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Business Insurance Now Internet Site Offers Hartford’s Home, Auto Coverage

Aug 13 2009 // Web-based insurance seller Business Insurance Now has signed with The Hartford Financial Services group to offer home and auto policies. “Many small-business owners share a desire to simplify,” says Jim...

Denver Fire Department Admits Filing False Insurance Reports

Aug 12 2009 // The Denver Fire Department has acknowledged submitting incorrect training records to an agency that helps set insurance prices but says the errors weren’t deliberate. KMGH-TV in Denver reported Sunday that the...

Seatbelts, Cellphones, Handguns Addressed in New Texas Traffic Laws

Aug 12 2009 // The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has issued a summary of new traffic laws passed by the Texas Legislature that are set to become effective Sept. 1, 2009. Among those laws that may affect the property casualty...

Texas’ June Enforcement Actions Result in $441K in Fines, Restitution

Aug 10 2009 // Enforcement actions taken by Texas Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during June included 18 license revocations, five license denials and fines and restitution totaling $441,318, the Texas Department of...

Ohio Revokes Agent’s License for Falsifying CE Hours for Other Agents

Aug 6 2009 // The Ohio Department of Insurance has revoked the insurance education provider contract and license of an agent the department found to be falsifying continuing education credit hours for hundreds of insurance...

New Spanish Language Web site for CRM International in Mexico

Aug 4 2009 // The Certified Risk Managers (CRM) International Program in México has a new home on the Web: www.crm-international.org. CRM en Espanol was first introduced in México by The National Alliance for Insurance Education...

Cal/OSHA Moves to Strengthen Heat Illness Prevention Regulations

Aug 3 2009 // California’s Department of Industrial Relations’ (DIR) Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has filed a proposal with the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to amend the...

Ohio Insurance Department Gets New Web Site Address

Aug 3 2009 // The Ohio Department of Insurance has a new Web site address: http://www.insurance.ohio.gov. The old address, www.ohioinsurance.gov, will remain active for a several months but will eventually be shut down in place of the...

EPA: Toxic Chemicals at Delaware Site Will Remain for 100 Years

Jul 31 2009 // The EPA project manager overseeing cleanup at the abandoned Metachem site near Delaware City says toxic chemicals will remain there for at least 100 years. Hilary Thornton spoke Tuesday night about the Environmental...

Louisiana Private Sector Sees Jobs Increases in June

Jul 29 2009 // The Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) has reported that the number of private sector jobs in Louisiana grew by 700 from May to June, led by increases in most major industry sectors. The job gains were offset largely by...

AIG, 6 Other Bailed Out Firms to Report Executive Pay by Aug. 13

Jul 29 2009 // Seven financial and automotive companies that have received “exceptional” government aid face an Aug. 13 deadline to submit compensation plans to the U.S. Treasury Department’s executive pay czar, people...

Governors’ Conference Puts Spotlight on Katrina Recovery in Mississippi

Jul 21 2009 // Governors attending their national convention in Biloxi on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast have seen signs of Hurricane Katrina recovery — glitzy casinos packed with tourists, new condominium towers rising along the...

For Award Winning CSR, Going ‘Above and Beyond’ is Part of the Job

Jul 20 2009 // What does it take to deliver outstanding customer service? Kimberly J. Muesse, a senior account manager with the Lockton Cos. in Houston, should know: She’s won a string of awards during her 25-plus years in the...

How to Hire the Next Generation of Leaders

Jul 20 2009 // Five Sure-Fire Ways to Get the Best Talent in Your Agency The insurance industry is transitioning into a new era. For years, Baby Boomers have led the way and now, as they approach retirement, must find a way to pass along...

Web Site Estimates Damages if Old Storms Returned Today

Jul 20 2009 // This month marks the four-year anniversary of Hurricane Dennis, a Category 3 storm that slammed into the panhandle of Florida with sustained winds of 120 m.p.h. While Dennis inflicted more than $2.2 billion in damage in...

Making Safety a Universal Language

Jul 20 2009 // Non-English-speaking Hispanic workers present unique safety challenges. Picture this: It’s your first day on the job with a construction crew. Your boss asks you to lay a foundation for an office building. High...

Hawaii Could Tap Hurricane Emergency Fund to Shore-Up Budget

Jul 20 2009 // A Hawaii judge has blocked Gov. Linda Lingle from forcing thousands of public employees to take three unpaid days off per month, dealing her a setback in efforts to tame a huge state budget gap. Unions opposed to the...

Web Site Estimates Damages If Old Hurricanes Were to Return Today