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Insurance Council of Texas Scholarships Have Honored 201 Students
Apr 15 2011 // More than 200 students in Texas have benefited from scholarships provided by the insurance industry since 2002, the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation announced. The group has awarded academic...
3 Most Common Errors That Lead to Teen Drivers’ Crashes
Apr 11 2011 // Teen drivers get into serious accidents at a high rate because they fail to scan for possible hazards, go too fast for road conditions, or become distracted by something inside or outside their cars. A recent study by The...
Texas’ February Enforcements Bring Nearly $1M in Fines, Restitution
Apr 8 2011 // Enforcement actions taken by Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during February 2011 resulted in fines and restitution totaling $920,170. The Texas Department of Insurance announced that the...
Survey Shows Agents Concerned on Perpetuation; Few Take Action
Apr 6 2011 // The majority of agents and brokers today worry about how to perpetuate their firm to future owners, yet few agency owners report having a perpetuation plan in place. New findings in the forthcoming survey “2011...
Technology to Prevent Bus Accidents Exists But Isn’t Implemented
Apr 4 2011 // The technology exists to prevent many bus crashes and to make it more likely passengers will survive those that do occur, but government regulators have failed to implement safety recommendations that in some case stretch...
Instructor Spotlight: David Connolly
Apr 4 2011 // Whether speaking before a group, putting on Webinars, or coaching one-on-one, David Connolly genuinely enjoys every aspect of teaching. For Connolly, it’s important to have producers armed with sales tools that aid...
Training! Worth the Investement
Apr 4 2011 // How much is training worth? One Motorola study reported a $30 return on each training dollar invested — a 30-to-1 ROI. Investing in training and education obviously gives the student and the employer an advantage over...
Calif. Homeowners Insurance Valuation Training Courses Available Online
Mar 31 2011 // Education to meet the California’s Department of Insurance Homeowners’ Valuation Training requirement can be obtained online. Through the Insurance Community University Web site,...
9 Alternatives to Individual Health Insurance Mandate; Will They Work?
Mar 29 2011 // There are alternatives to the controversial federal government mandate that requires almost everyone to purchase health insurance, although experts are divided over how effective the alternatives might be in helping to...
State Farm Sponsors ‘Stay-in-School’ Campaign with Heat’s James
Mar 22 2011 // LeBron James studies statistics all the time. One in particular is jumping out at him these days. And it has nothing to do with basketball. James will help lead a new stay-in-school initiative being unveiled in Washington...
Mitigation Consensus
Mar 21 2011 // The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation recently brought together industry, government and academic leaders — many from disaster-prone coastal states such as Florida Louisiana and Mississippi for a symposium at Ohio...
Best Practices – Training and Implementation
Mar 18 2011 // We have spent the past several weeks discussing Best Practices – Standards, Procedures and Workflows. I know, you say: “My staff already knows how to use the agency management system. We have this new document...
An Ongoing Commitment to Education
Mar 7 2011 // During my 30-plus years as the owner of one of the largest independent insurance agencies in Texas, I’ve been a stalwart champion for professional education. As an industry, our success is rooted in our commitment to...
California Earthquake Authority Targets $5 Million to Help Agents Sell Insurance
Mar 7 2011 // New Zealand’s 6.3 magnitude Christchurch earthquake is expected to be one of the costliest global insurance events since 2008, with total insured losses ranging between $3 billion and $12 billion. And it’s not...
California Earthquake Authority Targets $5 Million to Help Agents Sell Earthquake Insurance
Mar 7 2011 // New Zealand’s 6.3 magnitude Christchurch earthquake is expected to be one of the costliest global insurance events since 2008, with total insured losses ranging between $3 billion and $12 billion. And it’s not...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Web Site To Verify Employers’ Insurance
Feb 25 2011 // The California Office of Administrative Law has approved new regulations for creating a Web site that will allow people to verify employers have workers’ compensation insurance coverage, and for employers to dispute...
Kneser Named Customer Service Rep of the Year
Feb 23 2011 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) and The Institutes is reminding the insurance industry to honor customer service representatives today, designated as Annual...
Independent Spirit Shapes Marsh’s New Retail Unit
Feb 21 2011 // CEO Eslick Shares Lessons Learned in Assembling Marsh & McLennan Agency In a little over a year, mega-broker Marsh & McLennan quickly assembled one of the largest independent agencies in the nation, entirely...
Washington To Process Producer Licenses Online
Feb 17 2011 // The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner has adopted new online insurance licensing rules that affect licensed agents, brokers and insurance companies, and people who provide insurance continuing education and...
Texas Workers’ Comp January Enforcements Include Fines Up to $68K
Feb 15 2011 // Final disciplinary actions taken by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) for January 2011 include individual fines up to $68,000. The final actions include orders related to...
