September 25, 2006
The insurance industry has a well-earned reputation for stodginess. A vast percentage of today’s independent agents still employ conservative form letters and phone calls to attract the attention of small-to-medium-sized commercial prospects. Business has changed. In many instances, it has …
September 25, 2006
Are we doing things we really should be doing from a regulatory standpoint to cut the cost of regulation? asked Property Casualty Insurers Association of America President and CEO Ernie Csiszar during the International Insurance Society’s 42 Annual Seminar in …
September 25, 2006
The insurance industry has a well-earned reputation for stodginess. A vast percentage of today’s independent agents still employ conservative form letters and phone calls to attract the attention of small-to-medium-sized commercial prospects. Business has changed. In many instances, it has …
September 18, 2006
A California natural foods company was linked to a nationwide E. coli outbreak that has killed one person and sickened nearly 100 others. Supermarkets across the country pulled spinach from shelves, and consumers tossed out the leafy green. Food and …
August 21, 2006
1. The grand champion team PIA of Tennessee and the Tennessee 1752 Club. Left to right: Mike Huff, Robins Insurance Agency in Nashville; Mark Gatliff, Chubb Group, Nashville; Steve James and Joe Waldron, also of Robins Insurance Agency. 2. Participants …
August 16, 2006
A plant that makes military flares burned out of control near Minden, La., on Aug. 15, as firefighters waited a mile away in case it set off an explosive-filled magazine. “We’re not going to send anybody in to try to …
July 18, 2006
OKEMOS, MI – NetRate Systems has successfully partnered with Commerce West Insurance Company to enable Commerce West to implement rate/ quote/ issue of Personal Auto policies. The process utilizes a NetRate Systems rating engine behind NetRate’s browser-enabled user interface. Using …
July 18, 2006
Tommy Gibson of Pilot Mountain, N.C. shot a 138 over two days to place first in the Boys division at the 36-hole North Carolina Trusted Choice Big “I” Junior Classic (previously the IIAJC) championship on July 16 at Mid Pines …
July 13, 2006
The International Insurance Society will host its 42nd Annual Seminar in Chicago at the Westin Chicago–River North on July 15-19. The theme of this year’s program is “Insurance: Now and the Future-Profile for a New Age.” A non-profit organization of …
June 1, 2006
New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch has signed into law legislation giving New Hampshire consumers new tools to protect themselves against identity theft. Senate Bill 334 allows victims of identity theft to ask their credit reporting agency for a “credit freeze.” …