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Big I Announces Best Practices Symposium
Jul 22 2004 // Increasing profits, maintaining revenue growth in a challenging market, and sustaining a competitive advantage are the focal points of workshops at the upcoming Best Practices Business Symposium. The symposium, conducted...
Missouri Agents Deserve Better
Jul 19 2004 // 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 the Missouri...
California Annuities Training – Are You Ready for the 12/31/04 Deadline’
Jul 19 2004 // Last summer, when we weren’t looking, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 620 (SB 620) and enacted new insurance producer training statutes at section 1749.8 of the Insurance Code. This new California law...
FAIA 100th Conference Serves Up Banner Century, Honors Past Leaders
Jul 19 2004 // Orlando – From Capt. Scott O’Grady who survived six days in hostile territory after his F-16 was shot down enforcing the no-fly zone over Bosnia. To Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America’s...
The Trust Factor-Building Relationships with Your Clients
Jul 19 2004 // Baffled by the product, overwhelmed by policy verbiage and totally put off by the adversarial nature of the whole business, consumers nationwide express having serious trust issues with the insurance industry. In...
Marketing Leads to an Overabundant Number Of Prospects
Jul 19 2004 // To be successful in marketing commercial lines requires a detailed plan. The first step in any process is to assess where you are right now. As Yogi Berra once said, “If you don’t know where you’re going,...
American Agents Alliance Unveils New Web Site
Jul 16 2004 // The American Agents Alliance is proud to announce the completion of a three-month redesign of its Web site. The project, spearheaded by the association’s Technology Committee, represents ongoing efforts to utilize...
Industry Ethics Executive to Participate in National Conference of State Legislatures Discussion
Jul 15 2004 // Donald Walters, general counsel and deputy director of the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association (IMSA), will be among the speakers addressing the issue of regulatory reform in the insurance industry at the 2004...
Iowa Big I to Host Midwest Agribusiness Conference
Jul 14 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa is holding a two-day training seminar focusing on farm and agribusiness insurance risks Oct. 19-20 in Des Moines. The seminar, dubbed “The First Midwest Agribusiness...
IIA San Antonio Plans Flood Insurance Seminar
Jul 12 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio announced it will hold a continuing education seminar on flood insurance on Aug. 11, 2004. The seminar will be taught by experts from the National Flood Insurance Program...
PCI Urges NAIC to Drop Insurance Scoring “Best Practices;” Focus on Consumer Education
Jul 9 2004 // A bulletin from the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America urges the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to stop work on insurance scoring “best practices” and develop consumer education...
AIIA Young Agents Conference July 22-24
Jul 8 2004 // The Alabama Independent Insurance Agents (AIIA) Young Agents Conference is set for July 22-24 at the New Baytowne Village Resort. Participants can experience the new Village of Baytowne Wharf in the Sandestin Resort. The...
Ninth Annual N.C. Workers’ Comp Conference Set
Jul 8 2004 // The Ninth Annual North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference will take place Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 in Durham. Registration on site begins at 10 a.m., and the conference program begins at 1 p.m. The...
Oklahoma’s Fisher to Defend Himself in Senate Race
Jul 6 2004 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher, undaunted by an impeachment inquiry and pending criminal charges, is looking for vindication in his race for the U.S. Senate, the Associated Press reported. “And...
CEOs Question Wisdom of Sarbanes-Oxley at S&P Conference
Jul 5 2004 // In the opinion of one major industry player, The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 set in place “a mad rush to save the world from bad management,” a misguided and costly strategy that will fall victim to its...
Internet Offers Major Training Inroads
Jul 5 2004 // It’s often said that “learning is not a spectator sport.” For the insurance profession, this concept is right on target. The days of classroom-style training seminars, many of which may border on being...
The Trust Factor-Building Relationships with Your Clients
Jul 5 2004 // Baffled by the product, overwhelmed by policy verbiage and totally put off by the adversarial nature of the whole business, consumers nationwide express having serious trust issues with the insurance industry. In...
IIA San Antonio to Hold Work Comp Seminar
Jul 1 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio announced a July 23, 2004 continuing education seminar with a focus on workers’ compensation. Entitled “New Developments in Workers Compensation,” the...
Willis Comments on K&R; Stresses Training and Techniques for Prevention and Protection
Jun 30 2004 // Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings Limited has prepared a timely comment on what is unfortunately a growth industry -kidnapping and hostage taking – particularly “among militant Islamic groups...
Big ‘I’ to Offer Continuing Ed Courses in Orlando
Jun 30 2004 // For individuals needing continuing education (CE) credits to meet their state’s insurance licensing requirements, then the 2004 Big “I” Convention this October at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin...
