State insurance department representatives responded to fast balls, curves and sliders thrown at them by Ernie Csiszar, president and chief executive officer of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, during an April 18 panel session by slamming the pitches …
Insurance companies value the personal knowledge of customers that independent agents have and sometimes this point-of-sale personal touch can override even the most sophisticated of rating technology, according to a leading insurance executive. “The best way for a consumer to …
The Florida Association of Insurance Agents announced Tom Johnson, its executive vice president from 1948 to 1986 died on April 8. Johnson passed away in his sleep with his family and a few close friends at his bedside. Johnson, who …
When I stepped from the hot sunshine and left the traffic speeding along Sarasota, Fla.’s busy Bee Ridge Road into Al Purmort Insurance Agency Inc.’s cool air-conditioned lobby, it was like taking a step back to the early 20th century. …
An insider’s perspective on insurance-related topics including Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, state vs. federal regulation and tort reform was given by U.S. Congresswoman Sue Kelly, R-N.Y., vice chairman of the House Financial Services Committee during a May 6 presentation on …
The National Association of Insurance Commissioner’s proudest moment was during its response to 9/11, when it was able to asses the impact of the terrorism within a few days, Dr. Therese M. “Terri” Vaughn told Glen Pomeroy, moderator of the …
The Property Casualty Insurers Association’s Joint Marketing and Underwriting Seminar, held April 17 in St. Petersburg, Fla., had a baseball motif, “Hitting a Grand Slam with Marketing and Underwriting Tools and Tips.” Monday’s general session featured a “Play-by-play Commentary: The …
Everyone seems to want a piece of the insurance industry pie! As this issue went to press, Senate Bill 1488, which would create a single Florida-wide territory map and eliminate individual rate territories based on predicted hurricane risks and expected …
Mary Zeller, vice president and manager of Seaboard Underwriters office in Council Bluffs, Iowa, hasn’t ridden a motorcycle or a Harley-Davidson, but will play a major role in the April 29 “Managing General Angels” third annual “Charity Motorcycle Rally” in …
“The best way for a consumer to buy insurance is to use the services of an independent agent, but to be successful that agent has to be smart, efficient and well-informed,” Mike LaRocco, Safeco Insurance Companies president of Product, Underwriting …
