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Laditi Joins Colemont Insurance Brokers’ Financial Services Team
Mar 13 2008 // Colemont Insurance Brokers has hired Vivian Laditi as assistant vice president and broker in the company’s Woodland Hills, Calif., office as part of the financial services team. Before joining Colemont, she served as...
ACE Europe Launches Private Finance Initiative
Mar 12 2008 // ACE has announced the launch of ACE PFI (Private Finance Initiative), which it describes as a “fully integrated insurance solution providing comprehensive cover and risk management advice for all aspects of a PFI...
Florida Insurance Commissioner Amends Citizens’ Take-Out Procedures
Mar 12 2008 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty signed an order approving Citizens Property Insurance Corp. take-out plans for the year and requiring Citizens to notify policyholders whose agents have refused to allow their...
People
Mar 10 2008 // Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, reports it has extended the employment agreement with Joseph J. Plumeri, its chairman and chief executive officer. The agreement, which was originally scheduled to expire...
Average Homeowners Policy Rate Comparison is Meaningless
Mar 10 2008 // Despite the insurance industry’s traditional reliance on averages, averages don’t always make sense when comparing premiums. In Texas, as elsewhere, individual premiums are subject to so many variables — from...
Policyholders Need to be Educated on Importance of Flood Insurance
Mar 10 2008 // Eroding levees, flood map changes, lack of buyers highlight need for public outreach Levees can also erode and decay over time and require regular maintenance and upkeep to continue to offer the level of protection they...
As the Soft Market Continues, Calif. Wholesalers Seek Specialty Niches
Mar 10 2008 // Relationships with agents, brokers and regulators critical to CIWA members The members of the California Insurance Wholesalers Association (CIWA) play a vital role in the state’s insurance market. To find out how...
People
Mar 10 2008 // Denver-based Van Gilder added three persons to its staff. Tony Dodd joined the firm as an account executive specializing in homeowner association risk management programs. Kyle Krisman assumed the role of business...
How to Hire a New Producer
Mar 10 2008 // Hiring employees is a process crucial to the success of a business. Finding and keeping a good producer is even more crucial, since that person is responsible for growth in new sales. Therefore, the right selection and...
Who’s Worth What?
Mar 10 2008 // Agency Salary Survey: Survey reveals fewer pay raises in 2007 but most agencies’ salaries hold firm Fewer independent agencies gave salary increases to managers, sales producers and support personnel in 2007 compared...
The Basics About Appraisals
Mar 10 2008 // Agents should know when and why to refer clients to appraisers for their prized possessions Although like many insurance agents you may have worked with appraisers when insuring a client’s art, antiques or...
Special Policies For Special Cars
Mar 10 2008 // How to find new and existing leads in the collector auto market Everyone knows a car guy. Maybe he’s the neighbor who spends entire weekends in his driveway — armed with a toothbrush, cotton swabs and chamois...
Yates & Associates Names Vaglienty Underwriter/Broker
Mar 7 2008 // Tustin, Calif.-based Yates & Associates has hired Cynthea Vaglienty as commercial transportation underwriter/broker. Vaglienty began her insurance career in 1995 at Roger Stone Insurance. After a few years on the...
GlobalGreen Insurance Offers Independent Agents Franchise
Mar 7 2008 // St. Louis-based Equity One Franchisors, LLC recently announced it is offering independent insurance agents an opportunity to franchise GlobalGreen Insurance Agencies. The first three established franchises are located in...
Arrowhead Announces New Carrier For Insurance Agents E&O Product
Mar 6 2008 // San Diego, CA, 03/06/2008 – ARROWHEAD General Insurance Agency, Inc. has announced its independent property and casualty insurance agents errors and omissions product will be underwritten with an “A”...
Wisconsin’s Straka Named Young Agent of Year by PIA National
Mar 6 2008 // Bart Straka has been named the 2008 PIA National Young Insurance Professional of the Year. The award was presented March 1, 2008 by the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA). Straka is vice president...
CNinsure Adds Two More Agencies
Mar 6 2008 // CNinsure Inc. remains in an acquisitive mode. The Chinese agent/broker announced that it has acquired majority interests in Shenzhen Huameng Insurance Brokerage Co., Ltd. and Fuzhou Guoxin Insurance Agency Co., Ltd. The...
N.Y. Agents’ Group: Spitzer’s Fine Proposals Are Out Of Whack
Mar 6 2008 // Empire State lawmakers should reject increased fines for breaking insurance laws sought by Gov. Eliot Spitzer in his proposed state budget, an agents’ group said. The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New...
Mo. Department Announces New Exam Procedures for Agents
Mar 6 2008 // Effective March 1, 2008, Pearson VUE will be the state’s new provider of insurance producer exams for individuals seeking licensure in Missouri. Openings to schedule testing through the current vendor are no longer...
PWIB Announces Change of Name and Launch of New Divisions
Mar 5 2008 // ATLANTA, March 5, 2008 – Insurance Specialty Group, LLC (“ISG”) is the holding company, which owns Pacific Wholesale Insurance Brokers, LLC (“PWIB”). ISG is pleased to announce the change of...
