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Kinnect’s Leaders Resign; Lloyd’s IT Platform to Undergo “Recoding”

Sep 15 2005 // Lloyd’s spokesperson Louise Shield confirmed that Toby Davies, the CEO of its Kinnect IT platform, and Iain Saville, the project’s Executive Chairman, have both stepped down, effective Sept. 14.Shield noted the...

N.Y. Insurance Community Mourns Passing of Agent Leader Demetriou

Sep 13 2005 // Peter T. Demetriou, president of New Windsor Insurance Agency and first vice president of the Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. died Sunday of a heart attack. He was 55.Demetriou was slated to be...

Business Leaders Launch Campaign to Combat Data Fraud, Losses

Jul 22 2005 // After a string of high-profile data thefts and losses, business leaders this week announced an education campaign to better protect sensitive client information from hackers and other thieves.“The fraudsters are ever...

Agent Leader Hits Hodgepodge of Disclosure Rules by Insurers

Jul 18 2005 // While insurance companies are calling upon state officials to coordinate their responses to the various brokerage compensation and other inquiries, independent insurance agents are worried about how the insurers themselves...

Agent Leader Hits Hodgepodge of Disclosure Rules by Insurers

Jul 18 2005 // While insurance companies are calling upon state officials to coordinate their responses to the various brokerage compensation and other inquiries, independent insurance agents are worried about how the insurers themselves...

Agent Leader Hits Hodgepodge of Disclosure Rules by Insurers

Jul 4 2005 // While insurance companies are calling upon state officials to coordinate their responses to the various brokerage compensation and other inquiries, independent insurance agents are worried about how the insurers themselves...

IIABA Leader Fears Hodgepodge of Fee Disclosure Rules by Insurers

Jul 4 2005 // While insurance companies are calling upon state officials to coordinate their responses to the various brokerage compensation and other inquiries, independent insurance agents are worried about how the insurers themselves...

EU Leaders Fiddle while Europe Burns

Jun 17 2005 // One would have thought that the crisis in the European Union, provoked when French and Dutch voters rejected the proposed EU Constitution, might have caused a bit of soul-searching and reassessment on the part of...

FERMA Names New Leaders

Jun 17 2005 // Marie-Gemma Dequae, president of the Belgian risk management association BELRIM from June 1994 until June 2005, has been named as the next president of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA). She...

Agent Leader Rusbuldt Speaks Out Against Hodgepodge of Disclosure Rules by Insurers

Jun 16 2005 // While insurance companies are calling upon state officials to coordinate their responses to the various brokerage compensation and other inquiries, independent insurance agents are worried about how the insurers themselves...

Agents in N.J. Better Off Than in Other States, PIA Leader Tells Group

Jun 9 2005 // Newly elected president of the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc., John A. Latimer, Esq., told agents they face many challenges in New Jersey in the near and distant future, but that they may be better off...

Okla. Goes to Special Session; Senate Leader Hopeful for Meaningful Workers’ Comp Reform

Jun 1 2005 // Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Mike Morgan announced he is confident a special session on workers’ compensation reform will result in legislation to save millions for Oklahoma businesses while preserving the...

Leaders Come Together to Discuss Future of Terrorism Insurance June 20

May 30 2005 // Leaders from the public and private sectors from throughout the nation will take part in the National Symposium on the Future of Terrorism Risk Insurance on the campus of the University of Southern California on June 20,...

Mass. Political Leaders Unveil Competing Health Plans

Apr 7 2005 // Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Senate President Robert Travaglini rolled out competing health care plans this week, both of which aim to greatly reduce the numbers of uninsured residents.The Republican governor says...

Okla. House Leadership Urges Senate Passage of Lawsuit Reform Bill

Mar 18 2005 // Oklahoma House of Representatives Speaker Todd Hiett urged the state Senate to act now to pass what he called true lawsuit reform in the form of House Bill 2047, the Justice and Common Sense Act, which was recently passed...

Business Leaders Warn of ‘Rolling Crisis’ As Federal Terror Insurance Program Nears Expiration

Mar 18 2005 // U.S. business leaders came out in force this week to urge renewal of the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act and warn that market restrictions on terror insurance coverage are already beginning to be felt in the...

COMMISSIONER AWARDED FOR LEADERSHIP:

Feb 7 2005 // The Louisiana Health Care Alliance (LHCA) presented Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley with its 2004 Leadership in Health Care Award for his commitment to improving the availability and affordability of health care in...

Fire Service Leaders Claim National Fire Academy in Fight to Survive as Funds Go to Law Enforcement

Jan 30 2005 // Training in fire prevention and protection at the National Fire Academy is being slowly degraded as the federal Department of Homeland Security shifts funds to law enforcement and other programs, national fire service...

Okla. Republican Leadership Turns Spotlight on Workers’ Comp Crisis

Jan 28 2005 // Seeking to stem the tide of lost jobs and lost hope in Oklahoma, Republican leaders announced their workers’ compensation reform plan at the State Capitol on Jan. 25.“I have watched many Oklahomans lose hope in...

Okla. Lawmakers, Doctors and Business Leaders to Call for ‘Meaningful’ Lawsuit Reform in 2005

Jan 28 2005 // Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin and Senate Republican leaders, joined by several Oklahoma doctors and business leaders, are calling for meaningful lawsuit reform during the 2005 legislative session.Senate Republican Leader...