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CII Notes Agenda for Annual Conference
Aug 30 2004 // The U.K.’s Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) will focus on the future for brokers when it convenes its annual Insurance & Financial Services Conference at the Convention Centre in Birmingham the 29 September...
Web Site Advises Homeowners on Oil Tank Safety
Aug 27 2004 // A new Internet Web site aims to help homeowners avoid potentially costly home oil tank spills and damage to the environment. Tankhealth.com informs provides web-based risk analysis program that helps homeowners identify if...
DRI Australia Conferences on “Frivolous Lawsuits”
Aug 26 2004 // The Defense Research Institute, which groups some 22,000 defense lawyers, announced two upcoming conferences in Australia focused on the threat “frivolous lawsuits” may pose outside the U.S. The DRI noted that...
Snashall to Deliver Keynote Address at Ga. State Board of Workers’ Comp Conference
Aug 26 2004 // Robert Snashall, founder and principal of Snashall Associates, will deliver a keynote address at the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference and Seminar being held Aug. 29 – Sept. 1,...
Hoos Joins Polestar to Manage Agency/Carrier Training
Aug 26 2004 // Doylestown, Pa.-based agency management consultancy Polestar Performance Programs Inc., has added William Hoos to its team. He will manage the agency and carrier training and consulting team for the company and be located...
TV’s ‘Apprentice’ Now Life Insurance Star
Aug 24 2004 // Kwame Jackson, star of last season’s hit reality show The Apprentice, is giving Americans a dose of reality about the pivotal role life insurance can play in safeguarding a family’s finances and future plans....
Experian Conference Set for Boca Raton
Aug 24 2004 // CEO coach Ram Charan, ChoicePoint Chairman and CEO Derek Smith, master motivator Dan Clark and Enron whistleblower Sherron Watkins are among the speakers to headline the Vision 2004 Conference, hosted for the 24th year by...
City of Hope, California Insurance Council Honors Scottsdale Insurance President Williamson
Aug 24 2004 // The California Insurance Council for City of Hope will honor business and civic leader Max Williamson, president and chief operating officer of Scottsdale Insurance, with The Spirit of Life Award for his exceptional...
Six Sigma: A Measureable Approach To Providing Quality Services
Aug 23 2004 // By and Dennis Attenello The revolution continues. An ever-growing and nationwide audience of consumers is becoming increasingly aware of the quality of service they receive, giving it enlarged value and power in the...
Sweet Success
Aug 23 2004 // Only a few months ago, insurance captives were a topic of some criticism in the presidential primaries. But after Vermont Governor Dean was eliminated, candidates stopped talking about them and, come to think of it, about...
Captive Industry Makes Green Mountain State Even Greener
Aug 23 2004 // Vermonters from the governor on down are not shy about expressing their affection for the state’s captive insurance industry. At the recent 19th annual conference of the Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA)...
Boston’s Famed Insurance Library: Any Questions’
Aug 23 2004 // The Insurance Library Association of Boston occupies its building in the heart of the city where it has been for more than 100 years serving industry professionals and consumers. The Insurance Library Association of...
Fireman’s Fund Unveils Program to Improve Atlanta Fire Safety
Aug 23 2004 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company (FFIC) has launched a new program that will provide fire agencies in Metropolitan Atlanta with $500,000 in funding and donations for firefighting equipment, fire prevention tools,...
IGNORING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE:
Aug 23 2004 // A recent follow-up survey by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) found that many companies and organizations in all industries have yet to address the problem of workplace violence. ASSE said its Risk...
IIABW TO HOLD ANNUAL CONFERENCE SEPT. 30 – OCT. 2:
Aug 23 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Washington will hold its annual conference Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 2004 at The Davenport Hotel in Spokane, Wash. The conference theme, “Making a Difference,”...
TWCC Redesigns Web Site
Aug 18 2004 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that its web site at www.twcc.state.tx.us has a new look. It has been redesigned in an effort to make it easier for participants in the Texas workers’...
IIASA Offers Steves Scholarship
Aug 18 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio announced that the Myron F. Steves Insurance Professional Scholarship Program is now available to the association’s members. In its pledge to “Excellence through...
R.I. Lowers Workers’ Comp System Assessment
Aug 18 2004 // Rhode Island officials have decreased the premium assessment that insurers must charge to cover the costs of administering the state’s workers compensation system. Effective July 15, 2004, the Workers’...
SIIS to Hold Fall Conference in Fort Worth
Aug 18 2004 // Southwestern Insurance Information Service announced that “Legislation, Regulation and Education” is the theme of its 51st Annual Fall Conference, to be held Sept. 19-20, 2004, at the Doral Tesoro Hotel in Fort...
Texas Mutual Web Site is a Three-Peat Winner
Aug 17 2004 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced that for the third consecutive year its Web site, www.texasmutual.com, took first place in an international communications competition hosted by the American Association of State...
