Articles by Stephanie K. Jones

Coming La. Legislative Session to Target Insurance, Lobbyist Says

Despite its focus on fiscal matters, Louisiana’s 2007 legislative session, which begins April 30, is certain to have plenty of impact on the insurance industry, according to one industry lobbyist. And it’s not necessarily going to be the kind of …

Mentoring process is at the core of new producer development

Most high performance, high growth independent agencies have a lot in common when it comes to finding, hiring and mentoring new producers: They dedicate the necessary time for their mentoring program and couple the educational aspects with a prospecting focus …

Identity theft: A “catch phrase for the new millennium”

Contrary to popular opinion and despite well-publicized security breaches at governmental entities and major corporations, the primary methods of confiscating information necessary to commit identity theft are old-fashioned, low-tech practices, like “Dumpster diving,” mail fraud and plain old theft. The …

Mentoring process is at the core of new producer development

Most high performance, high growth independent agencies have a lot in common when it comes to finding, hiring and mentoring new producers: They dedicate the necessary time for their mentoring program and couple the educational aspects with a prospecting focus …

Mentoring process is at the core of new producer development

Dedicating the time is essential for success Most high performance, high growth independent agencies have a lot in common when it comes to finding, hiring and mentoring new producers: They dedicate the necessary time for their mentoring program and couple …

Identity theft: A ‘catch phrase for the new millennium’

Contrary to popular opinion and despite well-publicized security breaches at governmental entities and major corporations, the primary methods of confiscating the information necessary to commit identity theft turn out to be old-fashioned, low tech practices, like dumpster diving, mail fraud …

Identity theft: A ‘catch phrase for the new millennium’

Contrary to popular opinion and despite well-publicized security breaches at governmental entities and major corporations, the primary methods of confiscating the information necessary to commit identity theft turn out to be old-fashioned, low tech practices, like dumpster diving, mail fraud …

Study shows Texas economy vulnerable to Cat 3-sized coastal storm

A study commissioned by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) shows that the economy of the entire state of Texas would be severely impacted if a Category 3-type hurricane were to hit heavily populated areas of the Texas Gulf …

Windstorm expected to be major insurance issue for Texas lawmakers

Funding for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Asso-ciation (TWIA) may not be the only insurance issue on lawmakers’ plates during the 2007 session of the Texas Legislature, but it will likely be the most high profile industry concern as insurance groups …

Private equity market bullish on E&S brokers

By mid-November more than $500 billion in private equity transactions had occurred in 2006, $100 billion in Oct. 2006 alone, according to Andrew Rosen, a partner with private equity firm HM Capital Partners. Dallas-based HM Capital has a controlling interest …