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PIANY Announces Continuing Education Courses for MetroRAP 2004
Dec 5 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. announced that it will feature two continuing education courses during its annual Metropolitan Regional Awareness Program (MetroRAP) scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 22,...
SIIS Schedules January/February CE Training Seminars
Dec 4 2003 // Southwestern Insurance Information Service (SIIS) announced it will hold two continuing education training seminars in Houston and Dallas on the Texas FAIR Plan and the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. “The...
Your Fastrack to CE Credits
Dec 1 2003 // Insurance Journal Associate Publisher Dena Kaplan interviews Brad Nevins, president and co-founder of online continuing education service FastrackCE about the benefits of online education and the advantages over...
IEF SITES APPROVED:
Dec 1 2003 // Two additional universities will host insurance education institute programs next summer, one in Arkansas and one in Mississippi. According to the Insurance Education Foundation (IEF), the University of Central Arkansas...
Monteleone, Mullin Receive PLUS Awards at Annual Conference
Nov 26 2003 // The Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) recently honored Joseph Monteleone of The Hartford Financial Services Group with its 2003 PLUS1 Award at the organization’s 16th Annual International...
InVest Unveils New Web Site Design Targeting Agents Among Others
Nov 24 2003 // InVEST, an education program to strengthen the insurance industry by attracting a large pool of qualified insurance recruits, has unveiled its new Web site design. “The new Web site is a single source for everything...
N.Y. State Attorney General to Speak at PIANY MetroRAP
Nov 24 2003 // Independent insurance professionals who attend the Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc.’s Metropolitan Regional Awareness Program will hear what New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s...
IDP Unveils New Web Site
Nov 21 2003 // Pennsylvania-based IDP has redesigned its Web site (www.idpnet.com) for easier navigation and quicker access to more information on its line of P/C insurance technology products and services. The site has an expanded front...
IAIS Launches Improved Web Site
Nov 18 2003 // The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) announced that it has launched a new and improved website – www.iaisweb.org. The announcement listed the improvement to the association’s site as...
Recognize the Diamonds in Your Own Backyard
Nov 17 2003 // Acres of Diamonds,” by Russell H. Conwell, is a story with an ageless moral of a man who dreamed of finding riches and fruitlessly traveled the world for decades in search of a diamond mine. Exhausted, tired, broke...
The Conversation: Doing it Right
Nov 17 2003 // I can’t tell you how many times clients have posed to me the following scenario: We’ve got a long time employee who is either over 40, perhaps also non-white, possibly disabled, and most importantly, not...
Recognize the Diamonds in Your Own Backyard
Nov 17 2003 // Acres of Diamonds,” by Russell H. Conwell, is a story with an ageless moral of a man who dreamed of finding riches and fruitlessly traveled the world for decades in search of a diamond mine. Exhausted, tired, broke...
The Hartford’s Ayer to be Honored For Support of Public Education
Nov 13 2003 // Ramani Ayer, chairman and CEO of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., will be presented this week with the first-ever 2003 Polaris Award for his efforts in support of public education in the city of...
NACE Conference Extends Its ‘Focused Education’ to Insurers
Nov 10 2003 // The International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) 2003 event announced that, for the very first time, insurance agents and licensed staff will be able to earn continuing education (CE) credits at its December...
IEF Approves Pair of Sites for Teachers Institutes
Nov 7 2003 // Two additional universities will host insurance education institute programs next summer, following a decision by the Board of Directors for the Insurance Education Foundation (IEF). The University of Central Arkansas will...
Deloitte & Touche Survey on Money Laundering Finds “Operational Challenges for Financial Services Industry”
Nov 5 2003 // Deloitte & Touche, the International accounting firm, has released its findings concerning compliance with the “USA PATRIOT Act and other anti-money laundering requirements,” which concludes that financial...
Corporate Governance, Asbestos Included Topics at 15th Annual P/C Executive Conference
Nov 3 2003 // Corporate governance, the future of asbestos legislation, and building capital strength will be among the topics discussed this month at the 2003 annual Property/Casualty Executive Conference, as announced by conference...
WC Conference in Chicago Offers Free Expo Pass
Nov 3 2003 // More than 1,000 attendees and 200 exhibitors will visit Lakeside Center at McCormick Place in Chicago for the 12th annual National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference & Exhibit, Nov. 19-20....
Zurich N.A. Improves Small Biz Web Site
Nov 3 2003 // Schaumburg, Ill.-based insurer Zurich North America, announced the addition of a host of new features to its popular eZSB Web site for Zurich Small Business agents designed to provide new capabilities and improved...
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS KEY AT NAAIA’S 2003 NATIONAL CONFERENCE:
Nov 3 2003 // In remarks at the recent National African-American Insurance Association’s 2003 National Conference and Empowerment Summit in Las Vegas, NAAIA chairman Roosevelt Haywood III said that for insurance professionals to...
