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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...
AWCC Offers Spanish Language Forms on Web Site
Oct 18 2004 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (AWCC) announced the availability on its Web site of Spanish translations of two forms, AWCC Spanish Form AR-P (poster of instructions) and Spanish Form AR-N (employee...
IIABL to Hold First Annual Management Conference
Oct 15 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Louisiana will hold its 1st Annual Management Conference Oct. 28-29, 2004, at the Marriott in Baton Rouge, La.. The conference will feature an exhibit hall, opportunities...
IIANC Names Meshaw Company Pro of the Year; Kenley Garners Education Award
Oct 12 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) recently announced that Dewey Meshaw has been named as IIANC’s Company Professional of the Year. Selected annually, this award recognizes an insurance...
Travelers Integrates Auto Report Ordering into Agent Web Site
Oct 12 2004 // Travelers, a member of St. Paul Travelers, announced it has made it easier for personal lines independent agents to do business by integrating the ordering of auto underwriting reports into its Agent HQ Web site. For auto...
PA. ADDS AGENT SEARCH TO WEB SITE:
Oct 11 2004 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Department’s Web site has a new search feature for both consumers and insurance producers. The new “licensed producer” search gives consumers the ability to verify that they are...
