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The Trust Factor-Building Relationships with Your Clients

Jul 5 2004 // Baffled by the product, overwhelmed by policy verbiage and totally put off by the adversarial nature of the whole business, consumers nationwide express having serious trust issues with the insurance industry. In...

IIA San Antonio to Hold Work Comp Seminar

Jul 1 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio announced a July 23, 2004 continuing education seminar with a focus on workers’ compensation. Entitled “New Developments in Workers Compensation,” the...

Willis Comments on K&R; Stresses Training and Techniques for Prevention and Protection

Jun 30 2004 // Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings Limited has prepared a timely comment on what is unfortunately a growth industry -kidnapping and hostage taking – particularly “among militant Islamic groups...

Big ‘I’ to Offer Continuing Ed Courses in Orlando

Jun 30 2004 // For individuals needing continuing education (CE) credits to meet their state’s insurance licensing requirements, then the 2004 Big “I” Convention this October at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin...

IADA Holds 39th Annual Conference

Jun 30 2004 // The Independent Automobile Damage Appraisers Association (IADA) held its 39th annual conference at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans recently. The conference was reportedly well attended with 130 registrants and the...

PIA Services Takes Over Iowa CIC, CISR Programs

Jun 29 2004 // PIA Services Inc. will assume administrative leadership of the Certified Insurance Counselors and Certified Insurance Service Representatives programs in Iowa. The Professional Insurance Agents of Nebraska, along with the...

CII and Cass Launch “Insurance University”

Jun 29 2004 // The U.K.’s Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and Cass Business School have created an “Insurance University,” aimed at improving the “performance of the management talent in insurance and provide...

NFIP Launches National Campaign for Agents, Consumers on Flooding Risks, Insurance Benefits

Jun 29 2004 // This week, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) its new national marketing campaing, FloodSmart, which is designed to educate consumers about the risks of flooding and the benefits of flood insurance, as well as to...

Independent Insurance Agents of Montana to Hold Conference July 24-27

Jun 23 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Montana will hold its 73rd Annual Convention and Young Agents Conference from July 24-27, 2004 at the Rock Creek Resort in Red Lodge, Mont. Highlights of the event include breakfast with...

S&P: Reinsurance Backing Increasingly Flimsy, Conference Panelists Say

Jun 21 2004 // Insurance companies are going to find reinsurers less and less reliable as pricing weakens in the U.S. property/casualty market, panelists at Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services Insurance Conference warned last...

Tennessee Governor Has Sights Set on Workers’ Comp Reform Bill

Jun 21 2004 // Looking to move Tennessee down on a list it doesn’t necessarily want to be number two on, Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (D) has been championing the need to reform workers’ compensation in the Volunteer...

S&P Conference Survey Predicts More Mergers; Confidence in Pres. Bush; Increased Price Competition

Jun 17 2004 // A Standard & Poor’s survey found that two-thirds of insurance executives and analysts believe the recent mergers of St. Pauls/ Travelers and John Hancock/ Manulife indicate heightened industry consolidation...

Free OSHA Training in Residential Construction Safety Slated for June 22 in Arkansas

Jun 15 2004 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the U.S. Department of Labor, the Arkansas Home Builders Association and the Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board are teaming up to provide a training workshop in...

Arbitration Forums: Self-Insureds’ Use of Arbitration Growing, More Taking Advantage of Special Benefits

Jun 14 2004 // Self-insured companies are increasing their use of inter-company arbitration to reduce insurance-related costs and increase subrogation recovery and are realizing some unique benefits, according to Arbitration Forums Inc....

TWCC Presents Seminar in Laredo

Jun 11 2004 // The Workers’ Health and Safety division of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission will present a one-day educational seminar on Accident Prevention Planning, on Wednesday, June 16, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m....

IIAH Celebrates Its 80th Anniversary This Month

Jun 7 2004 // The year was 1924. The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in New York City. Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” premiered at Carnegie Hall. The first Winter Olympics opened in Chamonix, France....

Texas State Senator Shapiro to Speak at IIAT’s 107th Annual Convention

Jun 7 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ 107th Annual Convention, which takes place June 10-12, 2004 at the Wyndham Anatole in Dallas, promises to be a jam-packed two and a half days of continuing education...

ACORD LAUNCHES NEW ADVANTAGE WEB SITE:

Jun 7 2004 // ACORD’s new Advantage Web site (www.acordadvantage.org), which was launched recently at the ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum, will reportedly improve ACORD Advantage agents and brokers access to ACORD’s...

IBA West Blue Ribbon Conference Focuses on Workers’ Comp

Jun 7 2004 // Approximately 300 independent agents, brokers and senior level insurance company executives attended the IBA West 18th annual Blue Ribbon Conference, held May 2-6, 2004 at the Mauna Lani Resort located on the Kohala coast...

InVEST Awards $30,000 in Scholarships

Jun 3 2004 // InVEST, an education program for the insurance industry that develops a large pool of qualified recruits, has awarded $30,000 in scholarships to a select group of 10 high school and community college InVEST...