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‘B++’ Assigned to La. Retailers Mutual

Jul 8 2002 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a “B++” financial strength rating to Louisiana Retailers Mutual Insurance Co. (LRMIC), a Baton Rouge, La.-based workers’ compensation insurance provider. The outlook is...

La. Retailers Mutual Rated “B++” by A.M. Best

Jun 27 2002 // Louisiana Retailers Mutual Insurance Company has earned a “B++” rating from A.M. Best Company. The rating reflects the company’s solid capitalization, historically sound operating performance,...

‘B++’ Assigned to La. Retailer Mutual

Jun 12 2002 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a “B++” financial strength rating to Louisiana Retailers Mutual Insurance Co. (LRMIC), a Baton Rouge, La.-based workers’ compensation insurance provider. The outlook is...

ProgramBusiness.com rolls Out ‘Trading Floor’ for Retailers, Wholesalers, Underwriters

Jun 7 2002 // ProgramBusiness.com, a portal for retailers, wholesalers, MGAs and carriers, has opened ProgramBusiness.com Trading Floor, where retailers and wholesalers can post single accounts and books of business to be viewed by...

Study Says Mich. Retailers Fund Outperforms Other Workers’ Comp Insurers

May 17 2002 // The Michigan Retailers Association (MRA), based in Lansing, Mich., announced that its self-funded workers’ compensation insurance program, Retailers Fund, is doing a significantly better job than other workers’...

Retailers, Wholesalers Face ‘Triage’ in Submissions; Relationships Key, ‘Peak Performance’ Attendees

Apr 8 2002 // Brokers, agents and underwriters alike are learning a new way to do business in the hard market, which has meant getting back to basics with more complete and professional submissions as well as better communications...

Michigan Retailers Association Workers’ Comp Program Plans Cut

Dec 19 2001 // Retailers Fund, the workers’ compensation insurance program of the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA), plans an overall rate cut of 3.51 percent for 2002. The rate cut, the fifth such reduction in nine years was...

Minnesota Commissioner Takes Action Against Retailers

Nov 20 2001 // Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Jim Bernstein announced enforcement action against two retailers engaged in the sale of credit insurance in Minnesota.The Zale Corporation, Irving, Texas with approximately 20 stores in...

eTailer Alliance Aims to Fight Online Credit Card Fraud

Jun 27 2001 // RC Knox & Company, the insurance agency subsidiary of People’s Bank, announced the formation of the eFraud Alliance and the eTailer Fraud Solution Insurance Policy (eFSIP) to protect online businesses from the...

Tech Providers Are Scoping Out the Online MGA Market

May 14 2001 // Electronic communications between agents and carriers have received much attention over the years, as the struggle goes on for better technology, single entry of data and lower-cost delivery.But what if you’re a key...

Love Thy (Other) Middleman

Sep 4 2000 // They’re scrutinized by regulators. They’re under the gun from companies trying to figure out ways to go around them. They face fierce competition in a buyer’s market. They see companies appointing agents...

Independent currentsLove Thy Middleman: The Wholesaler

Sep 4 2000 // They’re scrutinized by regulators. They’re under the gun from companies trying to figure out ways to go around them. They face fierce competition in a buyer’s market. They see companies appointing agents...

U.K. E-Retailer Collapses – .Com’s Under Pressure

May 19 2000 // When Boo.Com was launched last November there were high expectations that it would become a successful seller of sporty upscale designer clothing. When it collapsed yesterday under a mountain of accumulated debts, it sent...

Allianz Comes Out the ‘Big Winner’ In German Bank Merger

Apr 3 2000 // On March 9, the German financial world quaked with the announcement that Deutsche Bank (DB), Germany’s largest bank, planned to merge with cross-town rival Dresdner Bank. Insurance giant Allianz AG was a driving...