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Captive Industry Makes Green Mountain State Even Greener
Aug 23 2004 // Vermonters from the governor on down are not shy about expressing their affection for the state’s captive insurance industry. At the recent 19th annual conference of the Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA)...
Boston’s Famed Insurance Library: Any Questions’
Aug 23 2004 // The Insurance Library Association of Boston occupies its building in the heart of the city where it has been for more than 100 years serving industry professionals and consumers. The Insurance Library Association of...
Fireman’s Fund Unveils Program to Improve Atlanta Fire Safety
Aug 23 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,...
IGNORING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE:
Aug 23 2004 // A recent follow-up survey by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) found that many companies and organizations in all industries have yet to address the problem of workplace violence. ASSE said its Risk...
IIABW TO HOLD ANNUAL CONFERENCE SEPT. 30 – OCT. 2:
Aug 23 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Washington will hold its annual conference Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 2004 at The Davenport Hotel in Spokane, Wash. The conference theme, “Making a Difference,”...
TWCC Redesigns Web Site
Aug 18 2004 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that its web site at www.twcc.state.tx.us has a new look. It has been redesigned in an effort to make it easier for participants in the Texas workers’...
IIASA Offers Steves Scholarship
Aug 18 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio announced that the Myron F. Steves Insurance Professional Scholarship Program is now available to the association’s members. In its pledge to “Excellence through...
R.I. Lowers Workers’ Comp System Assessment
Aug 18 2004 // Rhode Island officials have decreased the premium assessment that insurers must charge to cover the costs of administering the state’s workers compensation system. Effective July 15, 2004, the Workers’...
SIIS to Hold Fall Conference in Fort Worth
Aug 18 2004 // Southwestern Insurance Information Service announced that “Legislation, Regulation and Education” is the theme of its 51st Annual Fall Conference, to be held Sept. 19-20, 2004, at the Doral Tesoro Hotel in Fort...
Texas Mutual Web Site is a Three-Peat Winner
Aug 17 2004 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced that for the third consecutive year its Web site, www.texasmutual.com, took first place in an international communications competition hosted by the American Association of State...
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...
