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Mass. AG Probes Municipal Health Insurance Buying
Jan 11 2005 // The Massachusetts attorney general is expanding his probe into the commissions that insurers pay insurance brokers who promote their products to include contracts with cities and towns. The investigation by Attorney...
Agent Association Partners to Offer Online Education
Jan 11 2005 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents has announce a partnership with Learn.net to launch a new on-line CE and Professional Skills Education Center for member and non-member agents at:...
Agents, Insurers Claim Proposed Asbestos Legislation Falls Short of Solving the Problem
Jan 11 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America applauded Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) for moving quickly to hold hearings on proposed asbestos legislation, but says the association...
Fla. Agent Fled to Ga.; Apprehended on Felony Charges
Jan 11 2005 // A Florida insurance agent who allegedly failed to place auto and general liability coverage for at least 11 trucking companies has been apprehended in Georgia on an outstanding warrant. Kim Laustra, 43, was an agent at the...
Impact of Conn. Franchise Ruling May Not Be as Big on Insurance Agents as Claimed
Jan 10 2005 // A recent $2.3 million jury verdict for wrongful termination in favor of a former Nationwide Insurance contract agent from Connecticut is unlikely to have any effect on independent agents or their companies, according to...
Spitzer Tells N.Y. Legislators More Charges on the Way; Withholds Judgment on Legislative Response
Jan 10 2005 // The insurance industry can expect new charges from New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer relating to personal lines insurance, according to the state official. Speaking before an Assembly Insurance Committee hearing in...
Western Security Surplus to Sponsor Los Angeles, Dallas Regions for Initial Insurance Journal Online Seminar
Jan 10 2005 // California-based Western Security Surplus will serve as a sponsor when Insurance Journal debuts the first in a series of “How to Write” online video seminars Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005. Western Security Surplus...
Pedrotti Joins American Agents Alliance as Lobbyist
Jan 10 2005 // The American Agents Alliance announced the addition of J. Kevin Pedrotti as the association’s lobbyist. Pedrotti is the founder and principal of JKPedrotti Inc., and has an extensive background in legislative,...
U.K. Broker Folgate to Integrate Sirius’ System
Jan 6 2005 // The U.K.’s Sirius, a leading provider of insurance software solutions, announced that the Folgate Partnership is now live on its Underwriting Agency System which “enables EDI connectivity with their brokers...
PIA National Will Oppose Broker Compensation Disclosure Model As Passed
Jan 6 2005 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents reiterated its opposition to the version of a compensation disclosure model law that was passed by a vote of 30-15 (with three abstentions) on Dec. 29, 2004, by the...
IIAT to Host Joe Vincent Management Seminar, Legislative Day Jan. 30-Feb. 1
Jan 6 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas announced that more than 400 of the state’s top independent agency principals and managers will gather for IIAT’s 42nd Annual Joe Vincent Management Seminar and Big I...
Fla. CEO Gives Citizens Task Force Performance-Improving Goals
Jan 5 2005 // With the next hurricane season due to begin in six months, Tom Gallagher, Florida Chief Financial Officer met with the Citizens Property Insurance task force today in Tallahassee and outlined performance-improving...
New American Agents Alliance Director Looks Forward to New Year
Jan 5 2005 // Ken Nigohosian, new executive director at the American Agents Alliance, talks to Insurance Journal about California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi’s proposed agent/broker disclosure regulations and...
DeMateis Joins Networked Insurance Agents
Jan 5 2005 // Rocco DeMateis has been named territorial sales vice president at Grass Valley, Calif.-based Networked Insurance Agents. DeMateis will consult with existing affiliates and seek to appoint new agencies in Orange County,...
S&T Bank Acquires Two Pa. Agencies
Jan 4 2005 // S&T Bank, based in Indiana, Pa., has acquired Bennett Associates, Inc. and Cowher- Nehrig & Co., (the Bennett Group), two multi-line insurance agencies. These agencies, which are located in Ebensburg and Nanty...
IJ Online ‘How to Write’ Educational Seminars Kicks Off Jan. 20; Nearly 700 Participants Registered
Jan 4 2005 // Insurance Journal will introduce the first of a series of “How to Write” online video seminars beginning on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005. The “How to Write” series offers agents and brokers dynamic,...
ACT Reports on How to Boost Sales
Jan 4 2005 // The Agents Council for Technology (ACT) has published a multi-part report on the ACT Web site to help independent agents and brokers build a sales-driven agency culture and implement disciplined sales processes using...
Calif. Agent Arraigned on Charges Stemming from Bogus Insurance Certificates Scam
Jan 4 2005 // A Stockton insurance agent allegedly working with a revoked license was arraigned Jan. 4 in San Joaquin County Court on 111 felony counts following an eight-month investigation by the California Department of Insurance...
Sell Personal Lines Upgrades via Direct Mail
Jan 3 2005 // To remain in business, agents need to derive as much revenue as possible from every current insured, at the least possible cost. This is particularly the case now that the structure of the classic contingency commission is...
IJ Online Launches ‘How to Write’ Seminars
Jan 3 2005 // Insurance Journal will introduce the first of a series of “How to Write” online video seminars beginning Jan. 20, 2005. The “How to Write” series offers agents and brokers dynamic, coverage-focused,...
