Articles by Dave Kaiser

ASCnet Conferees Hear How to Manage a Profitable Business

The latest technologies to allow independent agents and brokers to efficiently manage and ensure a profitable business were presented to more than 1,800 conferees attending the Applied Systems Client Network’s (ASCnet) Annual Technology, Education and Networking Conference in Lake Buena …

ASCnet Conferees Hear How to Manage a Profitable Business

The latest technologies that allow independent agents and brokers to efficiently manage and ensure a profitable business were presented to more than 1,800 conferees attending the Annual Technology, Education and Networking Conference at the Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena …

At Big I, Insurer CEOs Assess Impact of Hurricanes

Insurance company leaders hope the industry will respond rationally to the financial effect of recent hurricanes and also use them as an opportunity to do a better job of explaining the industry to the public. Five insurance company chief executive …

Big ‘I’ Panelists Concerned About Terrorism, Asbestos, Tort Reform

Terrorism, asbestos and tort reform will be key industry concerns according to five insurance company CEOs participating in a panel discussion during last month’s Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) convention in Orlando, before Eliot Spitzer’s bombshell rocked …

Spitzer Effect Could Backfire

Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods caused a tumultuous summer and shaky fall for the insurance industry, but no one could have predicted the results of Eliot Spitzer’s investigations in New York, which now threaten to spill over into other states. During a …

NAIC Conference Call Places State Insurance Investigations on Hold

State insurance commissioners in the southeast and across the United States consulted in a conference call the week after New York Attorney Gen-eral Eliot Spitzer made allegations of rigged bids and price-fixing among commercial brokers and insurance companies. During the …

Big ‘I’ Panelists Concerned About Terrorism, Asbestos, Tort Reform

Terrorism, asbestos and tort reform will be key industry concerns according to five insurance company CEOs participating in a panel discussion during last month’s Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) convention in Orlando. IIABA CEO and Moderator Bob …

NAMIC Applauds SC Governor’s ‘Contract For Change’

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford received accolades from The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) in Indianapolis, Ind., on his five-point “Contract for Change” initiative for South Carolina, and especially his plan to create a more equitable civil justice …

Fla. AG Launches Widespread Anti-Trust Probe, 10 Subpoenas Issued

Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist has issued subpoenas seeking documents and records from 10 firms and anticipates sending six more subpoenas out next week as insurance industry investigations widen. Crist is investigating arrangements between insurers and brokers commercial group accounts …

N.C. Commissioner Demands Certified Statements on Bid Rigging

Jim Long A “demand to produce information” has been issued by the North Carolina Department of Insurance in an effort to closely scrutinize the records and practices of more than 5,000 insurance companies and brokers licensed by the state. Insurance …