The issues surrounding Hawaii’s workers’ compensation system have been a topic of debate for agents, brokers, politicians and small businesses over the past several months as reform attempts to fix the troubled system failed in the 2004 legislature. Hawaii’s workers’ …
Unbelievable. Election Day is almost here. By the time you receive your next issue of Insurance Journal, the votes will have been tallied (provided none of our voting procedures fail!) and the presidency will have been decided. Incumbent George W. …
Unbelievable. Election Day is almost here. By the time you receive your next issue of Insurance Journal West, the votes will have been tallied (provided none of our voting procedures fail!) and the presidency will have been decided. Incumbent George …
Replacement cost, policy limits, and non-renewal of policies were the source of a heated debate in a day-long hearing investigating underinsured homeowners affected by last year’s wildfires. California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi held a statewide investigative hearing in San Diego …
Ethics in Journalism Here at Wells Publishing Inc., we pride ourselves on providing you with the latest daily insurance news on InsuranceJournal.com, as well as timely and pertinent feature articles in Insurance Journal magazine. And we also want you to …
Over 1,400 independent agents and brokers from California and Arizona descended upon Indian Wells, California this September for the 2004 American Agents Alliance Conference & Expo. Attendees took advantage of numerous continuing education opportunities over the five-day conference, which also …
I had an interesting conversation this past weekend with an agent I met at the American Agents Alliance conference in Indian Wells, California. The agent asked me, “Why don’t you write about Armenian agents?” It took me a moment to …
The industry braced itself for the onslaught of Hurricane Charley, which hit the coast of Florida Aug. 13, leaving behind piles of rubble and an estimated $7.4 billion bill for insurers to foot, according to the Insurance Information Institute. Remarkably, …
Recently I had the opportunity to interview IBA West vice president and CEO Jerry O’Kane, who is looking forward to a well-deserved retirement on Aug. 31. O’Kane shared with me the many achievements of his remarkable career, as well as …
IBA West’s O’Kane Reflects Back on 22-Year Tenure There are few people in the insurance industry that have truly made an impact on behalf of independent agents and brokers. Jerry O’Kane is one of those people. An innovative, strong and …
