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GULF, FRONTIER IN AGREEMENT

Gulf Insurance Group and Frontier Insurance Group have reached an agreement in principle whereby Gulf Insurance Company and its subsidiaries...

OK TO BE SORRY

California Governor Gray Davis signed a new bill into law on July 24 that says apologies or “benevolent gestures of...

CNA TO SELL OFF AVIATION

CNA announced July 31 that it entered into an agreement to sell Associated Aviation Underwriters Inc. (AAU) to the British...

INSWEB RECOGNIZED FOR XML

ACORD bestowed an Early Adopter Award on online insurance provider InsWeb for its efforts to develop the XML (Extensible Markup...

BRITS ADOPT E-SIG

Following on the heels of the U.S., Britain legalized electronic signatures on July 25, giving them the same status as...

ISO HELPS FIGHT FRAUD

The ability of insurance companies to detect fraudulent claims by cross-checking them in “all-claims” databases will become keener as insurers...

INDUSTRY VETERAN PASSES AWAY

Vic Slevin passed away on July 8, 2000. Born in Iowa in 1920, Slevin joined the Arson Department in the...

CONSECO SHOWED HIM THE MONEY

When Conseco Inc.’s new chairman and chief executive, Gary C. Wendt, agreed last month to take the reins at the...

CONFERENCE FILLED WITH SUN & FUN

Independent agents and brokers are invited to attend the annual Conference & Expo 2000 hosted by the American Agents Alliance....

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