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MarketScout Names R & SA “Best of Class” for Higher Education
Mar 13 2003 // MarketScout, a Dallas Texas-based insurance exchange specializing in the distribution of property and casualty insurance products, designated Royal & SunAlliance as its specialist for Higher Education coverages....
Bolton & Company Grew with the Times
Mar 10 2003 // In a new series in Insurance Journal, we’ll profile agencies that have made a name for themselves in the industry with a special niche. In our first interview, we talk with California’s Bolton & Company....
The Call of the Conference: Users Conferences Plugged In
Mar 10 2003 // Even with the dominance of the Internet, and the trend toward doing almost everything online from a remote location, something phenomenal is happening. Insurance agents are flocking to users conferences in droves—setting...
Lost at Sea: Hardening Marine Market Challenges Agents and Brokers
Mar 10 2003 // Marine insurance is, as Insurance Journal put it last year, “a unique animal.” The belly of the beast consists of cargo and yacht coverage, which account for 50 percent of U.S. written premium. But another...
The Call of the Conference
Mar 10 2003 // Even with the dominance of the Internet, and the trend toward doing almost everything online from a remote location, something phenomenal is happening. Insurance agents are flocking to users conferences in droves—setting...
Sen. John Breaux to Address IIABA National Leg. Conference
Mar 5 2003 // Sen. John Breaux (D-La.) will be among the prominent speakers addressing more than 800 independent agents and brokers during the 27th Annual National Legislative Conference of the Independent Insurance Agents &...
Ohio Housing Conference to Zero in On Scoring
Mar 4 2003 // An Ohio Civil Rights Commission (OCRC) housing conference will host several panel discussions about the impact of insurance scoring on access to homeownership in the state. Three sessions dealing with different issues...
Zurich N.A. Small Biz Launches Direct Bill Web Site
Mar 1 2003 // Zurich North America Small Business today announced a new Direct Bill website on zurichna.com. The new site gives agents and brokers direct online access to their customers’ billing information, including the status,...
Time to Jump on the Employee Benefits Bandwagon’
Feb 24 2003 // In some respects, the world of employee benefits seems to be on a roll. The Indepen-dent Insurance Agents & Brokers Association (IIABA) reports that about 26 percent of the U.S. agencies examined in its “2002...
Time to Jump on the Employee Benefits Bandwagon’
Feb 24 2003 // In some respects, the world of employee benefits seems to be on a roll. The Indepen-dent Insurance Agents & Brokers Association (IIABA) reports that about 26 percent of the U.S. agencies examined in its “2002...
You Bet There’s More to a Comparative Rater Than Just Quoting
Feb 24 2003 // Comparative raters for independent agents have been available since the early 80s with the introduction of personal computers. Just like today’s PC, they have made great strides since the days of the floppy drive...
Hagerty Agent Site Now Open 24/7
Feb 14 2003 // Collectible auto and boat insurer Hagerty Insurance recently updated its agents-only Web site to allow for 24-hour, seven-day-a-week access to client policies and customer ID cards. The changes are available in the...
IIABA’s Virtual Univ. Offering New Sales Skills Programs to Ind. Agents, Brokers
Feb 10 2003 // The Big “I” Virtual University (VU) of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) is now offering Richardson QuickSkills™: a four-star rated portfolio of online sales skills programs...
Calif. Adopts Regs on Worker Occupational Safety
Feb 4 2003 // Last year’s workers’ compensation benefit increase bill (AB 749) eliminated the state’s loss control certification unit as of Dec. 31, 2002, replacing it with a new “Worker Occupational Safety and...
CSRcross-selling.com Redesigns Web Site
Jan 29 2003 // North Carolina-based Agency Ideas® announced a complete transformation of its CSRcross-selling.com(TM) Web site, which is dedicated to advancing cross-selling skills throughout the property and casualty insurance...
National Alliance Appoints Smith to Marketing Post
Jan 28 2003 // Austin, Texas-based insurance education provider, The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, announced the selection of Carolyn Smith as the new director of Marketing and Promotions for the...
Progressive Debuts First Motorcycle, ATV, RV and Boat Claims Training Center
Jan 23 2003 // Ohio-based Progressive announced the opening of two new expanded auto insurance claims training facilities and the industry’s first center dedicated to training representatives to handle motorcycle, ATV, RV, boat and...
AIA Conference Explores Challenges of Terrorism Ins. Law
Jan 23 2003 // Top government officials, along with insurance industry experts and leaders, kicked off an American Insurance Association (AIA) conference this week focused on the recently enacted Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of...
Texas Watch Launches Insurance Reform Web Site
Jan 22 2003 // The consumer group Texas Watch unveiled a new Web site designed to help consumers participate in the legislative debate on insurance reform. Through the Web site at www.fixtexasinsurance.org, the group will provide...
MetroRAP Conference Set For Thursday in Brooklyn
Jan 21 2003 // This year’s MetroRAP conference is scheduled to be held at the New York Marriott in Brooklyn on Thursday, Jan. 23. Highlights of the Program will include a Keynote address by Warren Heck, chairman and CEO of the GNY...
