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University of Vt., Captives Launch Training Program

Aug 11 2004 // The University of Vermont has joined a captive insurance industry group to launch a new educational program to serve the industry, the first of its kind in the nation. “Because the captive industry has grown so...

TWCC, IWCF to Hold 14th Annual Texas Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference

Aug 11 2004 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission and the International Workers’ Compensation Foundation Inc. are the sponsors of the 14th Annual Texas Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference. The...

Midwest Tech Conference to Focus on Real-Time

Aug 10 2004 // An upcoming technology conference geared toward Midwest agency owners, managers and IT staff will focus on the effect of real-time insurance transactions on agency workflow, among other topics. The conference, which...

Sanborn’s Mexico Insurance adds AIG to e-Commerce site

Aug 10 2004 // Sanborn’s Mexico Auto Insurance, a division of Travco Services Inc, is pleased to announce the addition of AIG Mexico Seguros Interamericana, S.A. de C.V. to their e-commerce solution to sell southbound Mexico...

Accident Compensation Corp. Chooses SumTotal for Improvement to Workforce Readiness

Aug 9 2004 // SumTotal Systems, an industry provider of learning and business performance technology, services and processes, announced that New Zealand’s Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), which handles approximately 1.5...

Miss. Nominee Chosen as 2004 National Outstanding CSR of the Year

Aug 5 2004 // Ruth Phillips, CISR, CPIW, of the Morrell Agency Inc., in Magnolia, Mississippi, was awarded the 2004 National Outstanding CSR of the Year Award. The Society of Certified Insurance Service Representatives (CISR) and the...

InVEST Awards Scholarship to San Diego Resident

Aug 5 2004 // InVEST, an education program that strengthens the insurance industry by assembling a diverse group of high school and community college students and shaping them into insurance professionals and informed consumers,...

Toledo Broker is 1,000th to Earn CRM Designation

Aug 4 2004 // Joseph R. Buick, a broker with the Hylant Group in Toledo, Ohio, made his mark in risk management education history as he became the 1,000th individual to earn the prestigious Certified Risk Managers (CRM) designation, the...

Fireman’s Fund Unveils $500,000 Program to Improve Fire Safety, Prevention in Metro Atlanta

Aug 4 2004 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company (FFIC) has launched a new program that will provide fire agencies in Metropolitan Atlanta with $500,000 in funding and donations for firefighting equipment, fire prevention tools,...

IIABW to Hold Annual Conference Sept. 30 – Oct. 2

Aug 4 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Washington will hold its annual conference Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 2004 at The Davenport Hotel in Spokane, Washington. The conference theme, “Making a...

National Alliance Designates the 1,000th CRM

Aug 3 2004 // Austin, Texas-based The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research announced that Joseph R. Buick, account executive with Hylant Group in Toledo, Ohio, made his mark in risk management education history,...

CPCU Annual Conference Set for October

Aug 3 2004 // The CPCU Society has announced that its 60th Annual Meeting and Seminars will take place in Los Angeles, Calif., on Oct. 23-26. The Annual Meeting’s Property and Casualty Insurance Track features 25 seminars about...

Kaplan Professional Adds Insurance Systems of Tenn.

Aug 2 2004 // Kaplan Professional, a division of Kaplan, Inc., has acquired Insurance Systems of Tennessee Inc. As the state’s largest insurance education provider, Insurance Systems offers insurance pre-licensing classes,...

Mary M. Eisenhart Joins Agency Management Resource Group

Jul 30 2004 // Cheryl L. Koch, CPCU, CIC, ARM, AAI, AIM, AIS, ARP, AAM, API, ACSR, owner of Agency Management Resource Group of Lincoln, CA, a leading provider of consulting and training services to independent agents and companies, is...

International Assoc. of Black Actuaries Hosts Conference

Jul 29 2004 // The International Association of Black Actuaries (IABA) has announced that its 12th annual conference will be held on Aug. 6- 8 at the New York LaGuardia Airport Marriott, and on Sunday at the Courtyard by Marriott...

ProMutual Program Targets Baby Delivery Emergencies

Jul 28 2004 // ProMutual Group, the Boston-based provider of medical malpractice insurance in the Northeast, has launched a new patient safety program aimed at reducing the incidence of shoulder dystocia. Shoulder dystocia is a birth...

Study: Employers Ignoring Workplace Violence

Jul 27 2004 // A recent follow-up survey by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has found that many companies and organizations in all industries have yet to address the problem of workplace violence. The ASSE Risk...

IHI Insurance Services, Cal State Fullerton Develop Claims Examiner Education Program

Jul 27 2004 // In an effort to curb an impending crisis, the University Extended Education department at Cal State Fullerton announced that it has started accepting registrations for the Fall 2004 semester for the State University...

NAAIA Announces 2004 Conference and Summit

Jul 25 2004 // The National African-American Insurance Association (NAAIA) has announced that its 2004 National Conference and Empowerment Summit will be held Sept.16-18 at The Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Hundreds of independent...

Parting Shots: Mo. Agents Deserve Better

Jul 22 2004 // Larry Case In working with and representing Missouri’s independent agent community over the past 17 years, I have always believed that agents deserve more and better. That not only goes for the service delivered by...