In this Issue
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People & PlacesPeople & Places
Dave Wyrsch The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New... -
Minding Your BusinessHow to Pay and Evaluate Customer Service Representatives
Job compensation The next big question is what is fair compensation?... -
FeaturesFinancing the Future of the Independent Agency System
How to Approach a Lender about Perpetuation Plans Independent agency... -
FeaturesHooray for the Red, White and Green: Insurance Money in Politics
Republican Candidates Favored 'Big Time' in Total Insurance Political... -
FeaturesMaking It Easy for Prospects to Transfer Accounts
Virtually every consumer-level prospect that you wish to insure... -
FeaturesOutgoing Big ‘I’ President Says ‘Sky is the Limit’ for Independent Agents
As she closes out her term as president of the Independent Insurance... -
FeaturesCovering the Country
If "you get what you pay for" described the situation for those... -
Cover StoryNAPSLO Celebrates 30th Anniversary at Annual Conference
Doing business in a changing marketplace, coping with terrorism's... -
Web MailN.J. Eyes Reducing Urban Auto Rate Subsidies – East – Sept. 17, 2004
When each company is permitted to develop its own area rating maps,... -
Web MailOOF! Frances Hits Florida; Damages Widespread, But Less Than Feared – National – Sept. 6, 2004
Volusia County, Fla., was hard hit by Frances--even more damage than... -
Editor's NoteThe Insurance Stamp Tax Act
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC), in a... -
FeaturesProgressive Hopes to Drive Market Share With New Agency Brand
Progressive Insurance Co.'s move to re-brand its independent agency... -
FeaturesN.H. Considers Premium Tax Cut; Insurer CEOs Update Big ‘I’ Agents
N.H. Considers Premium Tax Cut; Insurer CEOs Update Big 'I'... -
FeaturesNAPSLO Conference Explores Acquisition Option for Brokers
Doing business in a changing marketplace, coping with terrorism's... -
New MarketsWedding Cancellation
Nuts & Bolts: Abacus Insurance Brokers has announced the availability... -
New MarketsSpecified Professions E&O
Nuts & Bolts: NIF Group Inc. of Manhasset, N.Y., has available... -
New MarketsD&O Coverage
Nuts & Bolts: The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has created... -
NewsbriefsMASS. ADOPTS COMMERCIAL REFORMS:
Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler has approved... -
NewsbriefsMASS. GRAND JURY INDICTS 16:
Sixteen People, Including Three Lawyers, Four Chiropractors, And An... -
NewsbriefsMASS. AG SEEKS AUTO RATE CUT:
Following Up On His Previous Assertion That Auto Insurance In The... -
NewsbriefsCONN. TO HEAR WC DECREASE:
Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan F. Cogswell will hold a... -
NewsbriefsMAINE WARNS ON BOGUS HARTFORD FIRM:
Maine officials have warned about a scam involving an unlicensed... -
NewsbriefsR.I. MED-MAL HIKE SOUGHT:
Medical malpractice insurers in Rhode Island are seeking state... -
NewsbriefsVERMONT WELCOMES ITS 700TH CAPTIVE:
Helmerich & Payne Corporation, an energy-oriented company engaged in... -
NewsbriefsN.Y. SEES PROGRESS AGAINST FRAUD:
The fight against insurance fraud in New York is producing... -
NewsbriefsN.Y. TO STUDY FIREFIGHTERS’ HEALTH PLAN:
Volunteer fire and ambulance corps in New York want to study whether... -
NewsbriefsN.J., PA. SENATORS PROMOTE KIDS ACCOUNTS:
U.S. Senators Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) and Jon Corzine (D-N.J.) have... -
NewsbriefsPA. ADDS AGENT SEARCH TO WEB SITE:
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department's Web site has a new search... -
NewsbriefsGREEN LIGHT FOR RED LIGHT CAMERAS IN PA.’
Cameras watching intersections to deter drivers from running red... -
NewsbriefsMD. DOCS HALT SURGERY IN PROTEST:
Physicians in northwest Maryland plan to halt non-emergency surgeries... -
FeaturesN.Y.’s Serio Defends States as Federal Oversight Debate Begins
State insurance commissioners stood their ground last month at... -
Parting ShotsThe Case for Appraisal in Settling Claim Disputes
As someone who makes his living representing people who sue each...
