The Independent Insurance Agents of America has made an addition to its online neighborhood of agency-enhancement tools with Big “I” Certs, a web-based, cost-cutting solution that electronically stores and delivers certificates of insurance. Big “I” Certs use Internet technology to …
Less than a year after opening to customers in Illinois and St. Louis, Mo., State Farm Bank is now Internet and telephone accessible throughout the country. The bank, formally chartered by the Office of Thrifty Supervision in November 1998 as …
American Safety Insurance Group, based in Bermuda, has purchased Trafalgar Insurance Co., an Oklahoma excess and surplus lines carrier with authority to write in 34 states and the District of Columbia. Trafalgar’s stock was acquired from Houston Casualty Co. for …
“We’ve only had 632 visitors to our web site in six months. What can we do to get more traffic?” After a company web site has been up for awhile, there’s a wake up call. It’s not working like we …
When managed care was introduced to the workers’ comp arena in the 1980s, it promised to be the cure-all for a system suffering astronomical costs and premiums. Today, the atmosphere of workers’ comp in Texas has improved somewhat. Premiums are …
As much as 10 years ago, independent insurance agents were being courted by professional employer organizations (PEOs), which viewed the small structure of agents’ offices as ripe for their human resources products. Small agencies, after all, typically had only a …
Employees covered under traditional workers’ comp waive their right to sue for on-the-job injuries. Two Amarillo court cases extend the waiver to non-subscriber companies. Could this change the worker’ comp system in Texas? Insurers are watching with interest a pair …
Higginbotham & Associates, Arthur J. Gallagher make dash for the Internet. Being web accessible will be an absolute necessity for insurance agencies and brokerages in the next few years. So says Rusty Reid, president of Fort Worth-based Higginbotham & Associates, …
SAFECO has launched a new high-risk auto product in Texas called insurQuest, offering agents a multi-tiered compensation program including fee commissions. “With insurQuest, SAFECO’s agents who sell customers several different insurance and financial products will have another product to offer, …
ePolicy has announced the availability of professional liability insurance services designed for California attorneys, and should be available nationwide by the end of 2000. According to the company, EPolicy coverage is generally less expensive and requires less time than policies …
