The Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa is holding a two-day training seminar focusing on farm and agribusiness insurance risks Oct. 19-20 in Des Moines. The seminar, dubbed “The First Midwest Agribusiness Conference,” is designed for agents and brokers, customer service …
Property/casualty insurers more than doubled their profits during 2003, earning $32.3 billion compared to the $13.5 billion reported in 2002, according to Weiss Ratings Inc., an independent provider of ratings and analyses of financial services companies, mutual funds, and stocks. …
Harleysville Insurance of Harleysville, Pa., recently announced new appointments in three field offices serving independent agents and policyholders in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. The appointments include: — Michael L. Happe, resident vice president of Harleysville Insurance Company, a subsidiary …
East News •June 10, 2004 It would appear that filing suit has become our pastime of choice. No one wants to take responsibility for their own actions or choices—they’d rather play the “blame-game.” (Suing McDonald’s though still takes the cake.) …
David Molchan David Molchan has been appointed regional advertising manager for Insurance Journal East. Molchan has extensive experience in business-to-business advertising sales and ad sales management at several trade magazine publishers. Most recently, Molchan served as the regional sales manager …
East News •June 10, 2004 It would appear that filing suit has become our pastime of choice. No one wants to take responsibility for their own actions or choices—they’d rather play the “blame game.” (Suing McDonald’s, though, still takes the …
The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, based in Austin, Texas, recently announced the selection of the state winners of the 2004 National Outstanding CSR of the Year Award. The award originated in 1991 to recognize the contributions of …
Storm Lake, Iowa-based First Midwest Financial Inc. announced a new arrangement with Bill Markve and Associates (BM&A) to provide non-insured investment services and full-line insurance services through First Services Financial Ltd., whose parent is First Midwest’s wholly owned subsidiary, First …
PIA Services Inc. will assume administrative leadership of the Certified Insurance Counselors and Certified Insurance Service Representatives programs in Iowa. The Professional Insurance Agents of Nebraska, along with the Midwest Alliance for Education and Research, will conduct its first CIC …
While no one truly wants to admit it, terrorism is here to stay… at least for the time being. The War in Iraq has further provoked the unstable global political climate, and the results are uncomfortable at best. U.S. Attorney …
