The 1990s were a time of turbulence for businesses as employers faced corporate restructuring, seasonal layoffs and reductions in force (RIF). The changing workplace relationships brought about both an increase in age discrimination cases and an increase in the need …
“My goal is not to start any new initiative, but to bring a bunch of the things that we’ve got out there to conclusion and to fruition and up-and-running.” —Bill Hofmann” After spending the past year hammering away at a …
After testing the waters last year with its first annual California Auto Insurance Satisfaction Study, J.D. Power & Associates decided to take to the road and make this year’s survey national in scope. “Last year’s California study accomplished our objective,” …
Back in January 1998, when the market was emerging from a particularly difficult time, Max Taylor was elected to the position of Chairman of Lloyd’s of London. Now, the end of his term (in December 2000) is rapidly approaching. In …
After spending the past year hammering away at a series of initiatives to get agents closer to the cutting edge of technology, IIAA Outgoing President Bill Houston is getting ready to hand off the presidential gavel to Bill Hofmann III, …
According to the first national survey of earthquake risks, 75 percent of all losses are expected to occur in California. But quakes are not a problem for just the Golden State, as the study shows that other areas of the …
“There are leaders all over this room—it doesn’t just have to be in politics, because your business requires great leadership,” Former Senator Robert Dole told NAPSLO attendees. “And I think that most leaders that I’ve really admired always had a …
As the clock struck midnight on Aug. 30, lawmakers were spent but still deciding the fates of a handful of bills that would affect the insurance industry. So how did the 1999-2000 legislative session compare to other years? “There is …
On Sept. 5, California Governor Gray Davis signed into law AB 393, the state’s new agent licensing law. Sponsored by Assemblymember Jack Scott (D-Altadena), AB 393 requires anyone transacting insurance to meet specified minimum professional standards. The law also creates …
If both programs and packages combine necessary, traditional lines of coverages into a “package,” how can you really tell one from the other? “You could write a package program for a program—that’s how confusing it can get,” said Andy Barile, …
