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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...
FERMA Conference Highlights Risk Management Concerns
Nov 3 2003 // The second ever bi-annual conference of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA), held Oct. 5 – 8 in Rome, Italy, featured presenters and workshops that highlighted both the similarities and...
No Surprise: Tailgating is the Worst Driver Offense
Nov 3 2003 // For those who regularly travel the nations’ freeways, a study finding that inadequate following distance, or tailgating, is the most common error made by drivers comes as no surprise. However, Smith System Driver...
The Conversation: Doing it Right
Nov 3 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...
AAMGA Reflects on Prosperous Year, Plans for the Future
Nov 3 2003 // The American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) will hold its mid-year meeting at the Phoenician Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Nov. 13-15. At the heart of this year’s meeting will be several...
FERMA Conference Highlights Risk Management Concerns
Nov 3 2003 // The second ever bi-annual conference of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA), held Oct. 5 – 8 in Rome, Italy, featured presenters and workshops that highlighted both the similarities and...
NEW WEB SITE FOR AAIP:
Nov 3 2003 // The Austin Association of Insurance Professionals (AAIP) launched a new Web site at www.aaip.info. The group said the new site was developed to assist in its mission to broaden the knowledge of insurance and to cultivate,...
