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Florida officials: Education, job rating ‘unintentionally’ harms minorities
Apr 9 2007 // A Florida report on the use of occupation and education in underwriting and rating auto insurance asserts that while the practices “unintentionally harm minorities and low-income individuals,” they are...
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Apr 9 2007 // The Main Street America Group has promoted Ed Kuhl to executive vice president, chief financial officer, and Dick Schultz to assistant vice president, and appointed Tom Frazier to assistant treasurer. Kuhl joined Main...
Agog about blogs: the new medium’s risks for professional liability
Apr 9 2007 // The new medium of blogging is changing the way communication is done today with respect to both individuals and the corporate universe, notes Leib Dodell, president/CEO, Media/Professional Insurance. While blogs pose...
Mentoring process is at the core of new producer development
Apr 9 2007 // Most high performance, high growth independent agencies have a lot in common when it comes to finding, hiring and mentoring new producers: They dedicate the necessary time for their mentoring program and couple the...
Oil drilling risks rise with novice crews
Apr 9 2007 // As the oil industry cycles into a drilling boom, the shortage of experienced workers raises safety issues that smart companies are working hard to address. Oil production has always been a boom-and-bust industry. At the...
‘Free agents’ and other 2007 management trends
Apr 9 2007 // What are the trends agency management owners should pay attention to? Here is a list of the key issues that many firms are struggling with today and a few suggestions on how to handle these trends. 1. “Free...
Agents Group Updates Technology Site with Real-Time Features, Vendors, More
Apr 6 2007 // To help members explore and implement the myriad benefits of technology into their businesses, the Professional Insurance Agents of New York State, New Jersey, Connecticut and New Hampshire unveiled an updated PIA...
Fla.’s Citizens Updates Web Site
Apr 6 2007 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has a new Web site that includes information for policyholders, agents and the public. Changes in the site at www.citizensfla.com, include the listing of toll-free numbers in the...
Florida Climate Change Web Site Unveiled, “Conversations” Begin
Apr 3 2007 // In anticipation of this week’s “Conversations on Climate Change,” Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Charles Bronson unveiled an official Web...
Florida Officials: Education, Job in Rating ‘Unintentionally’ Harms Minorities
Apr 3 2007 // Results of a report on the factoring of occupation and education for underwriting and rating of auto insurance policies show that while the practices “unintentionally harm minorities and low-income individuals”...
Insurers Blast Florida Report on Education, Job Rating
Apr 3 2007 // Florida insurers are hammering a Florida Office of Insurance Regulation report on the use of occupation and education for rating of auto insurance policies, calling the report’s claims that the use of these factors...
Swiss Re L&H Embedded Value up 38%; Conference Call Today
Apr 3 2007 // Swiss Re announced that its life & health embedded value earnings grew by 38 percent to CHF 2.4 billion ($1.97 billion), up from CHF 1.7 billion ($1.4 billion) in 2005. Overall embedded value increased by 13 percent...
Lexington Expands Workplace Violence Services for Employment Liability Risks
Mar 30 2007 // Lexington Insurance Co., a member company of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), has expanded its Violence Guard suite of services, available to Lexington’s employment practice liability (EPL) insureds to...
Nevada’s Employers Holdings Hosts Conference Call on Q4, 2006 Earnings
Mar 30 2007 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc. has reported financial results for the full-year and fourth quarter of 2006. For 2006, consolidated 2006 net income increased 24.7 percent to $171.6 million from $137.6 million in...
State of Markets Focus at Surplus Lines Conference
Mar 28 2007 // The current state of the surplus lines industry and its carriers will be the focus of the major program at the 2007 Western States Surplus Lines Conference, set for June 19-23 in Scottsdale, Ariz., at the Hyatt Regency...
Mass. Auto Report Urges Limited Price Competition; No Assigned Risk Change for Now
Mar 27 2007 // A special auto insurance study group appointed by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has recommended modest changes to introduce limited pricing competition while warning against a proposed overhaul of the state’s high...
Harrisonburg, Va. Bartenders to Test Drive Anti-DWI Program
Mar 27 2007 // The men and women who usually have a sympathetic ear for customers will be on extra alert for drinkers who drive. Harrisonburg, Virginia has been selected by the nonprofit Foundation For Alcohol Responsibility as the first...
The Hartford Reports $7 Million in Philanthropy
Mar 27 2007 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. reportted that it has awarded more than $7 million in community support to nonprofit organizations across the country in 2006. In Connecticut, where The Hartford’s...
Insurance Marketing Group Opens New Regional Office in Ind.
Mar 27 2007 // BHC Marketing, an independent national insurance marketing organization, has announced that it will establish a new Midwest regional office in Carmel, Ind. The office will create 20 jobs in Central Indiana. BHC Marketing,...
London Looks for ‘Best Marine Talent ‘
Mar 27 2007 // Lloyd’s and the London markets are about to launch a new campaign “to encourage the brightest young talent in the marine market to play a role in shaping its future.” The Lloyd’s Market Association...
