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Calif. State Fund: Getting Better Day by Day

Nov 3 2010 // In the ever controversial topic of workers’ compensation insurance in California, State Compensation Insurance Fund President and CEO Tom Rowe seemingly offers a bit of Zen. Rowe, who took the helm of the company in...

Liberty Mutual Introduces Monoline Equipment Breakdown Product

Nov 2 2010 // Liberty Mutual expands its equipment breakdown (EB) offering with the launch of PowerPro Select, an expansive monoline product for companies that prefer separate EB coverage. With the addition of PowerPro Select, Liberty...

What Agents Can Do

Nov 1 2010 // Several steps agents can take to reduce their general E&O exposure:Sally: “By far, the most common claim is simply an allegation of failure to place coverage. The most reliable way to prevent these is written...

E&O for Agents – A Necessity Even if Mistakes Don’t Happen

Nov 1 2010 // Errors and omissions insurance is available, and necessary, not just because mistakes happen. A customer’s perception can be that the reason a loss was not covered, valid or not, was the result of an agent’s...

Michigan Alleges $50 Million Fraud Involving 41 Agents

Nov 1 2010 // Michigan insurance officials say they have identified 41 out of a possible 76 American Benefit Concepts (ABC) insurance agents responsible for selling fraudulent investment products in several multi-million dollar...

Reducing E&O Exposures: What Agents Need to Know

Nov 1 2010 // Insurance agents who fail to keep up with ever-changing legislation, regulations, policies and forms are opening themselves up to costly insurance errors and omissions (E&O) claims, and even the loss of an...

People

Nov 1 2010 // Liberty Northwest, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Danny R. Schamma to vice president, finance. He will direct the business planning process, oversee financial reporting and analysis, and...

What Agents Can Do

Nov 1 2010 // Several steps agents can take to reduce their general E&O exposure:Sally: “By far, the most common claim is simply an allegation of failure to place coverage. The most reliable way to prevent these is written...

Agency Saved From the Storm by Cloud Technology

Nov 1 2010 // In the midst of a disaster, our customers count on us to get our jobs done … No excuses!”That promise by County Wide Insurance, an agency in Dexter, Mo., was severely tested on Jan. 27, 2009, when an ice storm...

Fireman’s Fund Ready to Rally

Nov 1 2010 // Fireman’s Fund’s financials, like other insurance carriers’, got bruised in the first half of 2010. In particular, the Novato, Calif.-based insurer had significant claims due to heavy flooding and wind...

What Agents Can Do

Nov 1 2010 // Several steps agents can take to reduce their general E&O exposure:Sally: “By far, the most common claim is simply an allegation of failure to place coverage. The most reliable way to prevent these is written...

Network Matches At-Home Insurance Retirees with Employers

Nov 1 2010 // As more and more experienced insurance employees discover their retirement income isn’t what they thought it would be, many are happy to find work they can do from home to supplement their income. That’s where...

People

Nov 1 2010 // Aubie W. Knight has assumed the role of chief executive officer of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia (IIAG).Knight has been with IIAG since 1996. During his tenure, he has been responsible for most of...

Reducing E&O Exposures: What Agents Need to Know

Nov 1 2010 // Insurance agents who fail to keep up with changing legislation, regulations, policies and forms are opening themselves up to costly errors and omissions (E&O) claims, according to experts and educators.The...

Where Georgia’s Insurance Commissioner Candidates Stand

Nov 1 2010 // Georgia voters going to the polls on Nov. 2 will have a real choice when it comes to electing the state’s next insurance commissioner. The Democratic, Republican and Libertarian candidates hold different positions on...

Reducing E&O Exposures: What Agents Need to Know

Nov 1 2010 // Insurance agents who fail to keep up with ever-changing legislation, regulations, policies and forms are opening themselves up to costly insurance errors and omissions (E&O) claims, and even the loss of an...

E&O for Agents – A Necessity Even if Mistakes Don’t Happen

Nov 1 2010 // Errors and omissions insurance is available, and necessary, not just because mistakes happen. A customer’s perception can be that the reason a loss was not covered, valid or not, was the result of an agent’s...

People

Nov 1 2010 // Todd Kilkenny joined the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) as director of agency management resources. He will be responsible for developing, implementing and managing strategic agency management initiatives and...

What Agents Can Do

Nov 1 2010 // Several steps agents can take to reduce their general E&O exposure:Sally: “By far, the most common claim is simply an allegation of failure to place coverage. The most reliable way to prevent these is written...

Be a Crocodile

Nov 1 2010 // Keeping up with technology can be mind-boggling, even if you’re not the type of person who calls for tech support every time your computer crashes. After all, the past decade has given birth to the iPod, then the...