Monthly Archives: <span>July 2003</span>

CAA Member Duncan, Fraser & Bridges Earns ACSR Award

The Combined Agents of America, LLC (CAA) announced that the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has awarded CAA member Duncan, Fraser and Bridges Insurance Agency Inc., Pampa, TX, the “Accredited Customer Service Representative (ACSR) Honor Roll Agency” distinction. This …

Alabama to Host Southeastern Regulators Conference

The Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Alabama is the site for the Southeastern Regulators Conference 2003. According to the Southeastern Regulators Association (SERA), the conference is scheduled for August 17 – 19. SERA 2003 offers opportunities for education and instruction …

SLA Reports 44 Percent Increase in Calif. Surplus Lines

Ted Pierce, executive director of the Surplus Line Association of California, released the association’s 2003 six month totals for processed surplus line premium, revealing a 44 percent increase over the 2002 premium total for the same period. The $2,377,068,232 in …

BCF Tech. Lowers Transaction Implementation Costs with TIER-XML

BCF Technology Inc. announced the launch of TIER-XML, an extension of its core Transaction, Integration, Extraction, and Recovery (TIER) Platform Version 3.0 for rapid development of AL3 and XML based transactions. BCF believes TIER-XML’s significant decrease in implementation costs over …

Engle Martin & Assoc. Announces New Adjuster, New Address

Russell S. Clark has joined Engle Martin & Associates Inc. as a National General adjuster in the newly-expanded Denver, Colo. office. Clark arrives following an eight year stay at Cunningham Lindsey Claim Services, where he served as a general adjuster …

InMarket Partners Names New Senior Partner

InMarket Partners, LLC announced today that Scott L. Stanton of Berwyn, PA had been named a Senior Partner at the strategic insurance communication firm. Scott comes to InMarket Partners from AIG and Reliance Standard Life Insurance, and brings over 10 …

2003 Greater Hartford Jazz Festival Features All Star Lineup

Pianist Billy Taylor, along with Sonny Fortune, Chuck Loeb, David Hazeltine & Eric Alexander and many more jazz stars are scheduled to perform at this summer’s Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz (GHFJ), which will “showcase the full color spectrum of …

A.M. Best Affirms ‘A’ Rating of Mapfre Re

A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) of the U.S.-based Mapfre Reinsurance Corporation (MRC) (Florham Park, NJ), with a stable outlook. “The rating is based on A.M. Best’s continued view that MRC …

PIANJ Seeking Agents Interested in Earning CIC Designation

The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. is calling for nominations for its 2003 Certified Insurance Counselor scholarship opportunities. Selected individuals will receive a $350 scholarship to one CIC institute. Only first-time CIC participants are eligible; the deadline for …

Insurance Hall of Fame to Induct AIG’s Edmund Tse, Grupo Nacional’s Clemente Cabello

Edmund Tse, Senior Vice Chairman and Co-Chief Operating Officer of American International Group, and Clemente Cabello, CEO of Mexico’s Grupo Nacional have been named to the prestigious Insurance Hall of Fame by the International Insurance Society, Inc. They will be …