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SLICE-ing Out a Piece of the Market – Insurance for Pizza Parlors
Oct 6 2011 // Any way you slice it, an insurance program called “safety, loss control, insurance, coverage, expertise” is likely to get the attention of pizza parlors. Managing underwriter and program administrator EPIC...
Record Numbers Attend FERMA Conference in Stockholm
Oct 3 2011 // the bi-annual conference of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) got under way at 9:00 sharp in Stockholm’s striking new conference center. President Peter den Dekker, who will step down at...
Are You Among the Dying Breed?
Oct 3 2011 // Let’s take a test. No, this is not a coverage analysis test or even a personality test; it’s a “vocation choice opinion” test. Take a few minutes to “honestly” answer these seven...
Aon Benfield Conference Underlines ‘Complexity’ of Catastrophic Events
Sep 22 2011 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corp., will urge insureds and insurers to “look at the bigger picture as cat events become more complex,” at its 12th Hazards...
Tennessee Fire Departments Lacking in Volunteers
Sep 20 2011 // While calls to volunteer fire departments are on the rise, the ranks of these volunteers are dwindling in Middle Tennessee and officials hope a younger generation will step up to the service. Volunteer fire departments...
Best Agency to Work For – Overall
Sep 19 2011 // Pasadena, California Chapman This year’s theme: communication. This year’s book: Crucial Conversations. The implementation: a reading and discussion group among management and employees. The goal: to find ways...
Cyber Security Risks a Matter of When, Not If
Sep 19 2011 // Targeted Risk Management Can Help Stem Losses; Municipalities Facing Budget Constraints The potential exposure of both governmental or commercial entities to network and enterprise security breaches comes down to this:...
Venture Capital Firm Buys California Wholesaler Yates, Rolls Out Growth Plan
Sep 14 2011 // Scottish American Capital, a venture capital group with a cache of high net worth individuals, has purchased 80 percent of Tustin, Calif.-based Yates & Associates and given founder Jim Yates a three-year contract as...
Sallie Mae Exec Joins Next Generation Insurance
Sep 12 2011 // Next Generation Insurance Group, a specialty agency with offices in Boston and Phoenix that focuses on the collegiate and young adult markets, has appointed Dennis Wentworth as senior vice president. He will be responsible...
Austin-based Insurance Agency Volunteers as Fire Victim Donation Site
Sep 6 2011 // Watkins Insurance Group in Austin, Texas, has established a donation drop-off site to help victims of the Central Texas fires. Located at 3834 Spicewood Springs Road, items are being collected in the agency’s lobby...
Discover INSURICA
Sep 5 2011 // Seeking Unexplored Routes to Riches, a Rising Oklahoma Agency Network Finds Its New Corporate Identity, While Doubling Its Size Top 100 Agency Profile Rank: No. 15 Agency Name: INSURICA Insurance Management Network Main...
Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Overhaul Now in Effect
Aug 26 2011 // Legislation overhauling the Oklahoma workers’ compensation laws becomes effective today, Aug. 26, 2011. The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court noted that while the effective date for Senate Bill 878 is Aug....
Insurance Technology Vendor Vertafore Acquires Kaplan Compliance Unit
Aug 23 2011 // Insurance agency technology vendor Vertafore said that its subsidiary Sircon will acquire Indianapolis, Indiana-based Kaplan Compliance Solutions (KCS), which sells insurance and securities software and services. Terms of...
Starbucks Settles Discrimination Suit Over Fired Dwarf Barista
Aug 19 2011 // Starbucks has agreed to pay $75,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought on behalf of a Texas barista who said she was fired because she was a dwarf. The global coffee giant agreed to settle with Elsa...
Hackers Hack Cyber Insurance Site
Aug 15 2011 // Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 15, 2011. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous....
Captive Insurance Professionals Gather in Vermont for Annual Conference
Aug 9 2011 // Captive insurance professionals from throughout the United States and around the world are gathering in Burlington, Vermont next week for the world’s largest captive insurance conference. The Sheraton Hotel and...
Massachusetts Agents Seek Ballot Measure to Ban Insurers’ Use of Credit Scores
Aug 4 2011 // Massachusetts independent insurance agents who oppose the use of credit scores, occupation and education level in auto insurance pricing by the insurance companies they represent are pushing to put a petition to ban such...
Insurers Prop up European Shares Ahead of ECB News Conference
Aug 4 2011 // European shares held steady on Thursday, as strong earnings from insurers provided ballast and hopes that the European Central Bank could show readiness to buy bonds offset worries about slow economic growth in the...
CCRIF Builds Regional Capacity for Storm Impact Forecasting
Aug 4 2011 // The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) has been gearing up to face the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season by “providing assistance to Caribbean nations to prepare for the tropical cyclones that are...
Maryland Casino Construction Site Collapse Kills Worker
Aug 1 2011 // Anne Arundel County officials say one construction worker was killed and another was injured when a 30-foot wall collapsed at the site of a casino being built at Arundel Mills Mall. Rescue workers were called to the site...
