canter Predicts State, Federal Regulation to Detrimentally Affect Industry

Oct 25 2004 // More than 120 firms participated in the Big “I” Exhibit “During my term we have made numerous advances and I couldn’t have done any of them without the help of the Executive Committee and dedicated...

TDI Schedules Texas Windstorm/Hail Conference

Oct 22 2004 // The recent experience of Florida, which is recovering from not one or two but four serious storms in a single hurricane season, has underscored the need for Texas officials to reevaluate the state´s potential risks due to...

IIA Dallas Awards Myron F. Steves Scholarship to MHBT Account Executive

Oct 22 2004 // David Ball, an account executive with McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. (MHBT) in Dallas, was recently awarded the Myron F. Steves Scholarship by the Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas (IIAD) at the...

NAIC Conference Call Places State Insurance Investigations On Hold

Oct 21 2004 // State insurance commissioners in the southeast and across the U.S. consulted with each other during a conference call and will soon form a steering committee to coordinate a multi-state effort to investigate whether or not...