Big things are happening up in little Grass Valley, Calif. A membership insurance group called Networked Insurance Agents (NIA) is building a network that allows agents to own their business and retain their independence while still utilizing the perks of …
The power struggle between the folks over at OSHA and the insurance industry has reached a new level. OSHA’s Ergonomic Program Standard which took effect on Jan. 16 with an implementation date of Oct. 15 is casting an ominous shadow …
The California Insurance Wholesalers Association (CIWA) held its 6th Annual Wholesaler Industry Day on the sunny first weekend of January at the Hilton Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif. The conference marked the launch of the Young Wholesalers Committee—an important …
Welcome to 2001 Edition of www.Insurance Journal.com. Our new look is something we’ve been working on for months, so we hope you enjoy the refreshing changes. We’ve taken the New Year as an opportunity to update, revise, tweak and restore. …
We all knew it wasn’t really the millennium last year, but it was much more fun to celebrate it with all the drama surrounding Y2K. So this year we are starting out on the real new millennium: 2001. Things have …
No sooner have the party hats and noisemakers been put away than it’s time for CIWA’s Annual Wholesaler Industry Day. The California Insurance Wholesalers Association will hold its 6th annual event on Jan. 5-6, 2001, at the Hilton La Jolla …
No sooner have the party hats and noisemakers been put away than it’s time for CIWA’s Annual Wholesaler Industry Day. The California Insurance Wholesalers Association will hold its 6th annual event on Jan. 5-6, 2001, at the Hilton La Jolla …
In the latest action in the volatile workers’ compensation arena, Argonaut Insurance Company announced it will acquire the renewal rights and other tangible assets associated with the workers’ comp business of HIH America Insurance Group in its Southwest, Midwest and …
Although we still do not have a new President as of this writing, things are quieting down in the nation for the holidays. I think it’s safe to say that the insurance industry will quiet down as well over the …
According to Michael Camilleri, president and CEO of Amtrust Insurance Operations, Amtrust Financial Group signed a definitive agreement on Nov. 20 to purchase the insolvent Credit General Insurance Company. Credit General, an Ohio-domiciled property/casualty company with a large book of …
