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TWCC Presents Seminar in Laredo

Jun 11 2004 // The Workers’ Health and Safety division of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission will present a one-day educational seminar on Accident Prevention Planning, on Wednesday, June 16, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m....

IIAH Celebrates Its 80th Anniversary This Month

Jun 7 2004 // The year was 1924. The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in New York City. Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” premiered at Carnegie Hall. The first Winter Olympics opened in Chamonix, France....

Texas State Senator Shapiro to Speak at IIAT’s 107th Annual Convention

Jun 7 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ 107th Annual Convention, which takes place June 10-12, 2004 at the Wyndham Anatole in Dallas, promises to be a jam-packed two and a half days of continuing education...

ACORD LAUNCHES NEW ADVANTAGE WEB SITE:

Jun 7 2004 // ACORD’s new Advantage Web site (www.acordadvantage.org), which was launched recently at the ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum, will reportedly improve ACORD Advantage agents and brokers access to ACORD’s...

IBA West Blue Ribbon Conference Focuses on Workers’ Comp

Jun 7 2004 // Approximately 300 independent agents, brokers and senior level insurance company executives attended the IBA West 18th annual Blue Ribbon Conference, held May 2-6, 2004 at the Mauna Lani Resort located on the Kohala coast...

InVEST Awards $30,000 in Scholarships

Jun 3 2004 // InVEST, an education program for the insurance industry that develops a large pool of qualified recruits, has awarded $30,000 in scholarships to a select group of 10 high school and community college InVEST...

PIA National Launches New Web Site

Jun 3 2004 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has unveiled the newly redesigned www.PIANET.com. The new Web site marks the completion of a year-long project undertaken at the behest of the...

Vermont to Mandate Safety Course for Motorcyclists

Jun 1 2004 // Vermont motor vehicles officials are preparing a mandatory four-hour classroom course for new motorcyclists. The state is working with the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, a national nonprofit organization in Irvine, Calif.,...

Texas Insurance Education Web Site Expands

Jun 1 2004 // InsureTexas.org, a consumer education Web site initially developed to help Texans during the state’s homeowner insurance crisis, has been expanded include information about auto insurance and personal financial...

TWCC Presents Fort Worth Educational Seminar

May 28 2004 // The Workers’ Health and Safety division of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission will present a one-day educational seminar on Accident Prevention Planning, on Wednesday, June 23, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m....

HomeInfoMax Adds New Features to Web site

May 28 2004 // HomeInfoMax, an online real property and ownership information provider has added several new features to its Web site. The recently restructured and redesigned interface now offers several new tools and features intended...

ACT Unveils Agent-Broker ‘One-Stop’ Web Site for Real-Time Interface Information

May 28 2004 // The Agents Council for Technology (ACT) is announcing ACTtech, a new Web-based service that enables independent agents and brokers to assess the latest real-time interface technology solutions that vendors and carriers are...

IIAK Holding 108th Annual Convention in Bowling Green

May 25 2004 // Independent agents from throughout the state of Kentucky will converge in Bowling Green from June 17-19, for what will be the 108th Annual Convention of the Independent Insurance Agents of Kentucky (IIAK). Featured at this...

ACORD Launches New Advantage Web Site

May 24 2004 // ACORD’s new Advantage Web site (www.acordadvantage.org), which was launched Monday at the ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum, will reportedly improve ACORD Advantage agents and brokers access to ACORD’s...

ACORD Demos Newly Released Fillable Forms at Conference

May 24 2004 // ACORD demonstrated their newly released ACORD Fillable Forms for the more than 2,000 attendees at 2004 ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum. The fillable forms will help to streamlines the agent information workflow. The...

N.H. Agents Upbeat at Annual Conference

May 21 2004 // Nearly 100 independent insurance agents and industry professionals from across New Hampshire took part in the Professional Insurance Agents of New Hampshire Inc.’s annual conference in Concord, N.H. on May...

U.S. Investment Slowing in Europe Says RiskProNet Conference Speaker

May 19 2004 // Net U.S. investment in Europe has slowed considerably in the past decade, J. Bradford DeLong, professor of economics at the University of California at Berkeley, told directors of RiskProNet International Inc., at recent...

Lloyd’s to Donate $300,000 to NAPSLO Education Fund

May 18 2004 // Lloyd’s announced that it will donate $300,000 to the Derek Hughes/NAPSLO Educational Foundation, Ltd. to encourage the educational development of students and professionals interested in the excess and surplus lines...

WTC’s Silverstein Vows to Rebuild on Site Despite Losing to Insurers

May 17 2004 // Saying a court defeat was “not a defeat for rebuilding,” World Trade Center leaseholder Larry Silverstein has vowed to complete a rebuilding plan even after a jury ruled he could not double most of his $3.5...

IIABA Legislative Conference Allows Agents, Brokers Chance to Lobby

May 17 2004 // From coast to coast, they came to Washington, D.C. last month for a chance to have their voices heard on a wide range of issues from workers’ compensation to taxes on their businesses. The 28th Annual Independent...