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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...
N.H. Agents Upbeat at Annual Conference
May 21 2004 // Nearly 100 independent insurance agents and industry professionals from across New Hampshire took part in the Professional Insurance Agents of New Hampshire Inc.’s annual conference in Concord, N.H. on May...
U.S. Investment Slowing in Europe Says RiskProNet Conference Speaker
May 19 2004 // Net U.S. investment in Europe has slowed considerably in the past decade, J. Bradford DeLong, professor of economics at the University of California at Berkeley, told directors of RiskProNet International Inc., at recent...
Lloyd’s to Donate $300,000 to NAPSLO Education Fund
May 18 2004 // Lloyd’s announced that it will donate $300,000 to the Derek Hughes/NAPSLO Educational Foundation, Ltd. to encourage the educational development of students and professionals interested in the excess and surplus lines...
WTC’s Silverstein Vows to Rebuild on Site Despite Losing to Insurers
May 17 2004 // Saying a court defeat was “not a defeat for rebuilding,” World Trade Center leaseholder Larry Silverstein has vowed to complete a rebuilding plan even after a jury ruled he could not double most of his $3.5...
IIABA Legislative Conference Allows Agents, Brokers Chance to Lobby
May 17 2004 // From coast to coast, they came to Washington, D.C. last month for a chance to have their voices heard on a wide range of issues from workers’ compensation to taxes on their businesses. The 28th Annual Independent...
IIASA, TWIA WINDSTORM WORKSHOP:
May 17 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio announced it will host a windstorm insurance underwriting workshop in conjunction with the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. The workshop is scheduled for June 4, 2004,...
IIABA Legislative Conference Allows Agents, Brokers Chance to Lobby
May 17 2004 // From coast to coast, they came to Washington, D.C., last month for a chance to have their voices heard on a wide range of issues from workers’ compensation to taxes on their businesses. The 28th Annual Independent...
Group Long-Term-Care Insurance: How to Cash in on this Hot Voluntary Benefit
May 17 2004 // Voluntary benefits, where the employees pay the full freight through payroll deduction, are booming. Voluntary plans let employers offer attractive fringe benefits like dental, vision care and disability insurance at no...
Poe Financial Group Honored at NFIP Conference
May 11 2004 // Southern Family Insurance Company, a member of the Florida-based Poe Financial Group, was recognized by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) during its annual conference in Seattle. Southern Family Insurance, which...
Insurers Back N.Y. DOI’s Proposed No-Fault Fixes
May 10 2004 // The New York State Insurance Department’s proposed amendments to Regulation 83 would reportedly move the state’s no-fault auto reparations system toward more measured and reasonable cost control without...
IIANC’s Young Agents Conference Runs June 13-15
May 6 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina’s (IIANC’s) annual Young Agents Conference, a conference in North Carolina targeted to agents 41 years of age and under, will be held June 13-15, at the...
