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Captain Named InVEST Teacher of the Year

Jul 10 2001 // Robert G. Captain, insurance instructor at Grossmont College, El Cajon, Calif., was named the InVEST Teacher of the Year, announced the InVEST Board of Directors. InVEST-which maintains it is the only education program...

Young Agents Head to Hawaii for IIAA Leadership Conference

Jul 9 2001 // Young Agents from across the U.S. will gather in Hawaii to enjoy the tropical beaches, breathtaking views and the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s (IIAA) 26th Annual Young Agents Leadership Conference. The...

CDI to Join NAIC Midwest Zone Continuing Education Reciprocity Project

Jul 6 2001 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) filed a request to be a part of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Midwest Zone Continuing Education Reciprocity Project. The CDI stated that it...

“E-insurance: Creating a Competitive Advantage” Excerpted from a report written in co-operation with

Jul 3 2001 // Levels of e-business development Despite the desire to deepen customer relationships, reduce costs and develop new sources of revenue, few have gone far in terms of creating distinctive web-enabled services. To date, only...

Changes, Challenges in EPL Arena Discussed at PLUS Symposium

Jun 28 2001 // Increased claims involving workplace violence, sexual harassment, identity theft and ADA issues are presenting many challenges to the Employment Practices Liability (EPL) marketplace, according to a panel of experts at the...

St. Paul Cos. Executive Discusses E-Commerce Risks at Cyber Conference

Jun 27 2001 // The lack of preparedness on the part of businesses to manage risks posed by the Internet, e-commerce and computer technologies was the theme of an address by Jon Farber, senior underwriting director, The St. Paul Companies...

CPCU Society, NICB Join Together to Provide Education During Insurance Fraud Prevention Week

Jun 22 2001 // In an effort to educate consumers nationwide about insurance fraud and the price we all pay for these crimes, the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (CPCU) Society and National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) released...

Auto Club Says Calif. Teen Driving Law Could Prevent Nearly 100,000 Crashes in Next Decade

Jun 22 2001 // According to the Automobile Club of California California’s Graduated Driver Licensing Law (GDL), one of the toughest teen driving laws in the nation, will have a major impact on the number one killer of teens...

CE Program Open for Wash. Agents, Brokers

Jun 12 2001 // A partnership between Knowledge Anywhere, which provides web-based learning solutions for corporations and business professionals, and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Washington, will allow IIABW members...

Who’s Who Across Texas, Local Associations at Work

Jun 4 2001 // Local associations across the state continue to contribute to their communities and their profession in a variety of ways. Following is a report on activities for the past year from those that responded to our queries...

Who’s Who Across Texas, Local Associations at Work

Jun 4 2001 // Local associations across the state continue to contribute to their communities and their profession in a variety of ways. Following is a report on activities for the past year from those that responded to our queries...

IMCA, LCA Announce Joint Insurance Communicators Conference

May 30 2001 // Insurance Marketing Communications Association (IMCA) and Life Communicators Association (LCA) announced today that their organizations will hold a joint conference in Toronto, Canada, in June 2002. Both non-profit...

ACORD Honors InsureHiTech, Royal & SunAlliance USA at Tech Conference

May 25 2001 // InsureHiTech, an eBusiness property/casualty insurance portal designed for mid-sized technology clients, and Royal & SunAlliance USA received the ACORD XML Implementation Champions Award for Property & Casualty...

NATIONAL Hartford Financial Services Group, Travelers and IVANS Receive Awards at ACORD Conference

May 24 2001 // The Hartford Financial Services Group was honored with the AL3 Upload Company of the Year award for total agent implementations and an XML Implementation Champion award presented during a ceremony at the ACORD Technology...

Ohio Courses Available for Agents

May 21 2001 // The State of Ohio has given the go-ahead for a set of MindLeaders interactive online training courses which will allow insurance agents in the state to earn continuing education credits. MindLeaders, with more than 600...

AMS Users’ Group Hits the Right Key at Annual Conference

May 21 2001 // Three major forms of American music are deeply rooted in the rolling green landscape of Tennessee—blues, rock ‘n’ roll and, in the grand old city of Nashville, country. It’s no wonder then that the...

N.Y. No-Fault Insurance Anti-Fraud Summit Conference Scheduled

May 16 2001 // The New York No-Fault Insurance Anti-Fraud Coalition announced that it will hold a summit conference on May 22, 2001, in Albany, N.Y. According to the organizers, program speakers will address two serious problems: staged...

Info-laden Site Helps Texas Agents

May 14 2001 // When I bought my minivan, I refused to buy it from my local dealership. The reason? The local sales rep added no value to my sales transaction. He was satisfied in having me or a rep from another dealership do all of the...

St. Paul Re Joins inreon – Internet Reinsurance Site

May 11 2001 // The St. Paul Companies’ reinsurance unit, St. Paul Re, has joined the inreon platform, launched last December by Munich Re and Swiss Re, to offer reinsurance products on-line. “Initially, St. Paul Re is...

Chubb to Host Investor Conference in New

May 8 2001 // The Chubb Corporation announced it will host a meeting for members of the investment community on May 10, 2001 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York. Attending the meeting from Chubb will be Dean R. O’Hare, Chairman...