Twenty years ago, it was nearly impossible to find colleges and universities offering degrees in insurance. Now there are many programs across the nation that offer bachelor’s degrees, concentrations, certifications and even graduate degrees in insurance. Children of agents and …
Frequent CE Classes Keep Agents Informed Efforts to provide first-quality education at its annual convention, insurance day programs and at regular errors and omissions education programs puts the Professional Independent Insurance Agents of West Virginia in the forefront of educational …
Almost a year after remnants of Hurricane Frances dropped less than 2 inches of rain in Bladen County, N.C. Federal authorities are auditing $2.7 in federal disaster aid received by 1,200 residents to determine if they fraudulently applied for Federal …
North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley has announced more than 4,600 applications for individual assistance were filed as part of the Operation Brighter Day hurricane recovery program. The program began taking applications on April 22 and concluded on June 17. Hurricane …
Medical malpractice insurers writers NCRIC Group Inc. and ProAssurance Corporation announced that the District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking has approved the proposed acquisition of NCRIC, Inc. as part of ProAssurance’s proposed acquisition of NCRIC Group. This …
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced the arrest recently of Robert Samuel Ballard, 49, of Wilkes County on 25 charges of obtaining property under false pretenses. Department of Insurance investigators allege that Ballard was defrauding St. Paul Travelers insurance …
Privately owned Dallas-based insurance brokerage, McQueary Henry Bowles Troy, LLP (MHBT), recently accepted the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility at an event hosted by the Dallas Chamber of Commerce at the Park City Club. The …
Well-intentioned legislation aimed at fighting broad-based identity theft needs several changes before it can work effectively for property/casualty insurance policyholders, according to Raymond G. Farmer, Ameri-can Insurance Association assistant vice president of the Southeast Region. “Similar security breach legislation has …
The independent agency arm of giant Nationwide Insurance is expanding and looking for agents in the East and South. Allied Insurance now has more than 4,500 independent agency locations in the West and Midwest. It began writing personal and small …
Well-intentioned legislation aimed at fighting broad-based identity theft needs several changes before it can work effectively for property/casualty insurance policyholders, according to Raymond G. Farmer, Ameri-can Insurance Association assistant vice president of the Southeast Region. “Similar security breach legislation has …
