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Privacy Protection Nuts & Bolts: ELM Insurance is offering privacy protection coverage for electronic and non-electronic security events, including phishing, social engineering and physical theft. Sub-limited coverage for 1798* security breach; breach of statute including HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and …

Business Moves

Bank of Albuquerque The Bank of Albuquerque will be the custodian of more than $380 million in deposits from about 1,400 insurance companies doing business in New Mexico. The bank has been awarded a one-year contract, beginning July 1, to …

Strength in Numbers

Today’s demands on independent agents are plentiful: competition, risk management, compensation disclosure, quality markets and carrier’s demands for premium quotas, to name a few. Such demands could be one reason some agencies today have increased their use of market access …

My New Markets

Privacy Protection Nuts & Bolts: ELM Insurance is offering privacy protection coverage forelectronic and non-electronic security events, including phishing, social engineering and physical theft. Sub-limited coverage for 1798* security breach; breach of statute including HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Account-ability …

Strength in Numbers: How networks and clusters brighten agents’ access to markets

Today’s demands on independent agents are plentiful: competition, risk management, compensation disclosure, quality markets and carrier’s demands for premium quotas, to name a few. Such demands could be one reason some agencies today have increased their use of market access …

N.J. Could Join States Penalizing Drivers Using Cell Phones

New Jersey could become the fourth state to allow police to ticket drivers whenever they’re seen using a hand-held cell phone while driving. An Assembly committee on Thursday was slated to consider a Senate-approved plan to strengthen the state’s 2004 …

Insurance Group Urges Repeal of Mo.’s Workers’ Comp Second Injury Fund

Utah’s Workers Compensation Fund Announces Promotions

The Workers Compensation Fund in Salt Lake City has made several promotions. Ray Pickup has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer. Pickup has been with WCF for 14 years and most recently served as senior vice president …

Voluntary Beef Recall Expands

A meat supplier expanded a voluntary recall of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E.coli. United Food Group LLC said in a statement it expanded the recall of 75,000 pounds of ground beef to include an additional …

Utah State Health Pool Offers Producer Referral Fee

HIPUtah announced it is offering a one-time $50 referral fee to producers, who help an individual make application to enroll into the HIPUtah program. There is a new section on the HIPUtah application that must be completed for Producers to …