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National Alliance Establishes Disaster Relief Scholarship Fund

Sep 8 2005 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research has established and fully funded a Disaster Relief Scholarship Fund in order to assist those in the insurance community and their families, whose lives have...

I.I.I. Unveils New Web Site

Sep 7 2005 // The Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) has launched the first online edition of The Commercial Lines Market, to help businesses and the media better understand the basics of commercial insurance – what it is...

CII Launches New “Contract Certainty” Certificate; Education Course

Sep 6 2005 // The U.K.’s Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) announced the launch of a new certificate “to help individuals and organizations meet the FSA’s [Financial Services Authority] contract certainty...

NAPSLO Prepares for Record Attendance at Annual Conference

Sep 5 2005 // As the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices gathers in San Francisco this month (Sept. 14-18) for its annual national conference, Insurance Journal recently caught up with the outgoing President...

NAPSLO Prepares for Record Attendance at Annual Conference

Sep 5 2005 // Leadership Says Surplus Lines Industry in Good Shape; Ready for Softer Market As the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices gathers in San Francisco this month (Sept. 14-18) for its annual national...

Early Registration Deadline Sept. 23: FAIA Announces Management and Automation Training Seminar Topics

Sep 1 2005 // A line-up of expert management and technology speakers have been announced by the Florida Association of Insurance Agent’s Management and Automation Training Seminar, “MATS 2005,” taking place Oct. 16 to...

Web Site Provides List of Hurricane Katrina Survivors, Those Unknown

Aug 31 2005 // A list of survivors and those whose fate is unknown following Hurricane Katrina is up and running at www.gulfcoastnews.com. The site has a survivor list with the person’s hometown address and the latest updates on...

PIA Oregon/Idaho to Conduct CIC and CISR Programs in Idaho

Aug 30 2005 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research and the Professional Insurance Agents of Oregon/Idaho have announced that the PIA of Oregon/Idaho will assume administrative leadership of the Certified...

LOMA Grants Kanbay “Excellence in Education” Award

Aug 26 2005 // Kanbay International, Inc., a global IT services firm focused on providing solutions to the financial services industry, announced that the company has been named a winner of the LOMA “Excellence in Education”...

Consumers Need More Auto Insurance Education, Panel Says

Aug 25 2005 // The Colorado Legislature’s Interim Committee on Auto Insurance has concluded that there needs to be more uniformity in presenting and explaining automobile insurance coverage options to residents buying or renewing...

ICT TO HOST WORKERS’ COMP CONFERENCE

Aug 22 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas will host its 2005 Workers’ Compen-sation Conference in Austin on Sept. 7. State Representative Burt Solomons of Carrollton, author of House Bill 7, the broad workers’...

Broker Disclosure Dominates Western States Surplus Lines Conference

Aug 22 2005 // Brokers should disclose contingent commissions and other incentive agreements to consumers, industry experts said at the Western States Surplus Lines Conference held July 24-26 in San Diego. Participants in the...

Oilfield Safety a Concern as Energy Demands Rise

Aug 22 2005 // As worldwide oil consumption and demand spirals upward so to does the stress on U.S. oilfield workers to meet those demands, according to the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Permian Basin Chapter in...

Broker Disclosure Dominates Western States Surplus Lines Conference

Aug 22 2005 // Brokers should disclose contingent commissions and other incentive agreements to consumers, industry experts said at the Western States Surplus Lines Conference held July 24-26 in San Diego. Participants in the...

TDI Notes July Enforcement Actions Taken by Geeslin

Aug 18 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during July. The actions include seven license revocations, one license denials and fines and restitution...

IIABL Celebrates the ‘New Louisiana’; Installs Officers at Annual Convention

Aug 8 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Louisiana celebrated the “New Louisiana” in Destin Fla., June 26 — 29, 2005, at the association’s 103rd annual convention and trade...

IIABL Celebrates the ‘New Louisiana’; Installs Officers at Annual Convention

Aug 8 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Louisiana celebrated the “New Louisiana” in Destin Fla., June 26 – 29, 2005, at the association’s 103rd annual convention and trade...

Training Your Way to More Distance

Aug 8 2005 // Golfers spend literally thousands of hours every season on the driving range, hitting golf balls and working on technique, hoping to find that “magic bullet” that will take their game to the next level. But how...

ICT to Host Workers’ Comp Conference

Aug 4 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas will host its 2005 Workers’ Compensation Conference in Austin on Sept. 7. State Representative Burt Solomons of Carrollton, author of House Bill 7, the sweeping workers’...

IIA of Houston to Conduct CISR Program in Jan. of 2006

Aug 3 2005 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research and the Independent Insurance Agents of Houston have announced that the IIA of Houston will take over the administration of the Certified Insurance Service...