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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...
PIA National Launches New Web Site
Jun 3 2004 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has unveiled the newly redesigned www.PIANET.com. The new Web site marks the completion of a year-long project undertaken at the behest of the...
Vermont to Mandate Safety Course for Motorcyclists
Jun 1 2004 // Vermont motor vehicles officials are preparing a mandatory four-hour classroom course for new motorcyclists. The state is working with the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, a national nonprofit organization in Irvine, Calif.,...
Texas Insurance Education Web Site Expands
Jun 1 2004 // InsureTexas.org, a consumer education Web site initially developed to help Texans during the state’s homeowner insurance crisis, has been expanded include information about auto insurance and personal financial...
TWCC Presents Fort Worth Educational Seminar
May 28 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 23, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m....
HomeInfoMax Adds New Features to Web site
May 28 2004 // HomeInfoMax, an online real property and ownership information provider has added several new features to its Web site. The recently restructured and redesigned interface now offers several new tools and features intended...
ACT Unveils Agent-Broker ‘One-Stop’ Web Site for Real-Time Interface Information
May 28 2004 // The Agents Council for Technology (ACT) is announcing ACTtech, a new Web-based service that enables independent agents and brokers to assess the latest real-time interface technology solutions that vendors and carriers are...
IIAK Holding 108th Annual Convention in Bowling Green
May 25 2004 // Independent agents from throughout the state of Kentucky will converge in Bowling Green from June 17-19, for what will be the 108th Annual Convention of the Independent Insurance Agents of Kentucky (IIAK). Featured at this...
ACORD Launches New Advantage Web Site
May 24 2004 // ACORD’s new Advantage Web site (www.acordadvantage.org), which was launched Monday at the ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum, will reportedly improve ACORD Advantage agents and brokers access to ACORD’s...
ACORD Demos Newly Released Fillable Forms at Conference
May 24 2004 // ACORD demonstrated their newly released ACORD Fillable Forms for the more than 2,000 attendees at 2004 ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum. The fillable forms will help to streamlines the agent information workflow. The...
