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HSBC Launches Internet Insurance Site for U.K. Small Business Community
Jun 11 2000 // London based Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corp. (HSBC) announced the launch of an interactive commercial insurance service for the U.K.’s small business community. Initially the service will offer commercial property...
Agent Associations Bridge the GAP BetweenTradition and Technology
Jun 5 2000 // The IIAT and IIAA have the arduous task of integrating a century of traditional service with a new evolution of business and technology. And while many things are changing, much remains the same. For over 100 years, small...
Delta Dental Insurance Unveils New Web Site
Jun 1 2000 // Delta Dental Insurance Co. has launched a new web site, www.deltadental.com, providing easy access to dental health and program information, online dentist directories and dental industry trends. The site is customized to...
Reverse-Auction B-2-B Insurance Site To Launch
May 31 2000 // A new e-commerce site designed to empower business executives with the ability to purchase business insurance through a reverse auction has launched. The reverse auction is fully operational and supported by several...
AAMGA Members focus on Education, Honoring Industry Leaders
May 29 2000 // Attendees at this year’s Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) Annual Meeting in Orlando were treated to four days full of networking and educational opportunities-not to mention illuminating speakers and...
Lloyd’s Won’t Explore Swissair Crash Site
May 24 2000 // Following negative reaction from family members and local authorities, Lloyd’s reversed its decision to explore the site of the 1998 Swissair crash off Nova Scotia. In a brief announcement Lloyd’s apologized...
Royal & SunAlliance U.S. Nonstandard Auto Expanding Internet Site
May 23 2000 // The personal insurance division of Royal & SunAlliance USA has successfully launched Orion AutoLink, its web-based agency interface for nonstandard auto insurance products, in 23 states where those products, marketed...
Lloyd’s To Search Air Crash Site
May 22 2000 // Lloyd’s of London has obtained permission from the Canadian government to search the seabed at the site of the Swissair MD-11 that crashed off the coast of Nova Scotia in September 1998, killing all 229 people...
InsureConnection.com Launches Site; Aims to Connect Agents and Consumers
May 22 2000 // InsureConnection.com has launched its new site for insurance shoppers, allowing online consumers to compare personal insurance quotes from a variety of companies. Quotes are currently available for life, auto and property,...
InsWeb is “Forbes Favorite” Insurance Web Site
May 19 2000 // Redwood City, Calif.-based InsWeb is the most valuable site at which to shop for auto insurance, according to Forbes. The magazine’s Summer 2000, “Best of the Web” issue lists InsWeb as the “Forbes...
SIAA Launches Consumer Oriented Web Site
May 16 2000 // The Strategic Independent Agents Alliance (SIAA), an independent insurance agency distribution network, has created a consumer web site to promote the advantages of doing business with SIAA independent...
ACORD Technology Conference 2000 To ‘E-merge’ in Orlando
May 15 2000 // Evolve, Emerge, E-magine” will be the theme of the ACORD Technology Conference 2000, to be held at the Contemporary Resort Hotel at Disney World in Orlando, Fla., May 21-24. Rick Gilman, vice president-communications...
President Clinton Honors IIAA Past Pres. at Conference
May 15 2000 // A typically charismatic speech by President Bill Clinton was the highlight of an already stellar 24th Annual National Legislative Conference for the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA). The President appeared at...
E-Surety.net Unveils Surety Bond Site
May 11 2000 // E-Surety.net, an Orlando-based software development company, will debut its fully interactive bonds site at the Insurance Online show tomorrow in Miami. The company’s system allows users to apply, pay, underwrite and...
Clinton Speaks at IIAA Legislative Conference
May 4 2000 // President Bill Clinton told independent insurance agents from around the nation that a tax credit for long-term care, Medicare prescription drug coverage and improvements in health care that will result in Americans living...
PERSONAL WATERCRAFT, Expanding the appeal of recreational boat coverage
May 1 2000 // Both the marine industry and the insurance industry have witnessed a surge in recreational boating, from mega-yachts to personal water-craft (PWC), over the past few years. According to U.S. Coast Guard estimates, there...
AAMGA Members Set to Convene in the Florida Sunshine
May 1 2000 // Follow Your Dreams” will be the theme at the 74th annual meeting of the American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) to be held at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Fla. from May 7-11,...
So how accessible is your site’
May 1 2000 // Vic is a computer professional. He makes a good living for his wife and 3-year-old son. They have a nice house in the suburbs and she drives an almost-new Dodge Caravan. Vic uses e-mail, surfs the Web and even dabbles in...
4Insurance.com Launches New Site
Apr 27 2000 // In an effort to simplify the world of online insurance for consumers, 4Insurance.com has launched a new web site allowing consumers to run a virtual auction for the best offer on auto, home, health and life insurance. The...
Personal WatercraftExpanding the Appeal of Boat Coverage
Apr 24 2000 // Both the marine industry and the insurance industry have witnessed a surge in recreational boating, from mega-yachts to personal watercraft (PWC), over the past few years. According to U.S. Coast Guard estimates, there...
