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Jul 18 2005 // Majestic Insurance Company announced the appointment of David Porter to the new position of marketing manager for Southern California. Porter has more than 25 years of experience in the industry. Prior to joining Majestic,...

The Industry Goes to School: Universities That Offer Insurance Degrees

Jul 18 2005 // Twenty years ago, it was nearly impossible to find colleges and universities offering degrees in insurance. Now there are many programs across the nation that offer bachelor’s degrees, concentrations, certifications...

Zimmerman Joins IBA West

Jul 11 2005 // Barbara Zimmerman has joined IBA West as Membership Benefits vice president responsible for the research, development and management of IBA West Service Corporation programs and management of Membership Services. Zimmerman...

IIAT Traditions Run Deep at Convention in Austin

Jul 4 2005 // Reynolds sworn in as president, McCain wins Drex Foreman Award. Among the many highlights of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ 108th IIAT Conference and Trade Show, held June 16 and 17 in Austin, were the...

Disclosure, Marketing Dominate Young Brokers and Agents Conference

Jul 4 2005 // Agents and brokers must unite and work together so that their industry is able to flourish despite recent challenges involving broker disclosure, participants learned at IBA West’s Young Brokers and Agents Conference...

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Jul 4 2005 // Joe Grauwiler has been named regional vice president of The Main Street America Group’s Jacksonville Region and president of its Old Dominion Insurance Co. unit. The region encompasses Main Street America’s...

Jun 20 2005 // OneBeacon Insurance Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group, has named Kevin Rehnberg as senior vice president reporting to Chief Executive Officer John Cavoores. Rehnberg will help support...

Companies Deliver Public Relations Pitch

Jun 20 2005 // So just how does an industry respond to negative publicity? A number of companies involved in the insurance world have had to answer that question regarding the broker contingent commissions crisis, which has grabbed...

Nine Ways to Get Personal Lines Clients in the Door

Jun 20 2005 // The personal lines industry may be viewed through multiple competitive prisms. These include the classic independent agent versus direct writer perspective; independent and exclusive agents versus the banks, and...

Short Named National Advantage Insurance’s S.E. Marketing Rep

Jun 9 2005 // Doug Short has been hired as the Southeast marketing representative for National Advantage Insurance Services Inc. of Tustin, Calif., responsible for Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia. “We have recently received...

Benefit Planners Opens Dallas Office; Names New VP

Jun 8 2005 // San Antonio-based health care benefits administrator Benefit Planners Inc. announced the appointment of Brennan L. Clipp as vice president of sales and marketing for the Dallas region and the opening of a new Dallas office...

Safety Insurance Promotes Murphy to Marketing Director

Jun 7 2005 // George Murphy has been promoted to director of marketing for Safety Insurance Company in Boston. Murphy began his career at Safety as customer service manager in 1989. He joined the marketing department in 1993 as a...

Susan Kearney

Jun 6 2005 // Mark Hagan Gerald O’Neill Venture Programs, a national provider of insurance programs based in West Chester, Pa., has promoted two senior staff members to vice president positions. Susan Kearney was appointed vice...

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Jun 6 2005 // Venture Programs, a national provider of insurance programs based in West Chester, Pa., has promoted two senior staff members to vice president positions. Susan Kearney was appointed vice president of Venture Hospitality,...

IIAT’s 108th Conference & Trade Show Set for June 16-17 in Austin

Jun 6 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas will hold its 108th Conference & Trade Show on Thursday and Friday, June 16-17, 2005, at the downtown Austin Hilton. IIAT said the state’s premier gathering of...

The Nitty Gritty of Blue Collar Programs

May 23 2005 // Program Managers Working for the Working Class For some program administrators, blue is the color of money. While other insurance programs target lawyers, insurance agents and various white-collar occupations, some of the...

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May 23 2005 // Atlanta-based NBIS appointed Joseph Savarese as senior vice president of underwriting. He will focus on the company’s eastern and western U.S. presence, working to establish a network of insurance agents and brokers...

Rodney Pierson

May 23 2005 // Twig Branch Seattle, Wash.-based Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company has announced that Rodney A. Pierson has been named senior vice president, CFO and treasurer. Pierson’s long history in finance includes his...

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May 23 2005 // NBIS appointed Joseph Savarese senior vice president of underwriting. He will focus on the company’s Eastern and Western U.S. presence working to establish a network of insurance agents and brokers in the contractors...

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May 23 2005 // U.S.I. Holdings Corp. appointed C. Jeff Pan senior vice president – Business Transformation. Pan, who will be based in Dallas, is responsible for transforming the company’s business processes from a...