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A Wonderful Life
Oct 4 2010 // McQueary Henry Bowles Troy Soars High With Faith, Texas Values and the Ultimate Angel Investor If a creative insurance cinematographer were to capture the story of McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP, it might appear to be a...
Best Independent Agencies to Work For
Sep 30 2010 // The results are in from the 2010 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal. The owners of the Best Agencies to Work For in 2010 accent different programs or benefits depending upon their...
Training Part II – Small Agencies in Small Towns
Sep 29 2010 // In my previous post Training Part I – Small Agencies in Small Towns I promised that we would discuss meeting and greeting prospects and customers in your office. While we all functionally know how to meet and greet...
K&K to Provide Non-Profit Directors, Officers’ Program Through New Site
Sep 29 2010 // K&K Insurance has launched a new website offering directors’ and officers’ (D&O) coverage for not-for-profit organizations. The website offers online quoting and binding capabilities and provides an...
Lloyd’s Program Aims to Increase Claims Talent
Sep 24 2010 // Lloyd’s has announced that it will establish a dedicated program to recruit and train 50 claims professionals over the next five years, which it said is equivalent to “10 per cent of claims personnel currently...
Northwest Ohio Users Group Named ASCnet Chapter of the Year
Sep 23 2010 // The Northwest Ohio ASCnet Users Group has been honored with the Applied Systems Client Network (ASCnet) 2010 Chapter of the Year Award. ASCnet Chapters Committee chair Dianna George, manager of Corporate Training and...
Stronger Economic Times Add to Recruitment Challenges
Sep 20 2010 // People are a company’s greatest asset. Yet finding the right people is often challenging, particularly in the insurance industry. While the economic downturn put a hold on hiring for many firms, the seemingly steady...
America’s Best Independent Agencies to Work For
Sep 20 2010 // Salaries and Benefits Lead but Quality of People and Relationships Win Votes, Too The results are in from the 2010 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal. The owners of the Best Agencies...
Stronger Economic Times Add to Recruitment Challenges
Sep 20 2010 // People are a company’s greatest asset. Yet finding the right people is often challenging, particularly in the insurance industry. While the economic downturn put a hold on hiring for many firms, the seemingly steady...
BP Denies Alabama Claim Over Oil Spill
Sep 17 2010 // BP Plc has turned down Alabama’s claim for $148 million in lost government revenue due to the worst oil spill in U.S. history, the state’s attorney general, Troy King, said Friday. BP denied the claim because...
Texas Mutual Awards $300K in Safety Education Grants
Sep 9 2010 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company has awarded a combined $300,000 in grants to Kilgore College, Midland College and College of the Mainland in Texas City. The grants will fund free workplace safety courses for employers,...
People
Sep 6 2010 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) promoted two key executives. Paul Buffone is now senior vice president of Risk Management Services, and David T. White is now vice president of Internal Audit. Buffone...
InVEST Names Three New Board Members
Sep 2 2010 // InVEST, an insurance industry classroom to career education program founded by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”), named three new members to its national board: Joey...
Data Concerns – Small Agencies in Small Towns
Aug 25 2010 // For the past two weeks I have been discussing challenges faced by small agencies in small towns. This week I want to begin the discussion about various solutions I have seen these agencies us that have aided them in...
Beazley Launches Fixed Site Environmental Cleanup Coverage
Aug 25 2010 // Beazley Group has added coverage for fixed site environmental exposures to its growing range of environmental products. Beazley ECLIPSE is an environmental liability and cleanup costs insurance product, designed to help...
Gulf State Insurance Information Center Web site Aims to Educate Consumers
Aug 17 2010 // The insurer-funded, nonprofit Gulf State Insurance Information Center (GSIIC) has launched a new Web site – www.GulfStateInsuranceCenter.org – to serve as a repository of information on insurance issues...
101 Sales & Marketing Ideas
Aug 16 2010 // From … how to research and obtain referrals, why it’s important to listen to clients, what to do with social media, where to advertise and what to say … to how to use a questionnaire, court records, a...
2010 Education & Training Directory
Aug 16 2010 // Insurance Journal is pleased to publish the 2010 Education and Training Directory. This exclusive resource directory has been designed to help independent agents and brokers find educational and training opportunities to...
101 Sales & Marketing Ideas*
Aug 16 2010 // From … how to research and obtain referrals, why it’s important to listen to clients, what to do with social media, where to advertise and what to say … to how to use a questionnaire, court records, a...
Storm Depression Headed for Spill Site
Aug 12 2010 // The National Hurricane Center says a tropical depression has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is headed toward the oil spill site off the coast of Louisiana. BP and Coast Guard officials had already decided to stop...
