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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...
Mississippi Municipal Insurer Takes Aim at Taser Weapons in Training
Feb 15 2011 // A company that administers an insurance program for county workers injured on the job is discouraging the use of Taser shock weapons in training police officers. The Mississippi Public Entity Workers’ Compensation...
360training.com Adds Ray as Director of Regulatory and Accreditation
Feb 14 2011 // Austin, Texas-based 360training.com has appointed Matt Ray as director of Regulatory and Accreditation. Previously, Ray served in various roles with Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) for more than 23 years, most recently...
Two Workers Die After New York Construction Site Fall
Feb 10 2011 // Two ironworkers died Tuesday morning after they fell from a fifth floor through an open elevator shaft at a church construction site where they were installing steel, New York City authorities said. Brett McEnroe, 49, of...
Independent Spirit Shapes Marsh’s New Retail Unit
Feb 7 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...
E&O for Agents – A Necessity Even if Mistakes Don’t Happen
Feb 7 2011 // Errors and omissions insurance is available, and necessary, not just because mistakes happen. A customer’s perception can be that the reason a loss was not covered, valid or not, was the result of an agent’s...
Applied Systems Client Network Completes Move to Chicago Area
Feb 4 2011 // Applied Systems Client Network (ASCnet), the users group of Applied Systems insurance agency management software, has completed its transition to new offices near Chicago and hired several new staff, announced Steve...
TDI December Enforcement Actions Result in Nearly $575K in Fines, Restitution
Feb 2 2011 // Texas Department of Insurance enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during December 2010 include four license revocations, and fines and restitution totaling $574,348. Copies of...
Mitigation Consensus
Jan 24 2011 // The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation recently brought together industry, government and academic leaders — many from disaster-prone coastal states such as California, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi for a...
The Insurance Community University Announces Webinar Classes Approved for CE in California
Jan 20 2011 // January 20 2011 – The Insurance Community University announces the unveiling of its ‘Lecture Series’ of Webinar Classes approved for CE in the state of California. The Insurance Community University is...
SSK Insurance Offers Teen Driving Simulator Program
Jan 18 2011 // Lynden, Wash.-based Snapper Shuler Kenner Insurance (SSK Insurance), an independent insurance agency with offices in Lynden and Bellingham, Wash., has launched SSK Drive-Safe, a free simulator driver training program for...
Texas Work Comp December Enforcements Include Fines Up to $78K
Jan 18 2011 // Final enforcement actions taken by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) for December 2010 include fines of up to $78,000. Division of Workers’ Compensationfinal...
Producer Training and Future Success
Jan 10 2011 // Focused producer development and training are absolutely essential to long-term selling success. “Smiling, dialing and quoting” doesn’t build long-term client relationships. Long-term relationships are...
Calif. Homeowners Underinsurance Regulations May Require Agent Training
Jan 10 2011 // California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has approved regulations designed to combat underinsurance and may require insurance agents and brokers to complete additional training. The regulations will take...
