A couple of months ago we talked here about the coming consolidation of insurance companies. But instead of constricting markets for agents and brokers, you’ll have more markets than ever. Those ridiculous minimum-premium rules will be replaced by technology that …
Two Arizona-based companies, Company Nurse LLC, in Scottsdale, and National Contractors.com, in Mesa, established a strategic relationship to provide telephonic and first aid services for the management of workplace injuries in the construction industry. The alliance add a liability risk …
A couple of months ago we talked here about the coming consolidation of insurance companies. But instead of constricting markets for agents and brokers, you’ll have more markets than ever. Those ridiculous minimum-premium rules will be replaced by technology that …
Companies need to move beyond pretty websites into substance A couple of months ago we talked here about the coming consolidation of insurance companies. But instead of constricting markets for agents and brokers, you’ll have more markets than ever. Those …
The American Agents’ Alliance will be spending Labor Day Weekend in sunny San Diego this year, celebrating Conference & Expo 2000 at the Hyatt Regency San Diego. The conference takes place Aug. 30-Sept. 3, and the usual assortment of seminars, …
What can the Internet really do for you? The easy answer is that it allows you to contact and be contacted by thousands of insureds and prospects. But the web can do more than just spread your reach. It can …
Consider the question, “How are we doing?” The typical responses are, “fine,” “okay,” “good”; in other words, surface answers. Digging out substantive answers about organizational behavior requires time and positive group dynamics. We recently had a “blow your hair back” …
ACORD bestowed an Early Adopter Award on online insurance provider InsWeb for its efforts to develop the XML (Extensible Markup Language) standard for p/c insurance transactions. According to Gregory A. Maciag, president and CEO of ACORD, InsWeb’s early adoption of …
It can be boring, it can be awkward, it can be downright painful. But the cocktail reception is an integral part of American business society, and getting the most out of it can not only improve your social life, but …
You see, the Chivvis household is expecting a second child in November and you know what that means. That is, aside from the crying, feeding and changing and consequent lack of sleep. That’s right. It’s time to buy a minivan. …
