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Bring Something To The Table Other Than Just A Price; Bring Something You Know The Competition Doesn’t Have… A Trade Specific General Liability Safety Program. There’s all the information you could ever want for workers compensation safety, but try to …

Willis Exec Lists Industry ‘Megatrends’

Speaking to over 400 insurance industry executives at A.M. Best’s 15th Annual Review and Preview Conference in Naples, Fla., Tom Ealy, most recently COO of the Willis North America unit of Willis Group Holdings, presented the Company’s review of the …

Ohio Casualty Offers New Personal Lines Technology Products for Agents

Ohio Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, recently announced the introduction of its new personal lines product offering in Ohio, including enhanced rating capabilities via Personal IQ, the company’s new, web-based interface application for quoting and policy issuance. …

Boston Software’s New SinglePoint Streamlines Mass. Auto Submissions

Boston Software has introduced SinglePoint, a new data-exchange system that makes it easy for independent agents to submit Massachusetts auto insurance applications to any carrier under the state’s revised system. SinglePoint creates a standard new-business-submission process that conforms to the …

Venture Names Dolce, EVP; Teter, Senior Underwriter

West Chester, Pa.-based Venture Insurance Programs named Joseph Dolce as executive vice president, and Mary Teter as senior vice president of underwriting of Venture’s National Accounts Division. As executive vice president, Dolce will oversee Venture’s National Accounts Division, which offers …

Age-Old Issue

If I hear one more expert complain about retiring baby boomers, the aging workforce, the coming shortage of young workers and what a problem all of this is going to be for employers, I think I’ll whack someone with my …

South Central Agencies Recognized by Big ‘I’ for ‘Best Practices’

Two independent agencies from South Central states were among the six insurance firms from across the country recognized in January 2008 as “Top Performing Agencies” by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) and Reagan Consulting, …

Agog About Blogs

The risks for professional liability gain momentum from this new communications medium The new medium of blogging is changing the way communication is done today with respect to both individuals and the corporate world, says Leib Dodell, president and CEO …

Declarations

UM/UIM Options “Uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance are policy coverage options consumers should carefully consider.” β€”Kenton Brine, Northwest regional manager for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). Brine’s comment came after the Idaho House of Representatives passed legislation …

Create a Team Environment in An Individual Commission-Based World

A brokerage firm and its brokers all benefit when everyone plays for the same team Commissions have a long history as the incentive of choice for insurance brokerage firms. They create a clear link between revenue and compensation. They also …