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Brown Appointed President of San Diego’s California Staffing Professionals
Jul 10 2006 // Julie Brown, president of San Diego Insurance Staffing and the Insurance Training Academy, was recently appointed to serve as president of the San Diego Chapter of California Staffing Professionals (CSP). CSP is a staffing...
Lloyd’s “360 Risk Project” Conference Tackles Climate Change
Jul 7 2006 // Lloyd’s new 360 Risk Project is dedicated to examining issues that affect the insurance industry, and its first conference took on today’s most far-reaching and important issue – the debate over climate...
California Connects Workers to Insurance Careers
Jul 7 2006 // A coalition of insurance companies, community colleges and workforce development specialists have started a statewide insurance education program, called the California Insurance Careers Program, aimed at preparing...
LWCC Launches New Web Site
Jul 6 2006 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) announced it has launched a new corporate Web site, www.lwcc.com. The site features dedicated sections for employers, insurance agents and injured workers to obtain...
The Insurance Scholarship Foundation of America Announces the 2006-2007 Board of Directors and Officers.
Jul 6 2006 // Susanne N. Wolfe, CPIW of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. – Greenville Is Named Chairman Cornelius, NC – The NAIW Education Foundation d.b.a. Insurance Scholarship Foundation of America elected their Board of...
Navigators Pro Offers Online Training for Employment Practices
Jul 6 2006 // Navigators Pro, a division of Navigators Management Company, now offers its employment practices liability policyholders with access to an online employee training tool for Title VII compliance and other employment...
Motorcycle Safety Is Second-Class; 29 States Now Say No to Helmet Laws
Jul 5 2006 // In Illinois and Iowa, motorists can get tickets for not wearing seat belts. In Connecticut, they are prohibited from talking on cell phones. And in New Hampshire, motorists can be fined if they are involved in an accident...
Target Markets Mid-Year Meeting
Jul 4 2006 // Steve Way Has Built Giant HCC Holdings Via Acquisitions and He’s Not Done Yet Managing general agents and program administrators have an admirer with deep pockets in Steven Way. Getting some of that money might be...
Standard & Poor’s Annual Insurance Conference
Jul 4 2006 // Despite recent adversity and scrutiny faced by the insurance industry, financial ratings for companies appear on the upswing. “For the first time that I can remember we have a period where none of the sectors that we...
Geico defends auto rating criteria in N.J.
Jul 3 2006 // New Jersey state Senator Nia Gill, D-Essex, has sponsored a bill to ban auto insurance companies from taking education and occupation into account when setting policy prices, arguing that the practice is discriminatory and...
Diversification plus education equals a successful independent agency
Jul 3 2006 // Note to independent agents and brokers: Pay attention to the Geico gecko and former “24” actor who is now shilling for Allstate. They are gunning for your business. Either you can try to go head to head against...
New officers, award presentations among highlights of IIAT conference
Jul 3 2006 // Robert W. Hempkins, founding principal of Hempkins Insurance, Denison, was sworn in as president for 2006-2007 of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas at the association’s 109th Annual Conference and Trade Show,...
Geico defends auto rating criteria in N.J.
Jul 3 2006 // New Jersey state Senator Nia Gill, D-Essex, has sponsored a bill to ban auto insurance companies from taking education and occupation into account when setting policy prices, arguing that the practice is discriminatory and...
Risk and Insurance Management Society Hosts Western Conference
Jun 30 2006 // Risk and Imsurance Management Society is hosting its Western Regional Conference in Park City, Utah, on Oct. 1-4, 2006. Speakers will include: Carol Fox, Convergys Corp.; Mike Keeting, Crisis Management International;...
Texas Enforcement Actions in May Result in More than $224K in Fines
Jun 30 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during May. The actions include eight license revocations and fines and restitution totaling...
Texas Department of Insruance Announces April Enforcement Actions
Jun 28 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during April. The actions include four license revocations, three license denials and fines and...
Agency Management Resource Group Holds Producer School in Sacramento
Jun 28 2006 // The Ultimate Producer School, provided by Agency Management Resource Group (AMRG), is offering its next school starting in September in Sacramento. The school combines technical coverage information, emphasizing commercial...
Compensation Survey: Agencies Reward on Organic Growth, Profitability, Retention
Jun 27 2006 // With fewer large books of business changing hands recently, insurance agencies are relying on staff-driven, organic growth to expand their operations. Compensation packages and new recruitment and training strategies have...
Lloyd’s Chairman Tells ALM Conference More Efforts Needed
Jun 26 2006 // Lloyd’s Chairman, Lord Peter Levene, described a bright future, but one that needs work to be achieved, for those attending the 2006 conference of the Association of Lloyd’s Members (ALM) last week. He stressed...
Awards, New Officers Featured at Texas Big ‘I’ Conference
Jun 26 2006 // Among the highlights of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ 109th Annual Conference and Trade Show held recently in Houston were the election of new officers and the presentation of awards to outstanding...
