Insurance News
(5/22/2013)
Officials are still in emergency response mode in Moore, Oklahoma, where on Monday an enormous tornado, a mile or more wide, ripped through causing massive deat...
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(5/22/2013)
If you pay attention to some industry pundits — which is always risky — you might think that customers increasingly want to buy insurance policies online.
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(5/22/2013)
New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny has been reappointed to another five-year term by Gov. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and awaits final approval from ...
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(5/22/2013)
Former Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) has been named CEO of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)...
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(5/22/2013)
PIA National has announced that nominations are being accepted now through July 12, 2013 for four prestigious national awards: the Company Award of Excellence, ...
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(5/14/2013)
Commercial property/casualty insurance rates rose an average of 5% in April over those of the same month a year earlier, Dallas-based electronic insurance excha...
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(5/14/2013)
The man who brought the industry GEICO is now vowing to be a major force in commercial lines. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway plans ...
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(5/14/2013)
In part one of this series, we defined a shark as the kind of producer you don’t want anywhere near your clients...
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(5/07/2013)
Large U.S. insurers are reluctant to join new state health insurance exchanges under the federal healthcare reform law, which may impede competition when the ma...
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(5/07/2013)
An organization that was chosen by the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to help the state-instituted agency implement the online insurance exchange required und...
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(5/07/2013)
The California Court of Appeal upheld a ruling by the Los Angeles Superior Court dismissing a lawsuit from Mercury Insurance Co. which challenged the authority ...
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(5/07/2013)
Highway deaths in the U.S. rose to 34,080 last year, a 5.3% increase that ended a six-year trend of decreases, according to a preliminary report from the Nation...
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(5/07/2013)
A new law that will go into effect in Oklahoma on Nov. 1 aims to ensure drivers carry insurance, as those who are caught without coverage will have their licens...
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(5/07/2013)
Today, most insurance buyers begin their search on the internet, and to tap into this stream of prospects, independent agents can subscribe for a microsite thro...
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(5/01/2013)
PIA National President Andy Harris addressed the 2013 Annual Convention of the Maine Insurance Agents Association on April 29 in South Portland, Maine...
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(5/01/2013)
Arkansas will become the 42nd state to join the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact (IIPRC)...
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(5/01/2013)
Nevada authorities have charged four people with murder in the death of the state's chief insurance examiner, William “Bill” McCune, whose bound body was di...
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(5/01/2013)
One of the keys to a successful agency is communication — communication with your employees and most importantly, communication with your clients...
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(5/01/2013)
Enhance Insurance by Agoragate, now with more than 800 agent microsite products in 48 states, is a cost-efficient lead generator for independent agents...
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(4/24/2013)
U.S. consumers are turning to digital sources for insurance quotes and other information, but still prefer personal contact with agents when purchasing insuranc...
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