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Canadian Broker Joins SIAA
Feb 24 2004 // The Strategic Independent Agents Alliance (SIAA) and SIAA Canada the largest network of partnering independent insurance agencies in North America, announced that Cambrian Insurance Brokers of Sudbury, Ontario has...
Massachusetts Agents Cite Crisis in Homeowners Market on Cape Cod
Feb 24 2004 // The lack of availability of insurance for properties in Cape Cod coastal communities and in some Massachusetts urban areas has reached “crisis” proportion in the opinion of the state’s insurance agents,...
Small Businesses Start Small Then Grow into Big Businesses
Feb 23 2004 // According to the U.S. Census Bureau there were more than five million firms employing fewer than 20 people in 2001, not counting the millions of people who are self employed. Another 600,000 firms employed between 20 and...
Terrorism Insurance … We Can’t Risk Sitting On the Sidelines
Feb 23 2004 // Some have viewed this law as a bailout of a failed insurance industry; we believe just the opposite is true. When Congress passed the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) in 2002, some heralded the act as a panacea for...
They’re in the Money!
Feb 23 2004 // Targeting and Insuring the Very Rich When thinking about the wealthy, typically one conjures up images of well-known celebrities, business moguls and the inherently rich. One might envision multi-million dollar homes,...
They’re in the Money!
Feb 23 2004 // Targeting and Insuring the Very Rich When thinking about the wealthy, typically one conjures up images of well-known celebrities, business moguls and the inherently rich. One might envision multi-million dollar homes,...
They’re in the Money!
Feb 23 2004 // Targeting and Insuring the Very Rich When thinking about the wealthy, typically one conjures up images of well-known celebrities, business moguls and the inherently rich. One might envision multi-million dollar homes,...
They’re in the Money!
Feb 23 2004 // Targeting and Insuring the Very Rich When thinking about the wealthy, typically one conjures up images of well-known celebrities, business moguls and the inherently rich. One might envision multi-million dollar homes,...
They’re in the Money!
Feb 23 2004 // Targeting and Insuring the Very Rich When thinking about the wealthy, typically one conjures up images of well-known celebrities, business moguls and the inherently rich. One might envision multi-million dollar homes,...
Nightmare on E&O Street
Feb 23 2004 // It’s a policyholder’s worst nightmare to find out the insurance she’s been dutifully paying for is not there when she needs it. This is why every responsible agent tries to do business with reputable,...
Chicago MGU Sues Manning Riddell Over Bogus E&O Coverage
Feb 23 2004 // Insurance Journal recently unveiled information regarding an ongoing investigation into Torrance, Calif.-based Manning Riddell Insurance Services Inc. (License #0827722). Manning Riddell allegedly issued more than 1,000...
Industry Must Sell More to Succeed, Stresses Willis’ Plumeri
Feb 23 2004 // Those who worry about outsiders taking over the insurance industry should be reassured when they witness not only Joseph Plumeri’s success but also his passion for the industry. Less than four years ago, Plumeri came...
The Case for Group Legal: Now More Than Ever
Feb 23 2004 // To say today’s human resource managers are getting the squeeze is the understatement of the year. They are forced to do more with less, yet at the same time they need to provide more options. In a recent study...
Industry Must Sell More to Succeed, Stresses Willis’ Plumeri
Feb 23 2004 // Those who worry about outsiders taking over the insurance industry should be reassured when they witness not only Joseph Plumeri’s success but also his passion for the industry. Less than four years ago, Plumeri came...
Manning Riddell Sued Over Bogus E&O Coverage
Feb 23 2004 // Insurance Journal recently unveiled information regarding an ongoing investigation into Torrance, Calif.-based Manning Riddell Insurance Services Inc. (License #0827722). Manning Riddell allegedly issued more than 1,000...
LOUISIANA AGENT ARRESTED:
Feb 23 2004 // A LaPlace, La. insurance agent was arrested and issued a Cease and Desist Order for allegedly misappropriating insurance funds, according to Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley. Department of Insurance Fraud...
BIG ‘I’ CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS:
Feb 23 2004 // A number of scholarships are available to help young agents and brokers attend the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (IIABA) National Legislative Conference—taking place April 21-23, 2004 at...
Industry Must Sell More to Succeed, Stresses Willis’ Plumeri
Feb 23 2004 // Those who worry about outsiders taking over the insurance industry should be reassured when they witness not only Joseph Plumeri’s success but also his passion for the industry. Less than four years ago, Plumeri came...
Relationships Are Everything When Working With MGAs
Feb 23 2004 // Managing general agents need retail insurance agents; retail agents need MGAs. That much is true. So, given this reciprocal professional dependence, why are working relationships between these two groups sometimes burdened...
Reflections from Rip Van Winkle
Feb 23 2004 // From 1979 to 1988 I had the pleasure of serving as executive V. P. of the Independent Insurance Agents of Arkansas. For the past fifteen years I have served as the lobbyist for the Arkansas Medical Society. When Kelley...
