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By Regina Anderson
Q: We have a business client whose home is located on 10 acres of land with a barn. On this...

HIGGINBOTHAM READY FOR BLAST-OFF

The merger between Fort Worth insurance agency Higginbotham & Assoc. and InsureZone has been finalized. The combination, announced last March,...

NAME YOUR PRICE

Internet retailer Priceline.com and insurer W.R. Berkley Corp. plan to offer car insurance online through a new joint venture called...

W/C RATE HIKE PROPOSED

Following the July 31 submission of its annual pure premium rate filing to the California Insurance Commissioner, the nonprofit Workers’...

CHUBB’S NOT FOR SALE

Shares in Chubb Corp soared to a 52-week high July 27 on rumors that Citigroup and Berkshire Hathaway are interested...

JOINT CONVENTION IN THE WORKS

In a first for the insurance industry, the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s (IIAA) 2000 annual meeting will be a...

EMPLOYERS UNPREPARED FOR E-RISK

A new survey reveals many of the nation’s largest employers are not prepared to handle e-commerce and e-communication risks. The...

NAIC INVESTIGATES STATE FARM

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is investigating reports that State Farm, the nation’s largest auto insurer, improperly denied...

CONSECO FINANCE SLIMS DOWN

A restructuring plan for Conseco Inc.’s finance subsidiary, as well as a program to sell or run off several non-strategic...

A QUESTION OF TRUST

Results of a recent Zogby America poll demonstrated an almost even division in opinion regarding the trustworthiness of insurance salespeople....

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