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California Insurance Department, Delegata Win Technology Award
May 14 2009 // The California Department of Insurance and Delegata, a technology consulting firm, have been named recipients of the 2009 Best Solutions Award at the Government Technology Conference. CDI partnered with Delegata to design,...
Risk Factors for Technology Industry Changing with the Economy
May 4 2009 // Today’s technology leaders face challenging times in unprecedented circumstances. Many of the risk factors that topped the list of greatest concerns for tech companies — foreign competition, intellectual...
Risk Factors for Technology Industry Changing with the Economy
Apr 20 2009 // Today’s technology leaders face challenging times in unprecedented circumstances. Many of the risk factors that topped the list of greatest concerns for tech companies — foreign competition, intellectual...
Don’t Cheap Out on the Training
Apr 20 2009 // And Other Lessons from High-Performing Agencies Use your agency management system to the max. Measure your productivity. Communicate consistently and effectively with your staff, customers and carriers. And above all,...
Get in Touch with Gen Y
Apr 20 2009 // Why the Modern Workplace Is Important for the Next Generation of Professionals Today’s senior ranks of insurance professionals are retiring at the pace of approximately one every 10 minutes, taking a wealth of...
Disaster Planning By Businesses Helps Even When Minor Disruptions Hit
Apr 17 2009 // The harsh weather of spring, including hard rains, flooding and tornadoes, has already hit parts of the Midwest and the South. It’s a reminder to small business owners everywhere that they need to be ready when...
Aon, Zurich Target Technology Risks for Middle Market Firms
Apr 15 2009 // Insurance broker Aon Corp. has introduced a suite of insurance products designed to bring middle market technology companies the coverage enhancements historically only available to large corporate clients. Known as Aon...
Roach Howard Smith & Barton Launches New Specialty Practice Group
Apr 7 2009 // Dallas-based Roach Howard Smith & Barton (RHSB), an independent insurance brokerage firm and Assurex Global partner, expanded its firm to include a new Technology, Life Science & Media (TLM) specialty practice...
People
Mar 23 2009 // Luke Proctor has been named president of Signature Select LLC, a new retail insurance subsidiary of Wichita, Kan.-based IMA. Proctor joined The IMA Financial Group in 2003 in the management development program, eventually...
Innovative Boats Need Innovative Agents
Mar 23 2009 // Hybrid Boats Offer New Way to Sell Coverage to the Green-Minded Customer Hybrid boats are hitting the market and the growing popularity of hybrid and electric boats have directly impacted what boaters expect from their...
Largent, Rosenberg Named Executive Officers at Ohio’s Westfield Group
Mar 23 2009 // Ed Largent is now chief administrative officer and Stuart Rosenberg is chief technology officer at Westfield Group of Ohio. Largent assumes responsibility for corporate oversight of human resources, information technology,...
RMS Appoints Chief Technology Officer
Mar 23 2009 // Risk Management Solutions has appointed Philippe Stephan chief technology officer (CTO). Stephan has more than 20 years’ experience in software development and will apply his technology and leadership skills to the...
Jones Named VP, Technology Practice Leader at RHSB
Mar 5 2009 // Independent insurance brokerage firm and Assurex Global partner, Dallas-based Roach Howard Smith & Barton (RHSB), appointed Douglas R. Jones as a vice president and principal. Jones, who specializes in insurance...
RLI Launches Network Security, Privacy Breach Coverage
Mar 4 2009 // Peoria, Ill.-based RLI Corp. began offering its new network security and privacy coverage – CyberSecure – which insures losses from system vulnerability, security issues and a wide range of exposures to...
Who’s Worth What?
Feb 22 2009 // Agency Salary Survey: Agencies Trim Payrolls and Raises Independent insurance agencies remain reliable employers even in these rocky economic times, but even they have to cut back occasionally. Whether due to efficiencies...
Karen Clark & Co. Launches Mobile Inspection Technology
Feb 10 2009 // Catastrophe risk and cat modeling firm, Karen Clark & Co., launched a new software product that helps insurance companies collect and analyze data from property inspections. The application, RiskRover, is designed to...
Pros and Cons of Running a Small Business Unit
Feb 8 2009 // Agencies Say SBUs Take Dedication, Technology But Offer Profitability Going for the big fish may bring in big returns but some agencies think having a strategic plan to go after all those little fish is just as important....
Don’t Cheap Out on the Training
Jan 25 2009 // And Other Lessons from High-Performing Agencies Use your agency management system to the max. Measure your productivity. Communicate consistently and effectively with your staff, customers and carriers. And above all,...
Hiscox Names Whetstone to Global Markets E&O Operation in Chicago
Jan 14 2009 // International insurance insurer Hiscox has appointed Jim Whetstone as senior vice president for Global Errors and Omissions (E&O) in the Global Markets area. He is based in Hiscox’s Chicago office. In this...
Toyota to Introduce Driver Assist Service Competing with GM’s Onstar
Jan 12 2009 // Toyota said last week that it plans to roll out new safety and driver-assist programs on certain Toyota and Lexus models beginning late this summer. That marks the first major competition for Detroit-based General...
