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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...

People

Oct 3 2005 // Victor McCarley Sr., executive director of the Alabama Independent Insurance Agents was presented the L.P. McCord National Education Award for outstanding commitment to education by Thomas Grau, president of the...

Progressive’s Drive Web site Attracts One Million Visitors

Sep 30 2005 // More than one million consumers have visited Progressive’s Drive Insurance web site, www.driveinsurance.com, to find out more about the benefits of buying auto insurance through an independent agent or broker, the...

Arch Insurance Redesigns Web site

Sep 30 2005 // Arch Insurance Group, a division of Arch Capital Group Ltd., has redesigned its Web site with fresh content, easy-to-use navigation, and special features for both brokers and customers. “We’ve embarked on an...

IIAG Slates Educational Events to Meet Georgia CE Requirements

Sep 30 2005 // A series of educational events, being sponsored by the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia to enable members to meet new state continuing education requirements have been scheduled in October. A new Georgia Insurance...

AIIA Slates Conference, Educational Sessions in October, November

Sep 29 2005 // The Alabama Independent Insurance Agents has announced its schedules for five upcoming fall seminars in Mobile, Birmingham and Huntsville. Oct. 19, Small and Rural Agents Conference, two topics, “Agency Ethics and...

S&P Revises Outlook on Global Reinsurers from Stable to Negative; To Hold Telephone Conference

Sep 29 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has revised its outlook on the global reinsurance industry to negative from stable. The news appears in a report, published today, entitled “Near-Term...

Commissioner Oxendine Stresses Education’s Importance at PIA of Georgia’s Atlanta Expo

Sep 29 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 Tuesday in...

FAIA Extends MATS Seminar Online Registration Date

Sep 27 2005 // The deadline to register online has been extended to Sept. 30 for the Florida Independent Insurance Agents Management and Automation Training Seminar and Exhibit. The seminar and exhibit will be held by FAIA Oct. 16 to 18...

Reputation, Regulation and Recruitment Focus of CII Conference

Sep 26 2005 // “Pulling Together” was the overall theme of the U.K.’s Chartered Insurance Institute’s Annual Conference, which concluded Friday, Sept. 23 in London. However, the “Three Re’s” took...

Crawford & Co. Adjusters Respond to Hurricane Rita

Sep 26 2005 // Crawford & Company Catastrophe Services has kept a watchful eye on Hurricane Rita, the year’s 17th named storm, as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico to Texas and Louisiana. Crawford, which already had...

Latin Agents Urge Insurers to Join the Hispanic Market Explosion

Sep 19 2005 // As the Hispanic population surpasses 40 million with a combined purchasing power of more than $700 million, the insurance industry is keeping its eye on this ever-growing market segment. Hispanic agents and Latin agent...

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