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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...
Associations educate agents
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...
NAIC Unveils Enhanced Web Site
Sep 15 2005 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has redesigned its Web site with a more user-friendly format for both NAIC members and first-time visitors. Work on the new site began in May after an internal...
New Mexico, Washington State Associations Honored with L.P. McCord Education Award
Sep 15 2005 // Independent Insurance Agents in New Mexico and Washington state were recognized for their outstanding commitment to education as the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America presented the three state...
Alliance Offers New Programs at 2005 Conference & Expo
Sep 15 2005 // A “Launching Pad” where companies will be displaying their new products and services is just one of many new features that will highlight “Partnering for Success,” the American Agents Alliance 2005...
Texas Workers’ Comp Conference Presentations, Handouts Posted to DWC Web Site
Sep 13 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted videotaped presentations and handouts from the 15th Annual Texas Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference on the DWC Web...
Ala. Big ‘I’ Chapter Honored: McCarley Receives National Education Award
Sep 12 2005 // Victor McCarley Sr. executive director of the Alabama Independent Insurance Agents has been presented the L.P. McCord National Education Award for outstanding commitment to education by Thomas Grau, president of the...
Presidents Panel Discusses Industry Trends, Effects of Katrina at Young Agents Conference
Sep 12 2005 // Several insurance industry leaders discussed the effects of Hurricane Katrina and current industry trends, including technology, recruitment efforts and future plans for their companies during a panel at the Independent...
LDI Web Site a Primary Source for Hurricane Katrina Recovery Information
Sep 12 2005 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance is updating daily important information regarding recovery from Hurricane Katrina, including company contact information, on the department’s Web site at...
Excess Lines Claims Annual Conference Sept. 21-24
Sep 9 2005 // The Excess Surplus Lines Claims Association has announced that its 36th annual meeting will be held Sept. 21-24, 2005, at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. “Among our major...
