9/11 – A Day Etched in Memory
I had been on the job barely five months when that fateful Tuesday morning hit three years ago. I’m the first to admit I’m not a morning person. Mornings in my opinion are for one thing—sleep. As I normally do …
2004 Aon Resource Fair Provides Networking Opportunity, Industry Outlook
From swapping business cards and ideas to sitting in on panel discussions, attendees at the 2004 Aon Resource Fair in Banff, Alberta, Canada consumed a lot of information in just three days in July. At a panel discussion for both …
ASPN CEO Says Industry Challenges Can Be Met
Aon Specialty Product Network (ASPN) President and Chief Executive Officer Jerry Tegan knows that all is not perfect in the insurance world. However, he believes that offering a good listening ear and networking can go a long way in meeting …
West Virginia WCC Receives Record Premiums
The West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission on Monday, Aug. 2 received more than $52 million in premiums, a new single-day record that exceeds the previous mark by nearly a half-million dollars. Deposits by check or credit cards totaled $52,161,227.17 for …
Kentucky Governor Fletcher Keeps Commonwealth in Stride
Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher (R) has had a busy last few weeks. Between weighing in on the AIK Comp Fund issue in the Commonwealth and seeing to it that residents get the help they need from storms that rumbled through …
2nd Annual Golf Issue Tees-Off
You may actually be out on the links when your second annual Insurance Journal Golf Issue hits your desk. Then again, you may be at your desk wishing you were out on the golf course when you start to page …
Fla. Sen. Bill Nelson Continues to Fly New Missions for Sunshine State
Bill Nelson Florida Senator As his bio notes growing up as a child, Florida Senator Bill Nelson never imagined that one day he would both catapult into space from a NASA launch site just miles from his grandfather’s homestead and …
FAIA 100th Conference Serves Up Banner Century, Honors Past Leaders
Orlando – From Capt. Scott O’Grady who survived six days in hostile territory after his F-16 was shot down enforcing the no-fly zone over Bosnia. To Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America’s (IIABA) President Louise “Bebe” Canter and Safeco’s …
Florida Senator Bill Nelson Continues to Fly New Missions
Flying New Missions Bill Nelson As his bio notes, as a child Florida Senator Bill Nelson never imagined that one day he would both catapult into space from a NASA launch site just miles from his grandfather’s homestead and go …
Dialed Into a Potential Accident
We all have pet peeves in this world. I’m probably a pet peeve to some people I’ve worked and socialized with in my nearly 40 years on this planet. As I was sitting at an intersection recently, I noticed a …
