What effect will President Clinton’s signing of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (S. 761) have on the insurance industry? For openers, it should now persuade even the most skeptical insurance executives about possibly investing some company …
“And all of you young people will someday look back on this day … and marvel that it was considered a big deal.” So said President Bill Clinton to a group of business and computer science students who watched him …
“And all of you young people will someday look back on this day … and marvel that it was considered a big deal.” So said President Bill Clinton to a group of business and computer science students who watched him …
Congress’ recent vote to eliminate the so-called “death tax”-which is levied on monetary assets and property owned by a person at death-is a positive first step down the long road to enactment, according to the Independent Insurance Agents of America …
An electronic signature bill approved by Congress last week contains important liability safeguards for independent agents according to the Independent Insurance Agents of America. S. 761—the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or ESIGN Act—was approved by the …
The House passed a bill Wednesday that would allow consumers and businesses to authorize contractual deals with the click of a button. The proposed E-SIGN Act, approved 426-4, provides for making digital signatures as legally binding as written ones. The …
Last week’s Congressional vote to eliminate the so-called death tax has the Independent Insurance Agents of America very pleased, though they are mindful it is the first step down the long road to enactment. IIAA supports the measure because it …
A final electronic signature legislation agreement was struck last week by House and Senate conference committee negotiators. It is expected to easily pass in both chambers before being sent to President Clinton for his signature. The agreement includes a number …
Trolling for new business leads has been the bane of insurance agents for decades. Electronic data mining has eased the pain, but there are many gray areas as the call for consumer privacy grows louder. It was a bet with …
In his nearly 50 years in the insurance industry, George Frazier never expected to receive an award from the President of the United States. That the President would be his boyhood friend from Arkansas, Bill Clinton, was even further fetched. …
