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National Alliance Ethics Course Now Online
Apr 21 2004 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, based in Austin, Texas, recently launched an all-new online ethics course, called Legal and Ethical Requirements of Insurance Professionals, also known as...
AIMS Society Announces New Officers
Apr 21 2004 // The American Insurance Marketing and Sales (AIMS) Society, a national organization dedicated to providing sales training, networking and marketing innovation to insurance professionals, announced the election of the...
S&P Announces April 20 Telephone Conference
Apr 20 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it will hold a telephone conference call on Tuesday April 20th, 2004, at 2:00 p.m. UK Time, 3:00 CET and 9:00 EDT to discuss the 2004 outlook for European...
Sanborn’s Mexico Insurance announces release of E-Commerce site
Apr 20 2004 // Sanborn’s Mexico Auto Insurance, a division of Travco Services Inc, is pleased to announce the release of an e-commerce site to sell southbound Mexico insurance. The site, developed through Insurance Technologies...
Higher Education
Apr 19 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: With AIG Higher Education Risk Solutions, an institution of higher education can be well prepared, whatever its future holds. The Educators Elite line offers a comprehensive range of property-casualty...
Is Ethics Training ‘Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing”
Apr 19 2004 // You may have let March slip by blissfully unaware that it was ethics awareness month in the insurance and financial services industries — the other 11 months being a free-for-all, apparently. Still, this seems an...
Higher Education Liability
Apr 19 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: AIG Educators Elite line offers a comprehensive range of property/casualty insurance solutions to cover the distinct liabilities of public and private colleges, universities, junior colleges and trade...
Fireman’s Fund Arranges Special Training Package for Those in the Hospitality Industry
Apr 15 2004 // Hotel clients of Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company can now buy an extended package of online employee safety training that satisfies all OSHA requirements for hospitality industry employees, such as housekeepers,...
AIMS Society Announces New Directors
Apr 13 2004 // The American Insurance Marketing and Sales (AIMS) Society, a national organization dedicated to providing sales training, networking and marketing innovation to insurance professionals, announced the addition of four...
Defense Bar Schedules Conference in Barcelona
Apr 8 2004 // The Chicago-based Defense Research Institute (DRI), the organization which represents the insurance defense bar, announced hat it has joined other legal associations to hold an international conference in Barcelona, Spain,...
Conference on Asbestos Scheduled in D.C.
Apr 6 2004 // The American Academy of Actuaries will sponsor a luncheon meeting on Wednesday, April 7 in Washington D.C. to discuss current legislation pending in Congress on asbestos. “Highlights include an update on the Academy...
Fireman’s Fund Launches Program to Aid Firefighting in San Diego County
Apr 6 2004 // San Diego County fire departments and fire and burn prevention organizations will receive more than $1 million this year through Fireman’s Fund Heritage(SM), a community-based corporate giving program launched by...
Federal Roads Bill Upgrades States’ Driver Safety
Apr 5 2004 // Kevin Jordan is a retired State Highway Patrol trooper who believes that learning how to drive means learning what to do when the brakes lock up. “Many kids don’t get anything more than the basic stuff, and the...
ALABAMA DEPTARTMENT OF INSURANCE UNVEILS UPDATED WEB SITE:
Apr 5 2004 // The Alabama Department of Insurance has launched an updated Web site. It remains at the same address, which is http://www.aldoi.gov/. The new site, designed by department webmaster Jelene Hardy, should reportedly provide...
Agents Learn about Opportunities, Challenges at Agribusiness Conference
Apr 5 2004 // The Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West (IBA West) and Insurance Skills Center sponsored the 17th Annual Agribusiness Conference held March 17 and 18 in Sacramento. The nation’s largest agricultural conference...
Wash. Drivers with High Incomes, Degrees Speed More Often
Apr 5 2004 // According to a PEMCO Insurance survey, the person passing you on the highway well above the speed limit is more likely to have an advanced education and earn a higher income than those traveling at safer speeds. The...
LAAA Prepares for Expansion, Upcoming Annual Convention
Apr 5 2004 // Founded five years ago to address the specific needs of the Hispanic insurance community in California, the Latin American Agents Association (LAAA) is well known for its popular monthly meetings and entertaining annual...
Flood, Credit Rank Among Top 2004 Maryland Issues as Session Ends
Apr 5 2004 // As the 2004 Maryland legislative session draws to a close, a myriad of property/casualty insurance bills reportedly benefiting consumers in providing disaster relief and fair underwriting and rating practices are...
WebAward Competition Looking for Best Insurance Site
Apr 1 2004 // The Web Marketing Association is calling for entries for its eighth annual WebAward Competition, including the category of best insurance Web site. The competition is meant to recognize the individual and team achievement...
IIA San Antonio to Hold Professional Liability Seminar
Mar 29 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio announced a continuing education seminar on professional liability to be held on April 15, 2004. Presenters for the seminar will be Joseph H. Schneider and Beth Snyder...