Today, the independent agency system is faced with new challenges and opportunities, many of which are fostered by the development of new technologies, not the least of which is the growth of eCommerce through the Internet. While much of the …
Agents have faced the problem ever since insurance companies first introduced applications. Each company had its own form, so the agent who wanted to submit the same account to several underwriters had to write the same information over and over …
About the time we were heavily into the production cycle for the current issue of Insurance Journal-Texas/South Central, with its focus on technology issues, technology took a bite out of our offices. We were attacked by the so-called Klez worm, …
San Diego-based Mitchell International has released a new version of UltraMate, a leading estimating systems in the collision repair and insurance industries, which includes many new features designed to enhance ease-of-use, save time and increase productivity. UltraMate 4.8 increases productivity …
Jerry Tegan Tucson—Networking is essential in any business. In the insurance field, it can be critical for the independent agent to be successful or not. Following last week’s Aon Specialty Product Network Resource Fair, ASPN President & CEO, Jerry Tegan, …
InVEST, an education program strengthening the insurance industry by attracting a large pool of qualified insurance recruits, announced a donation made by IVANS, Inc., an insurance industry-owned communications network, in honor of former IVANS Board of Directors member Dan Carmichael, …
A little over a month after it first began doing business in Connecticut, Boston-based Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation has started downloading policy information to its independent agencies in the state. Cleared to start selling auto insurance in Connecticut earlier this …
Strategic Independent Agents Alliance (SIAA) announced that the Twin City Service Agency Inc., of Menominee, Mich., has established Superior Insurance Service (SIS) as an SIAA Strategic Master Agency. With over 39 years of combined experience, William Caley will manage SIS, …
With the “Real World Solutions” theme, the annual ACORD Conference will take place May 19-21 at Walt Disney World’s Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Fla. The theme will focus on the role of standards for insurance and reinsurance corporate business strategies, …
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