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Connecticut Insurance Department Joins Site

May 4 2001 // The Connecticut Insurance Department recently joined other state agencies on Connecticut’s CLIC (Connecticut Licensing Info Center) website. The website, www.ct-clic.com, offers direct, online access to licensing and...

Sen. John McCain Scheduled to Speak at IIAA Conference

May 2 2001 // Republican John McCain, former Presidential candidate and current Arizona Senator, will speak at the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s (IIAA) 25th Annual National Legislative Conference. McCain will address...

AMS Users Group Annual Conference Hosts First AUGIE Meeting

May 2 2001 // The AMS Users Groups meet with company and vender partners to discuss the future of technology and how to work together. Last week, the ACORD-User Groups Information Exchange (AUGIE) held the first meeting in conjunction...

AMS Users’ Group National Conference Brings Together 3,000 Independent Agents

Apr 24 2001 // More than 3,000 independent insurance agents are gathering this week for four days of education, networking and exhibits at the AMS Users’ Group 25th National Conference. Taking place at the Opryland Hotel in...

The Producer Dilemma Revisited: There are Solutions

Apr 23 2001 // Four years ago, we wrote an article for Insurance Journal that outlined what we called the “Producer Dilemma.” This article follows up on what has been a chronic problem of finding good producers for the...

Record High Site Traffic at InsuranceJournal.com

Apr 6 2001 // Visits to www.InsuranceJournal.com reached an all-time high during the month of March with more than 3 million hits. To better understand the traffic report to InsuranceJournal.com, it’s important to track of the...

Cracking Down on the Industry’s Fraud Problem

Apr 2 2001 // Fraud investigators in June busted a Tampa fraud ring that crashed cars at a private site, scooped up the debris and moved the wreckage to a public roadway. The members then called police so that they could file fraudulent...

Cracking Down on the Industry’s Fraud Problem

Mar 26 2001 // Fraud investigators in June busted a Tampa fraud ring that crashed cars at a private site, scooped up the debris and moved the wreckage to a public roadway. The members then called police so that they could file fraudulent...

CPIA Takes National Sales & Marketing Education Conference to San Diego

Mar 26 2001 // Members of the Certified Professional Insurance Agent (CPIA) Society enjoyed a valuable National Sales & Marketing Education Conference March 7-10 in San Diego’s balmy climate. Attendees had the opportunity to...

CPIA Holds Sales, Marketing Conference in San Diego

Mar 14 2001 // Members of the Certified Professional Insurance Agent Society attended an educational National Sales & Marketing Education Conference March 7-10 in San Diego. With a smaller-than-anticipated turnout, attendees had the...

Texas Legislature Moves Few Bills

Mar 5 2001 // It will likely come as no surprise to those who have been following the Texas Legislature this session that very few insurance-related bills are expected to make it out of committee. At least it’s no surprise Bo...

IIAA Names Flannagan VP of Education and Research

Feb 15 2001 // Madelyn H. Flannagan is the new vice president of education and research for the Independent Insurance Agents of America. “Madelyn offers many years of agency system experience in the areas of research, agency...

Insurance Carriers to Launch Personal Lines Site

Feb 14 2001 // American International Group, Kemper Insurance Cos. and Prudential Insurance Co. of America plan to jointly establish a web-based insurance agency that will allow consumers to research, buy and manage personal lines...

The Reeducation of Texas Agents

Feb 5 2001 // Looming agent licensing changes stemming from the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act could have a direct effect on how and what information agents receive through continuing education classes. Already, 30 states have begun preparing...

IIAA LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE

Feb 5 2001 // Nearly 800 independent insurance agents will come together in the nation’s capital May 2-4 for the 25th Annual Independent Insurance Agents of America National Legislative Conference. The 2001 IIAA National...

National Consumer Education Foundation Elects

Feb 1 2001 // Peter van Aartrijk Jr., CIC, a 20-year veteran of insurance industry communications, has been elected chairman of the board of directors of the National Consumer Education Foundation. The NCEF supports communication...

Online CE Courses are Changing the Ways Agents Get Educated

Jan 29 2001 // Sadly, this is the mindset of many agents when it comes to continuing education. Every agent knows the important role that continuing education (CE) plays in keeping up with the industry’s ever-changing business...

CIWA Starts Off the New Year with a Successful Conference

Jan 29 2001 // The California Insurance Wholesalers Association (CIWA) held its 6th Annual Wholesaler Industry Day on the sunny first weekend of January at the Hilton Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif. The conference marked the launch of...

WEF Conference Opens in Davos

Jan 25 2001 // Government and business leaders, plus some environmental activists and more than a few protesters are set to converge on Davos, the exclusive Swiss ski resort, for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. While...

Planning Underway For 25th Annual IIAA National Legislative Conference

Jan 19 2001 // Nearly 800 independent insurance agents will come together in the nation’s capital May 2-4 for the 25th Annual Independent Insurance Agents of America National Legislative Conference. The 2001 IIAA National...