March 22, 2002
Democratic Nominee John Garamendi joined Calif. State Sen. Jackie Speier and consumer advocate Harvey Rosenfield on the steps of the State Capitol in Sacramento March 21 to call for a new effort to ban contributions from the insurance industry in …
March 13, 2002
The Utah Legislature has passed a bill aimed at protecting consumers who depend on structured settlements, becoming the first state this year to do so, according to the Alliance of American Insurers. Five other states are considering such legislation this …
March 11, 2002
Nuts & Bolts: Preferred Property Program is offering a habitational umbrella program. The program is available on a brokerage basis. Endorsements follow form D&O, Liquor, GL, Auto, Employers Liability. Dollars: Minimum premiums of $1,150 to $3,250; policy limits of $15 …
February 22, 2002
AgentSecure, a member of the InsureZone family of companies that offers smaller and rural agents easy access to commercial products from highly rated carriers, has picked up endorsements from seven state-based organizations affiliated with the Independent Insurance Agents of America …
February 11, 2002
Like most property and casualty insurance lines, the commercial auto insurance market has witnessed rate increases over the past year and expects to see more. And, as in other lines, underwriters are scrutinizing accounts more closely than they have been …
January 29, 2002
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) announced that the dates for its Fall National Meeting in New Orleans, La., have been changed to Sept. 9-12, 2002. The meeting will continue to be held at the New Orleans Hilton. After …
January 16, 2002
San Diego-based DriveCam Video Systems announced positive results from the completion of a 12-month intensive insurance study. Fleets in the study reduced physical damage from collisions by 35 to 99 percent by using the DriveCam video event data recorder. Initiated …
January 11, 2002
InsuranceNoodle has signed its 800th “NoodleNetwork” insurance agency partner to quote and bind small commercial insurance business using the e-broker’s proprietary web-based agency technology, and has been licensed in Wyoming, the 46th state in which it is selling small business …
January 8, 2002
According to a Jan. 7 Los Angeles Times article, California has refused to allow insurers to adopt terrorism exclusion language, a move which has already been by approximately 20 other states in the wake of Sept. 11. The Times quoted …
December 21, 2001
Dearborn Financial Services, a Kaplan Professional Company, has launched its Online Proctoring Support System, a single source for CE training and compliance for licensed insurance professionals. Chicago-based Dearborn said the online proctoring system enables insurance professionals in proctor-mandated states to …