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Three Dead in North Texas Tornado
May 11 2006 // Late-night tornadoes swept through rural North Texas on May 9, killing three people, hospitalizing 10 and reducing homes to bare concrete slabs, officials said. An elderly couple were found dead in a destroyed home in the...
Two Florida-only Marine Industry Class Codes Approved
Apr 26 2006 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. has received approval for two new Florida-only class codes related to the marine industry effective July 1, 2006. NCCI is the oldest and largest provider of...
Two Beacon Mutual Directors Balk at Firing by R.I. Governor
Apr 25 2006 // Two directors of embattled Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. have informed Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri that they refuse to relinquish their positions on the board of the state’s largest workers compensation carrier...
Two Ga. Agents Kept Premiums, Charged With Fraud
Apr 21 2006 // Arrest warrants have been issued for two Gainesville, Ga. insurance agents; both are charged with insurance fraud. Robert Frank Kubitz, 51, allegedly kept premiums paid to his business, RF Kubitz Agency, for coverages...
Two Men Arrested in January Death of Mass. Insurance Agent
Apr 6 2006 // When the body of Edward Schiller was found slumped behind the wheel of his Nissan Maxima in a parking garage in Newton, Mass. early on the morning of Jan. 13, authorities said they believed the 39-year-old insurance agent...
Three IIAG-supported bills introduced in Georgia Legislature
Mar 20 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia suggested three bills that were introduced to the Georgia Legislature to address Certificates of Insurance for subcontractors and workers’ compensation issues. Rep. Mike...
Three Promotions Announced by Winterthur U.S. Holdings Inc.
Mar 10 2006 // Three employees were recently promoted at Winterthur U.S. Holdings Inc., parent company of regional property and casualty insurers General Casualty, Sun Prairie, Wis. and Unigard, Bellevue, Wash. Geoff Barker was named...
Three IIAG-supported Bills Introduced in Georgia Legislature
Mar 7 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia suggested three bills that have been introduced to the Georgia Legislature to address Certificates of Insurance for subcontractors and workers’ compensation...
Four Riverside, Calif. Residents Arrested for Alleged Fradulent Auto Theft Claim
Mar 7 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced the arrests of three Riverside, Calif., residents on charges that they allegedly filed a fraudulent auto theft claim on a car that was later found in an orange...
Six Months After Katrina, New Orleans Far From Whole
Feb 27 2006 // They’re throwing Mardi Gras beads again, so many strands, they’re landing in tree branches and getting snagged on the trellised balconies of the French Quarter. They’re adorning the arms of Spanish...
Eight States Targeted For Smart Choice® Expansion
Feb 24 2006 // Greensboro, North Carolina – The Smart Choice® Agents Program, which currently serves more than 2,100 independent agencies in 18 states, has announced plans to expand the program in eight states this year. According...
THREE TEXAS AGENCIES MAKE ’50 BEST COMPANIES’ LIST
Feb 20 2006 // Three independent insurance agencies were among the “50 Best companies to work for in Texas” honored at a luncheon hosted by the Texas Assosiation of Business, Texas Monthly magazine and the Society for Human...
Seven tips for successful process outsourcing and boosting productivity
Feb 20 2006 // Outsourcing often receives a bad rap, with large corporations using it to reduce staff count, bureaucracy and overhead. However, for small- and medium-sized insurance agencies, outsourcing can be a valuable, even critical,...
Two Suspects Arrested for Auto Insurance Fraud
Feb 19 2006 // Fraud Roundup Two Elk Grove, Calif., residents were arrested on insurance fraud charges related to the alleged staged theft, arson, and subsequent insurance claim for a vehicle belonging to one of the suspects. According...
Six Floridians Cheated GCs, Arrested in $15M Workers’ Comp Scam
Feb 13 2006 // A multimillion-dollar workers’ compensation scam that raked in its perpetrators more than $15 million has been cracked by state and local officials who have arrested six men in Boca Raton, Fla. and charged them with...
Seven tips for successful insurance process outsourcing
Feb 6 2006 // Outsourcing often receives a bad rap, with large corporations using it to reduce staff count, bureaucracy and overhead. However, for smaller companies, such as small and medium sized insurance agencies, outsourcing can be...
Five S.C. Legislators Receive ‘Seat Belt Champion Award’
Jan 31 2006 // Five legislators have each accepted a “Seat Belt Champion Award” from the Nashville-based Meharry-State Farm Alliance, that applauds their success at inserting a primary enforcement amendment into the...
Two Fox News Employees Sue, Claiming Toxic Mold in TV Studio
Jan 31 2006 // Two Fox News employees have filed a lawsuit claiming they were sickened by air contaminated with toxic molds and pesticides while working in the building where “The O’Reilly Factor” and “At Large...
Two Suspects Arrested for Auto Insurance Fraud
Jan 27 2006 // Two Elk Grove, Calif., residents were arrested on insurance fraud charges related to the alleged staged theft, arson, and subsequent insurance claim for a vehicle belonging to one of the suspects. According to the...
Four Arrested in La. for Medicaid Fraud
Jan 27 2006 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., announced that the following individuals have been arrested and each charged with two counts of Criminal Conspiracy to commit Medicaid Fraud and two counts of Medicaid...
