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30th Annual NAPSLO Conference: Acquisitions, Consolidations, Objectives, Trends Highlighted

Oct 11 2004 // Agency consolidations, consolidators’ objectives and a broad range of other trends and developments were highlighted by Steven S. Wevodau and Robert J. Lieblein, both with WFG Capital Advisors LP, during the National...

Speier Addresses Attendees at American Agents Alliance Conference

Oct 11 2004 // Over 1,400 independent agents and brokers from California and Arizona descended upon Indian Wells, California this September for the 2004 American Agents Alliance Conference & Expo. Attendees took advantage of...

CHICAGO CONFERENCE TO EXPLORE URBAN MARKETS:

Oct 11 2004 // The fourth national Urban Insurance Advantage workshop, organized by Urban Insurance Partners Institute, will be held Oct. 27, 2004, at the Hotel Sofitel in Chicago. Workshop speakers will address corporate strategies for...

30th Annual NAPSLO Conference: Acquisitions, Consolidations, Objectives, Trends Highlighted

Oct 11 2004 // Agency consolidations, consolidator’s objectives and a broad range of other trends and developments were highlighted by Steven S. Wevodau and Robert J. Lieblein, both with WFG Capital Advisors LP, during the National...

CEOs Praise Hudson Valley N.Y. Market

Oct 10 2004 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. celebrated its second annual Hudson Valley Regional Awareness Program recently as about 250 insurance professionals attended the conference in Suffern, N.Y. During...

Four Companies Honored with Best Practices Award at Big ‘I’ Conference

Oct 10 2004 // Four national insurance companies have been presented the “Best Practices Award of Excellence” at the 2004 Big “I” Convention in Orlando, Fla.. Honorees were St. Paul Travelers, Safeco Insurance,...

TWCC Continues Revising, Updating Web Site

Oct 5 2004 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission announced more revisions to its Web site at www.twcc.state.tx.us. The additions include a log of questions and answers about Commission policies and updates to the Approved...

U.K. Insurance and Financial Services Conference Focused on Industry Image

Oct 4 2004 // The U.K.’s annual Insurance and Financial Services Conference, sponsored by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters (CILA), got underway Wednesday, Sept. 29. The...

S.D. Insurance Alliance Announces Fall Education Clinic

Oct 4 2004 // The South Dakota Insurance Alliance‘s fall clinic, scheduled for Nov. 10, 2004, will feature a range of industry experts addressing a broad array of topics, including auto injury claims, workers’ compensation,...

Infinity Insurance Offering CE Classes

Sep 30 2004 // Infinity Insurance Company will host Education Expo 2004 in the month of October, with Continuing Education Classes being held throughout California. The two classes available are Professional Field Underwriting 3: Risky...

Weissenstein Named Insurance Educator of the Year

Sep 28 2004 // The Insurance Education Foundation (IEF) has selected Steve Weissenstein, an Accounting, Business Law, Marketing, and Consumer Education teacher at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, Ill., to receive the James L....

AWCC Says Workers’ Comp Conference Almost Full

Sep 22 2004 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission announced recently that although reservations can still be made for the 17th Annual Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference Oct. 13-15, planners are...

Pa. Department Adds Agent Search to Web Site

Sep 22 2004 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken announced that the department’s web site has a new search feature for both consumers and insurance producers licensed in Pennsylvania. The new “licensed...

WCRI November Conference to Have a Texas Focus

Sep 21 2004 // The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute announced that it’s annual Issues & Research Conference, to be held Nov. 10-11, 2004, in Cambridge, Mass., will feature a session on the Texas workers’...

Hartford to Host Conference on Japan Operations

Sep 21 2004 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. will present an overview of the company’s Japan operations on Wednesday, September 22, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Tokyo. Presentations by Greg Boyko, senior vice president in...

TWCC SITE ADDS COMP SYSTEM INFO:

Sep 20 2004 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission is making more information about the system available on the agency’s Web site at www.twcc.state.tx.us. TWCC said general system data, such as the top paid health care...

Louisiana Health Care Conference Set for Oct. 12

Sep 20 2004 // The Ninth Annual Health Care Conference, sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Insurance, will bring together national experts, state legislators and state and federal regulators to discuss a variety of health care...

UIPI Conference in Chicago to Explore Risks and Rewards Urban Markets

Sep 20 2004 // New data shows urban and emerging markets offer tremendous opportunity for insurers, but the industry-backed Urban Insurance Partners Institute (UIPI) says that insurers may not fully understand how to manage the market...

Growth Determines Retail, Wholesale Broker’s Value

Sep 20 2004 // Sustaining Progress in a Changing Rate Environment The wind has been at the back of insurance agents and brokers for the past several years and has resulted in smooth sailing. Organic growth rates have been in double...

City of Hope, California Ins. Council to Honor Scottsdale Insurance President

Sep 20 2004 // The California Insurance Council (CIC) 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...