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NAS Lowers Rates, Minimum Premiums for Insurance Agents E&O

NAS Insurance Services, Inc. has released new rates for insurance agents and brokers E&O. Agents managing 100 percent personal lines have new reduced rates and a new minimum premium starting at $2,000. Agents handling 100 percent personal auto insurance have …

Irwin Siegel Agency Expands Youth Focused Insurance Program

Irwin Siegel Agency, Inc. (ISA) has expanded their youth focused insurance program to include at risk youth, alternatives to incarceration, and youth intervention services. This comprehensive insurance package is tailored to programs that follow a behavior based model and have …

Strong Brand Leads List of Critical Marketing Factors for Agents

Carrier marketing support matters to independent agents — and having a strong carrier brand is considered especially important. High brand recognition matters more to agents handling personal lines, but is also important to those focused on commercial lines. Agents also …

iPipeline Awarded Patent for Computer Method for Insurance Applications

iPipeline, which supplies on-demand software to insurance carriers and producers, reports it has been granted a U.S. patent for its computerized method for preparing insurance applications. Under the method covered by patent, the completion of an insurance pre-application can be …

OECD Launches Platform to Coordinate International Terrorism Insurance

The heads of all the national terrorism insurance programs of the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development) member countries met earlier this month at the OECD headquarters in Paris in an attempt to assure that terrorism risks will continue …

CNA, SeaPass to Expand On-Line Quoting for Small Business Partners

CNA insurance companies recently formalized its relationship with SeaPass Solutions, Inc. to support the expansion of on-line quoting resources for its small business agents and brokers. Through the SeaPass Hub platform, a comparative commercial lines quoting tool, CNA’s distribution partners …

Texas Approves 10 Companies to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved the renewal of the Certificates of Authority for 10 companies to self-insure for workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the TDI-DWC Self-Insurance Regulation program. These 10 companies …

Submit Today: Insurance Journal Top 100 Agencies

Insurance Journal is on the search for leading privately-held property casualty independent agencies and brokerages for its annual Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent Insurance Agencies report. Top Overall Independent Agencies, Top Commercial Lines Independent Agencies, Top Personal Lines Independent Agencies, and …

Oregon Insurance Industry To Recognize Customer Service Reps

The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Oregon (IIABO) is now accepting nominations for the 2010 Accredited Customer Service Representative of the Year award, which recognizes an employee for his or her contributions and commitment to the industry. The award …

Calling Leads Six Times Equals Success

Does this sound familiar? Your insurance agency is buying and generating a high volume of quality leads, you have a highly capable sales department, and yet your ROI ranges from decent to poor. At Leads360, we hear the above scenario …