January 5, 2001
InsuranceNoodle recently received its license to sell insurance in Alaska, said Rick Madock, InsuranceNoodle chairman and co-founder. The online insurance e-broker for small businesses is now licensed to provide its products and services in 31 states and the District of …
December 13, 2000
InsuranceNoodle has added New York to its roster of states in which it is licensed to do business. InsuranceNoodle, an online insurance e-broker for small businesses, is now licensed to provide its products, services, and expertise in 30 states and …
November 6, 2000
The National Council on Compensation Insurance has filed a request with the Maine Bureau of Insurance to increase workers’ compensation loss costs for policy year 2001 by an average of 1.9 percent. NCCI is the advisory rating organization for insurance …
October 13, 2000
A collaboration between The National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research and the Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents has resulted in a new insurance education partnership in New England called The Northeast Alliance. The two organizations will work together in …
August 31, 2000
Roughly three-quarters U.S. residents live in states where insurance departments do not receive adequate funding to properly oversee the insurance industry, according to a recent survey by the Consumer Federation of America. According to the survey, consumers in Arizona, Georgia, …
August 14, 2000
The Insurance Industry’s Increased Interest in Auto Safety Has Produced Research that Provides Compelling Reasons to Send Our Traffic in Circles Each year in the United States more than 800 people die and an estimated 200,000-plus are injured in crashes …
August 4, 2000
W.R. Berkley Corp. has appointed William C. Thornton president of Acadia Insurance Company. Thornton was president of Union Standard Insurance Company, another Berkley company, since 1990 and has thirty years’ experience in the insurance business. Thornton will be succeeded at …
July 20, 2000
InsureOne.com has recently added eight more states to its auto insurance territory, including: Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Louisiana, Maine, North Carolina, Oregon and South Carolina. InsureOne.com offers a variety of insurance products from over 60 companies in 24 states, each of …
July 18, 2000
WebCE.com has expanded the availability of both its proctored and non-proctored online examinations, offering state-approved online exams in 19 states. WebCE.Com’s online testing and proctoring solution, TestSmart(c), which was launched in May, enables insurance professionals to complete their CE training …
June 26, 2000
Chalk up 2000 as another year for making great strides in passing legislation relating to deregulation. Since 1997, 21 states have passed laws deregulating commercial lines to one degree or another. “In 2000, we had seven additional states, so we’re …