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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...
Strengthening Protection for Directors and Officers
Dec 15 2003 // 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...
TWCC Seminar Planned for San Antonio in January
Dec 12 2003 // The Workers’ Health and Safety division of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission announced it will present a one-day educational seminar on Accident Prevention Planning, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2004, from 8...
AIIA Legislative Conference Set for Feb. 10
Dec 11 2003 // The Alabama Independent Insurance Agents will hold their Legislative Conference on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004. There is no registration fee for this half-day program. The event will be held at Embassy Suites, 300 Tallapoosa...
St. Paul: Supervisor Training Key to Safer Workplaces
Dec 11 2003 // The St. Paul Cos. announced a new CD-ROM and online training series aimed at helping supervisors promote safe and healthy behaviors in the workplace. The series, “Striving for Excellence: Elements of Effective...
PIANY Announces Continuing Education Courses for MetroRAP 2004
Dec 5 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. announced that it will feature two continuing education courses during its annual Metropolitan Regional Awareness Program (MetroRAP) scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 22,...
SIIS Schedules January/February CE Training Seminars
Dec 4 2003 // Southwestern Insurance Information Service (SIIS) announced it will hold two continuing education training seminars in Houston and Dallas on the Texas FAIR Plan and the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. “The...
Your Fastrack to CE Credits
Dec 1 2003 // Insurance Journal Associate Publisher Dena Kaplan interviews Brad Nevins, president and co-founder of online continuing education service FastrackCE about the benefits of online education and the advantages over...
IEF SITES APPROVED:
Dec 1 2003 // Two additional universities will host insurance education institute programs next summer, one in Arkansas and one in Mississippi. According to the Insurance Education Foundation (IEF), the University of Central Arkansas...
Monteleone, Mullin Receive PLUS Awards at Annual Conference
Nov 26 2003 // The Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) recently honored Joseph Monteleone of The Hartford Financial Services Group with its 2003 PLUS1 Award at the organization’s 16th Annual International...
InVest Unveils New Web Site Design Targeting Agents Among Others
Nov 24 2003 // InVEST, an education program to strengthen the insurance industry by attracting a large pool of qualified insurance recruits, has unveiled its new Web site design. “The new Web site is a single source for everything...
