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Leaving a Lasting Legacy
Jan 26 2004 // Education benefits the next generation of insurance consumers. During my 34-year tenure in the insurance industry, I cannot count the number of times I’ve heard, “Don’t they understand?” It’s...
Conference Attendees Told TRIA Needs Careful Examination by Insurers
Jan 23 2004 // Insurers will have to make tough public policy decisions regarding whether the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) should be extended beyond its sunset date of Dec. 31, 2005, attendees at the ExecuSummit Conference in New...
Spencer Educational Foundation Notes 25th Anniversary Celebration, Honors Dr. Ellen Thrower
Jan 20 2004 // The Spencer Educational Foundation, Inc., established by the Atlanta Chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS), is celebrating 25 years of service to supporting risk management education at the university...
IIA of Houston to Direct Area CIC Program
Jan 20 2004 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, based in Austin, Texas, and the Independent Insurance Agents (IIA) of Houston jointly announced that the IIA of Houston is assuming administrative leadership...
IIANC’s Annual Eastern Agents Conference Runs Jan. 28-29
Jan 15 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina’s (IIANC’s) annual Eastern Agents Conference, the largest insurance conference in the eastern part of North Carolina, will be held Jan. 28-29, at the Holiday...
IIABA National Legislative Conference Runs April 21-23
Jan 15 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) has scheduled its 28th annual National Legislative Conference for April 21-23 at The Capital Hilton in downtown Washington, D.C. The event, which always...
Insurance Pros Can Earn CE at Kan. Insurance Institute
Jan 14 2004 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger and the Kansas Insurance Department (KID) are preparing for the 2004 Kansas Insurance Institute. This educational institute in Overland Park, Kan., offers a unique opportunity...
NYSSA to Hold Conference on Insurance Industry
Jan 13 2004 // The New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA) will present its 8th Annual Insurance Industry Conference on Jan. 26-27, 2004 at the Harvard Club, 27 West 44th Street in New York City. The NYSSA’s announcement...
LDI EMPLOYEES FACE CHARGES:
Jan 12 2004 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that two department employees were arrested for Public Bribery and Conspiracy to Commit Public Bribery. In February 2001 the Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit...
Building Agency Value Through Perpetuation
Jan 12 2004 // Editor’s note: Agency perpetuation, or ownership succession for an agency, seems to be on the minds of many agency owners today. To address issues involved in planning for the transfer of agency ownership, the...
Strengthening Protection for Directors and Officers
Jan 12 2004 // Directors and officers liability premiums have risen by 30 percent—and sometimes by as much as 300 percent—in the past two years, following revelations of misdoings at corporations like Enron, Tyco and WorldCom. This...
The Hartford Awards Nearly $1 Million in Grants to Organizations
Jan 9 2004 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, headquartered in the city that bears its name, recently awarded $929,500 in grants to 20 nonprofit organizations in the Greater Hartford area. The company awards grants four times a...
The National Alliance to Expand University Programs During WRIA Annual Meeting
Dec 30 2003 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research plans to introduce the Certified Risk Managers (CRM) International courses to university and college representatives at the Western Risk and Insurance...
AIG Mergers & Acquisitions Division Notes Launch of Global Web Site
Dec 29 2003 // The AIG Mergers & Acquisitions Division, a division of the property and casualty subsidiaries of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), announced the launch of its newly designed global Web site,...
National Alliance to Intro CRM Courses at WRIA Conference
Dec 29 2003 // The Austin, Texas-based National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research plans to introduce the Certified Risk Managers International courses to university and college representatives at the Western Risk and...
LDI Employees Face Fraud Charges
Dec 22 2003 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that two department employees have been arrested for Public Bribery and Conspiracy to Commit Public Bribery. According to the LDI, in February 2001 the Louisiana State Police...
IEF Names Forrester as New President, CEO
Dec 19 2003 // Larry Forrester has been appointed as the president and CEO of the Insurance Education Foundation (IEF). Recently retired as president and CEO of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC), Forrester...
LDI Employees Face Fraud Charges
Dec 19 2003 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that two department employees have been arrested for Public Bribery and Conspiracy to Commit Public Bribery. According to the LDI, in February 2001 the Louisiana State Police...
Conference Sure of Firm Market, Uncertain About Future of Regulation
Dec 15 2003 // Except for the future of insurance regulation, there was surprising unanimity on leading issues facing the property and casualty insurance industry among both panelists and guests at the Fifteenth Annual Executive...
Conference Sure of Firm Market, Uncertain About Future of Regulation
Dec 15 2003 // Except for the future of insurance regulation, there was surprising unanimity on leading issues facing the property and casualty insurance industry among both panelists and guests at the Fifteenth Annual Executive...
