Monthly Archives: <span>April 2002</span>

Underground Storage Tanks: Word Leaks Out on Cover Enforcement

Owners and operators of underground petroleum storage tanks are a diverse lot—from global juggernauts such as ExxonMobil, Texaco, and Shell Oil to mom-and-pop gas stations. But all underground storage tank (UST) operators must deal with the prospect, if not the …

Fireman’s Fund Unveils New Software for Middle-Market Business

Fireman’s Fund Insurance has developed a new software program, designed specifically to help agents better serve their customers. The software, iCustomer Series, is targeted at middle market businesses concentrated in six specific industries: leisure (including restaurant, hotels and country clubs), …

Cattle Loom Large on the Farm & Ranch Scene

Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies It’s your misfortune, and none of my own. Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, For you know Wyoming will be your new home. That trail song, used by historian Walter …

AMS’ Parsons Sees Small Agencies as theFinal Frontier

Loren Parsons, president and CEO of agency management systems provider AMS Inc., thinks the small insurance agency market has yet to be tapped by companies that provide automation services to the insurance industry. In a conversation with Insurance Journal at …

SaleSource Marketing Success for Agents

Jim Rose, sales consultant to Automated Selling Process LLC, put it quite simply when asked about how agents go about their business. “What sells is the relationship,” Rose said. While personal contact in the insurance business is still of the …

2001: The Insurance Industry’s ‘Annus Horribilis’

In future years property/casualty insurers will no doubt look back on the year 2001 and shudder. Right now they’re too busy coping with the reality of the industry’s “annus horribilis,” to borrow Queen Elizabeth II’s view of 1992. Dominating the …

Who Am I’

When someone new shows up in one of your favorite magazines, I guess it’s only fair that they tell you something about who they are, where they come from and how they look at the world. The “official bio” appears …

Using Technology and Understanding Technology are 2 Different Things

Have you read an article or brochure lately about insurance technology and came away overwhelmed by the fact that you don’t understand XML, SPX, .NET and SOAP? Don’t let it bother you. As an agent, you should not be expected …

Cattle Loom Large on the Farm & Ranch Scene

Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies It’s your misfortune, and none of my own. Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, For you know Wyoming will be your new home. That trail song, used by historian Walter …

Ringleader caught in auto fraud scheme

Keith Aaron Hayes was arrested on four counts of auto insurance fraud after a two year investigation revealed he allegedly conspired with others in the filing of false insurance claims. The conspirators included Lynnette Ammons, who, in August 1998, filed …