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“The Big I” State Associations Co-Sponsor Agribusiness Conference
May 8 2007 // “The Big I” associations of Colorado, Kansas, Idaho, Nebraska, Oregon, Utah, and Washingto are co-sponsoring Insurance Skills Center’s Agribusiness Conference in Denver on June 25-26, 2007. The Rocky...
Independent Agents’ and Brokers’ Market Share Holds Steady
May 8 2007 // The results of the 2005 market share study by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. (the Big “I), again show that the independent agency system remains strong with plenty of growth...
Editor’s Note: It’s about time, really
May 7 2007 // It will take the collective clout and leadership of agents everywhere to move more carriers and transactions to real time. Agents have the future of the agency system at their fingertips, literally. Many of those who have...
Calif. OAL rules agent-broker relationships case not “precedential”
May 7 2007 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) has been handed a procedural setback in its effort to crack down on agents charging broker fees. Last week, the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) determined that...
Thinking outside of the box
May 7 2007 // No one knows just how many managing general agencies (MGAs) operate in the United States, but the insurance industry couldn’t survive without them, says Scott Anderson, current president of the American Association...
It’s time, really
May 7 2007 // Agents have the future of the agency system at their fingertips, literally. Many of those who have long fantasized about SEMCI (single entry multiple company input) are unaware that this dream is just a keystroke away...
N.D. Poolman: Agent suspected of taking $700,000
May 7 2007 // An insurance agent who killed herself in late March is now suspected of taking $700,000 in premium payments from a number of businesses, state officials say. They have yet to figure out why. Investigators also have not...
Disruptive forces in the insurance industry: Constructive or chaotic?
May 7 2007 // Capital markets, technology and the use of mass media could be disruptive forces in the insurance industry in the near future, according to Paula Reynolds, CEO of Seattle-based Safeco Insurance Co. Speaking at the...
Mass. ruling revives possibility of auto assigned risk plan
May 7 2007 // Whether Massachusetts will implement an assigned risk plan for its private passenger auto market was considered a dead issue when in January the incoming Patrick administration suspended rules to create one, but now the...
It’s time, really
May 7 2007 // Agents have the future of the agency system at their fingertips, literally. Many of those who have long fantasized about SEMCI (single entry multiple company input) are unaware that this dream is just a keystroke away...
Commercial property/casualty premiums drop, underwriting relaxes, 1st quarter survey finds
May 7 2007 // Commercial property/casualty premiums for all sizes of accounts dropped sharply during the first quarter of 2007, with indications that insurance companies are starting to loosen underwriting standards and price...
Agents tell it best — Do what you love and the rest will follow
May 7 2007 // Tales of lessons learned about marketing and customer relationships from agents in the know As a national specialty provider of collector vehicle and collectibles insurance, American Collectors Insurance has been...
Executive risk exposures producers should know
May 7 2007 // Every day, corporate executives are expected to make the perfect business decisions on all issues. Obviously, this does not happen all the time. The best one can truly expect is for the executives to make the best decision...
Thinking outside of the box
May 7 2007 // MGAs deliver more than just specialty packages as they prepare for changing market No one knows just how many managing general agencies (MGAs) operate in the United States, but the insurance industry couldn’t survive...
People
May 7 2007 // Steve Taylor has been promoted to regional sales director for Encompass Insurance in New York and New Jersey. Taylor joined Allstate in 1978 as an underwriter trainee. He was promoted to various management positions in...
News Currents
May 7 2007 // Mass. ruling revives possibility of auto assigned risk plan Whether Massachusetts will implement an assigned risk plan for its private passenger auto market was considered a dead issue when in January the incoming Patrick...
Editor’s Note: It’s time, really
May 7 2007 // It will take the collective clout and leadership of agents everywhere to move more carriers and transactions to real time. Agents have the future of the agency system at their fingertips, literally. Many of those who have...
Agents welcome Citizens expansion of small commercial coverage statewide
May 7 2007 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is expanding its insurance coverage for small businesses beyond coastal areas to properties across Florida. “Our goal is to make coverage available as quickly as possible to the...
Fortified building standards: Gulf Coast market salvation?
May 7 2007 // Concrete houses sprouting up in southern Alabama, Mississippi and elsewhere in the Gulf Coast region are more than just fortified structures that will protect their owners from up to 250 mph winds and 36 foot storm surges...
Editor’s Note: It’s time, really
May 7 2007 // It will take the collective clout and leadership of agents everywhere to move more carriers and transactions to real time. Agents have the future of the agency system at their fingertips, literally. Many of those who have...
