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PartnerRe to Publish ‘Loss Development Triangles’- Conference Call Details

Sep 20 2006 // Bermuda’s PartnerRe Ltd. will publish the Company’s Loss Development Triangles shortly after 4 p.m. EDT today, September 20, 2006. “A copy of these documents will be available on the Company’s...

Midwest Agribusiness Conference Scheduled for October

Sep 19 2006 // Insurance Skills Center and the Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa will present a two-day conference focusing on farm and agribusiness insurance risks, Oct. 9-10, 2006 in Des Moines, Iowa. The Midwest Agribusiness...

Employers Direct Web Site to Sell Workers’ Comp Directly to Consumers

Sep 19 2006 // Employers Direct Insurance Co., a direct writer of California workers’ compensation insurance, has announced the launch of its new enhanced Web site developed for current and prospective customers. The new design at...

Agency Management Resource Group Hosts Agribusiness Conference

Sep 18 2006 // Agency Management Resource Group is hosting its first annual Agribusiness Conference at Lake Shastina Golf Resort in Northern California. The event will be held on Thursday, Oct. 5 and Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, from 8 a.m. to...

Registration Open for Annual Texas Workers’ Comp Conference

Sep 14 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation is holding registration for its annual Workers’ Compensation Conference on December 4-5, 2006, in Austin. Participants can register for the...

States Look to Strengthen Flood Insurance Training for Agents

Sep 12 2006 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has adopted a model bulletin regarding training requirements for insurance producers who offer policies through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). This...

New Education Program Launched for State Insurance Regulators

Sep 11 2006 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners announced that beginning in October its new Insurance Regulator Professional Designation Program will be available to state regulators. The program, which is the first of...

Georgia Commissioner Threatens to Eject Safeway Insurance

Sep 7 2006 // An historic ejection of an insurance company from Georgia is at hand if the insurer does not comply with state-mandated rules and radically adjust its claims practices over the next two years. Georgia Insurance...

American Financial CEO to Present Tomorrow at Equity Conference

Sep 6 2006 // Cincinnati-based American Financial Group, Inc. has announced that Carl H. Lindner III, co-chief executive officer, and Keith A. Jensen, senior vice president, will make a company presentation at the Morgan Keegan 2006...

Texas Regulators Announce July 2006 Enforcement Actions

Sep 5 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance recently announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during July. The actions include 24 license revocations, one license denial and fines and...

Iowa Organizations Push Investment Agenda to Candidates

Sep 5 2006 // Several Iowa organizations are saying they want political candidates to adopt an agenda that encourages investment in renewable energy, education, and health care. Officials from the Center for Energy and Environmental...

Texas A&M finds disaster preparedness lacking

Sep 4 2006 // Five years after 9/11 and one year after Hurricane Katrina, most companies have some form of disaster response plan in place; however, one out of four professionals responsible for corporate disaster preparedness efforts...

R. Steven Orr, Maryland, Commissioner of Insurance

Sep 4 2006 // In January, Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. selected R. Steven Orr to serve as Maryland Insurance Commissioner, succeeding Alfred W. Redmer, who resigned in October 2005 to join the private sector. Orr most recently...

Texas A&M finds disaster preparedness lacking

Sep 4 2006 // Five years after 9/11 and one year after Hurricane Katrina, most companies have some form of disaster response plan in place; however, one out of four professionals responsible for corporate disaster preparedness efforts...

Putting the brakes on paratransit operator losses

Sep 4 2006 // Today, paratransit operators are having difficulty with their financial bottom line. Increases in fuels costs and insurance premiums are high on the list of causes. Reductions in rates paid by transportation management...

Figures

Sep 4 2006 // 95 The percent of homeowners insurance claims that have been settled in Louisiana and Mississippi one year after Hurricane Katrina, according to the Insurance Information Institute. The I.I.I. estimates that more than...

Both employers and employees benefit from investment in learning

Sep 4 2006 // Insurance is one of the fastest changing, most regulated industries in America today. That very nature insists that those who want to excel in their current responsibilities and pursue their career goals must include...

Texas A&M finds disaster preparedness lacking

Sep 4 2006 // Five years after 9/11 and one year after Hurricane Katrina, most companies have some form of disaster response plan in place; however, one out of four professionals responsible for corporate disaster preparedness efforts...

Education and Training Directory

Sep 4 2006 // We are pleased to introduce Insurance Journal’s first-ever Education and Training Directory. This exclusive resource directory has been designed to help independent agents and brokers find educational and training...

The Commissioners

Sep 4 2006 // In January, Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. selected R. Steven Orr to serve as Maryland Insurance Commissioner, succeeding Alfred W. Redmer, who resigned in October 2005 to join the private sector. Orr most recently...