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Jun 26 2007 // Gov. Charlie Crist launched “Shop and Compare Rates” today, a Web site that assists consumers comparing homeowners insurance rates throughout Florida.“Many Florida homeowners find it difficult and...
Jun 25 2007 // Latest statistics show a record 34 fire deaths occurred in Mississippi this year, an average of at least 5 a month, according to state officials.Commissioner of Insurance and State Fire Marshal George Dale will join an...
Jun 25 2007 // Massachusetts officials are suing a New York man who allegedly operated a Web site that mimicked the state’s Registry of Motor Vehicle site and misled consumers into paying a fee to download forms they could obtain...
Jun 21 2007 // The fallout from the management scandal at Rhode Island workers’ compensation insurer Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. continued this week, even as the insurer unveiled its board of directors.Rhode Island Governor Donald...
Jun 20 2007 // Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Burns & Wilcox recently announced that it has appointed Doug Swiatkowski to director of education, training and development. Swiatkowski is responsible for developing the company’s...
Jun 19 2007 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research, has hired JoAnn Clarke as business development regional director covering the West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii. In this role, Clarke will be responsible for sales to...
Jun 18 2007 // An education isn’t how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It’s being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don’t. — Anatole France (1844 –...
Jun 18 2007 // DeclarationsCamera, lights, action “In addition to improvements in economic and political conditions, a number of countries are developing into attractive film locales.”— Chris Palmer, director of risk...
Jun 18 2007 // An education isn’t how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It’s being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don’t. — Anatole France (1844 –...
Jun 18 2007 // There is more to working with producers than just paying and praying. It also takes continuous in-office supervision. Some agencies are fortunate enough to have the time and talent to coach their sales staffs. Regretfully,...
Jun 14 2007 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas elected three directors at the trade association’s 110th Annual Conference & Trade Show, held recently in San Antonio. Elected to fill three-year terms each were: Cory...
Jun 13 2007 // The number of workplace deaths and accidents is on the rise as construction continues its boom in King County, Wash., according to state statistics.The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that accidents and deaths on the...
Jun 8 2007 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas introduced its new officers for the coming year at its 110th Annual Conference & Trade Show, held recently in San Antonio. The organization also recognized the winners of two...
Jun 6 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services’ 23rd annual insurance conference, – “In Pursuit Of Sustainable Earnings” – focused on the “highly profitable” 2006 results, and the...
Jun 1 2007 // The Insurance Educational Association has presented its Roger L. Smith Excellence in Education Award to San Francisco-based broker Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. The award is presented annually at the National Association of...
May 31 2007 // Congressional Democrats said this week they would try to reverse a Supreme Court decision that limits the time that workers have to sue their employers for pay discrimination.“All Americans deserve equal pay for...
May 31 2007 // Florida’s newest Urban Search and Rescue Training Facility was dedicated on the Florida State Fire College campus in Ocala on May 25The state’s nine Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces and 53 Light Technical...
May 25 2007 // Southwestern Insurance Information Service announced their 54th Annual Educational Conference will be held June 26-27, 2007 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Addison, Texas.Kicking off the meeting at a dinner the evening of...
May 25 2007 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) announced its 110th Conference & Trade Show June 3-5 in San Antonio. Nearly 200 exhibitors are registered for the three-day trade show to be held at the San Antonio...
May 24 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services will hold a telephone conference call on Thursday, May 24, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time.S&P said “the call will cover the major enhancement that will be introduced to...