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Citizens Fields Questions from Fla. Homeowners, Agents at Forum
May 17 2007 // Irma Kelly is frustrated over the cost of her Citizens Property Insurance coverage, so she came to a policyholder’s forum to give the state-run insurer’s chairman an earful. Kelly, a resident of a Broward...
Iowa Hawkeye-Security Expands Automated Inland Marine Offerings
May 16 2007 // West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hawkeye-Security Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, announced it is now offering Inland Marine coverage through new upgrades to Commercial IQ, the company’s Web-based application...
Bank of America Eyes Sale of Commercial Insurance Brokerage Unit
May 16 2007 // Bank of America said it has retained Banc of America Securities LLC to act as its financial advisor to explore strategic alternatives for its commercial insurance brokerage business, Banc of America Corporate Insurance...
Ind. PIA Announce 2007 Award Winners
May 16 2007 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Indiana Inc. (PIA) announced its annual awards on May 10th at the 2007 PIA of Indiana Annual Convention. Each year, PIA of Indiana honors two individuals and one company for exemplary...
Former Florida GOP Chairman, Insurance Agent Dies at 84
May 16 2007 // William M. Taylor, a former chairman of the Florida Republican Party, has died. He was 84. Taylor, an insurance agent for 50 years, grew up in Thomasville, Ga., The Florida Times-Union reported. He moved to Jacksonville as...
How Insurance Agents Can Benefit from the Boom for Insurance Products
May 16 2007 // With the boom in the insurance sector, market for insurance products has started to grow. Americans witnessed the most devastating events in the recent past. The 9/11 terrorist attacks or hurricane Katrina are examples of...
USI Holdings Closes on Acquisition of Florida Broker Goldin
May 16 2007 // USI Holdings Corp. today announced the acquisition of Miami, Fla.-based benefits broker, Steven E. Goldin Insurance, Inc. Goldin provides benefits products and services to mid-sized businesses throughout Southeast Florida....
Appalachian Underwriters Buys Florida Brokerage Business
May 16 2007 // Nationwide managing general agency Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. of Oak Ridge, Tenn., has completed the purchase of the renewal rights to the brokerage business of Creative Insurance Underwriters in Florida. “It was...
N.Y. Big ‘I’ Celebrates 125th Year; Zogby Installed as President
May 16 2007 // The newly elected chair of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York, Inc. believes the same standards that first established IIABNY 125 years ago are still evident today. Advancing business interests...
Fla. Officials Move to Shut Down Viatical Provider for Dishonest Practices
May 15 2007 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation issued a Notice and Order to Show Cause to Coventry First LLC alleging violations of the Florida Insurance Code and for “engaging in fraudulent or dishonest...
Mendez Joins PWIB Texas as Sr. Broker/Underwriter
May 15 2007 // Dallas-based PWIB Texas announced that Holly Mendez has joined the firm as senior broker/underwriter. Mendez formerly was associated with other leading insurance wholesalers, having served in the industry in brokerage and...
ACE to Pay $9 Million in Pennsylvania to Settle Bid-Rigging Allegations
May 15 2007 // The parent company of ACE INA Holdings Inc., a Pennsylvania insurance company, will pay a record $9 million to settle allegations of bid-rigging and market collusion, according to Acting Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner...
La. Agent Accused of Pocketing Premiums
May 11 2007 // An Alexandria, La., insurance agent has been arrested and issued a cease and desist order and summary suspension of his licenses for allegedly misappropriating premium money from policyholders and failing to remit premiums...
Colo.’s Cadence Joins Strategic Independent Agents Alliance
May 10 2007 // Cadence Insurance Services of Colorado Springs, Colo., has become a member of the Strategic Independent Agents Alliance, a network of independent insurance agencies. The company was the 2,200th Independent Strategic Member...
Find Out Where Insurance Leads Come From
May 10 2007 // The answer is not as obvious as you may think. In the age of the internet, most insurance leads are internet generated. Yes internet insurance leads are generated from websites, but not all websites are equal. There are...
Pa. Broker Arrested For Alleged Premium Finance Fraud
May 10 2007 // A former Bucks County, Pennsylvania insurance broker has been arrested by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office for allegedly defrauding four insurance premium companies and the state’s bureau of...
Double Duty: Agent-Soldiers Who Serve Their Country and Their Customers
May 10 2007 // Twenty-nine year old Peter Webb served his country in the U.S. Marines for eight years. Since then, Sergeant Webb has spent four years serving small businesses as an account manager and producer for an Oklahoma City...
N.H. Agents Suggest Changes to Fiduciary, Licensing Rules
May 9 2007 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Hampshire Inc. recently said it supports two insurance department proposals and offered further recommendations to clarify fiduciary and licensing rules affecting agents. The...
Republic Group’s Rush to Speak at San Antonio Agents’ Luncheon
May 9 2007 // Parker W. Rush, president and CEO of Dallas-based regional insurer The Republic Group, is slated to speak at the May membership luncheon of the Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio. The luncheon will take place May...
Ohio American Modern Insurance Offers Incentive Program for Agents
May 8 2007 // The companies of American Modern Insurance Group, a national specialty insurance leader, are sponsoring a sweepstakes designed to demonstrate the ease of use of their on-line modernLINK suite of applications, most notably...
