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MyNewMarkets.com Announces Two More Exchange Conferences
Apr 8 2008 // SAN DIEGO – (April 8, 2008) – Due to the success of it’s inaugural Exchange conference, MyNewMarkets.com, has scheduled two additional conferences in San Diego, California on September 4, 2008 and Dallas,...
Court Says Web Site Can’t Ask Discriminatory Questions
Apr 4 2008 // A roommate-finding site cannot require users to disclose their sexual orientation, a U.S. appeals court in California ruled Thursday, in the latest skirmish over whether anti-discrimination rules apply to the Web. The U.S....
New Jersey Governor Sees Crash as Link to People’s Struggles
Apr 4 2008 // As New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine reflects on the year following his near-fatal car crash, he’s quick to discuss practical and public policy changes that go well beyond his physical recovery. The April 2007 accident...
Argo Makes Offer for Lloyd’s Heritage; Conference Today; Best Comments
Apr 3 2008 // The Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings has made an offer to acquire Heritage Underwriting Agency, Plc, a successful Lloyd’s insurer. The transaction is subject to “relevant legal and regulatory...
Mass. AG Says State Auto Insurance Web Site Misleads Consumers
Apr 3 2008 // A state Web site intended to educate consumers about Massachusetts’ newly deregulated auto insurance market instead gives them inaccurate rate comparisons, Attorney General Martha Coakley said Tuesday on the day the...
Texas Feb. Enforcements: Nearly $357K in Fines, Restitution
Apr 3 2008 // Enforcement actions taken by Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during February include four license revocations, three license denials, and fines and restitution totaling $356,925, the Texas...
Bermuda Monetary Authority Launches New Web Site for Regulations
Apr 1 2008 // The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has launched a new web site that provides an unprecedented level of detail about Bermuda’s regulatory standards online. The BMA stated that the new site, which went live today,...
Pet Cause: More Lawyers Training in Field of Animal Law
Apr 1 2008 // Fido is getting a new name — several, in fact: “plaintiff,” “trustee,” “beneficiary” and even “defendant.” Dogs, cats and creatures of all sorts are being redefined in an...
New Hampshire Woman Sues over Bogus Sex Site Profile
Mar 31 2008 // A woman who lives somewhere near Dartmouth College is suing an online sex site, claiming it identified her in her area even though a nude photograph purporting to be her was not. The woman, suing under the pseudonym...
South Carolina Senate Bill Aimed at Reducing Teen Driver Accidents
Mar 27 2008 // South Carolina’s youngest drivers would have to go through more training before getting a regular license under a bill that has won approval in a Senate panel. Sen. Joel Lourie says requiring four hours of private...
Texas AG Settles With Pharmacy Company Over Identity Theft Charges
Mar 27 2008 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced an agreement with CVS Pharmacy Inc. that resolves the state’s April 2007 enforcement action against the nation’s largest retail pharmacy. CVS was charged with...
Who’s Worth What in the Independent Agency System?
Mar 25 2008 // Fewer independent agencies gave salary increases to managers, sales producers and support personnel in 2007 compared to 2006, while half of all agencies reported that salaries stayed the same in 2007 compared to 2006. Of...
People
Mar 24 2008 // Kenneth A. Bowles as been named the 2008 PIA National Professional Agent of the Year by the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents. Bowles was honored for his work on behalf of professional insurance agents,...
A Slow Return to Normalcy at New York Crane Accident Site
Mar 24 2008 // The boom of debris landing in metal trash bins echoed down the street, startling pedestrians in a neighborhood still scarred by the crane accident that upended life in this stretch of midtown Manhattan. Workers are...
Employee Charges Connecticut DMV Fails Its Own Driver-Training Standards; State Promises Review
Mar 24 2008 // An agent for Connecticut’s Department of Motor Vehicles has accused the agency of failing to consistently enforce its own standards in driver training and retraining. Commissioner Robert M. Ward disputes the...
101 Things Independent Agents Like MOST
Mar 24 2008 // The exclusive 2008 Insurance Journal Survey of Young Agents asked independent agents under 40 years old: What do you like most about being an independent agent? Here’s what some of the 360 agents who took the survey...
How to Integrate Generations X, Y and Baby Boomer Employees
Mar 24 2008 // As the workforce ages, organizations are faced with challenges in assimilating new workers with older workers who are reaching retirement age. A study from the American Society of Training and Development shows that 76...
Florida House Passes Fire Prevention Bill
Mar 21 2008 // By unanimously passing the Fire Prevention and Control Bill, Florida Representatives would expand the state fire marshal’s investigative and enforcement functions. The Florida House Committee on Financial...
RLI Transportation Now Covers Fleets of Driver Training Schools
Mar 21 2008 // RLI Transportation has introduced a monoline commercial auto coverage targeting driver training schools nationwide. The driver training school coverage is admitted in all states except Alaska, Hawaii, Louisiana and...
New Jerseyans Protest Designation of Superfund Site
Mar 21 2008 // Officials in Gibbsboro, New Jersey are protesting the designation of a federal Superfund environmental site. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the designation for 60 acres that center on a former...
