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State Fund Hosting Restaurant Health and Safety Workshop

Oct 27 2005 // The California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s San Jose District Office will be hosting a free Restaurant Health and Safety workshop to help restaurant owners create a comprehensive safety training program and...

IIAT Pleased with Success of Small Agency Conference

Oct 27 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas reported that its first-ever Small Agency Conference was a success, with principals and key personnel from leading small independent insurance agencies throughout Texas gathering...

Texas Mutual Adds New Feature to Web Site – Online Dividend Reports

Oct 25 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced its newest Web site tool: Online Dividend Reports. The new feature at texasmutual.com allows policyholders and their agents to view detailed dividend information about their account...

Best Practices Report Outlines Tips for Effective Use of Agency Technology

Oct 25 2005 // The Agents Council for Technology (ACT) has compiled a series of best practices to help carriers, vendors, user groups and agent associations convince independent agencies and brokers to implement new workflows and...

Insurance Agent Honored by National Society of CIC

Oct 24 2005 // Scottscom Insurance Services has recently been recognized for professional leadership and advanced knowledge by the Society of Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC), a national insurance professional organization. Jeanette...

LWCC Addresses Unique Disaster Recovery Issues

Oct 24 2005 // The Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC), a private, nonprofit mutual insurance company that covers more than one-third of Louisiana’s workers’ comp insurance market, reported it is working...

Prettejohn Stresses Underwriting Discipline, Reforms in Keynote Speech to ACORD Forum

Oct 21 2005 // Lloyd’s CEO Nick Prettejohn, in what may be his last major address as Lloyd’s CEO (See IJ Web site Oct. 17 and 18), told those assembled for the ACORD Forum in London that underwriting discipline continues to...

Study Accuses FEMA of Lax Implementation of Flood Program Changes Passed in 2004

Oct 19 2005 // A government report has found that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which administers the national flood insurance program, has not fully implemented reforms mandated by Congress in 2004, including improved...

BIBA, CII Schedule Business Interruption ‘Masterclass’ Nov. 25

Oct 18 2005 // Popular demand for their previous Business Interruption “Masterclasses” has been so great that the British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) and the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) have scheduled an...

Integrity Insurance Adds Identity Theft Education Program

Oct 18 2005 // Integrity Insurance of Appleton, Wis., is introducing a victim resolution and education program to aid its policyholders. The program, Integrity Identity Theft Services, is being offered in partnership with Identity Theft...

News Briefs

Oct 17 2005 // ALABAMA AIIA Conference, Educational Sessions The Alabama Independent Insurance Agents has scheduled five upcoming seminars in Mobile, Birming-ham and Huntsville. Oct. 19, Small and Rural Agents Conference, two topics,...

PIA of Georgia’s Atlanta Expo Stresses Education

Oct 17 2005 // The importance of professional education was stressed by John Oxendine, Georgia’s Insurance Commissioner, during the Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia’s ninth annual Education Expo held on in late...

Using a Marketing Approach to Recruiting Employees

Oct 17 2005 // The lifeblood of the independent insurance agency system is sales. You are the distribution system for insurance carriers and your long-term success is rooted in your ability to produce business. As a result, you probably...

Chubb’s Contractors Equipment Express

Oct 17 2005 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies created an online system designed to make it easier for agents and brokers to quickly obtain a rate, quote or binder for contractors’ equipment risks with schedules up to $5...

Reputation, Regulation and Recruitment Focus of U.K. Conference

Oct 17 2005 // Pulling Together” was the overall theme of the United Kingdom’s Chartered Insurance Institute’s Annual Conference, which concluded Sept. 23 in London. However, the “Three Re’s” took an...

PIIAWV Conference: Agents Learn In’s and Out’s of Policy ‘Glitches,’ Coverage ‘Fixes’

Oct 11 2005 // “Glitches” in policies agents select for insureds and possible coverage “fixes” to close these gaps or lapses in coverage were discussed by Fred Macy, president of Gray Wolf Insurance Seminars...

Universal Insurance Company of Texas Adds Staff

Oct 11 2005 // Universal Insurance Holdings of North America announced it has added new members to the Universal Insurance Company of Texas (UICTX) team, based in San Antonio. Katherine Moore, vice president of Texas operations for UICTX...

Educational Seminar Kicks Off Big ‘I’ of W.Va.’s Annual Conference

Oct 7 2005 // An educational seminar on “Glitches, Hitches and Fixes,” by Fred Macy of Gray Wolf Insurance Seminars kicks off the Friday afternoon opening of the Professional Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of...

Cambridge General Agency Updates Web Site

Oct 5 2005 // California-based Cambridge General Agency has recently updated their Web site to include an online indicator in addition to their new company logo. “We are very pleased to release a new version of our Cambridge Web...

IIABA of W.Va. Conference and Expo in Shepherdstown

Oct 3 2005 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline and leading West Virginia insurance instructors, experts and officials will address the Oct. 7 to 10 annual Professional Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of...