Vocalocity, the fastest-growing provider of VoIP for small business, today announced that it has partnered with eAgent, an online insurance agency and document management system, to provide enhanced VoIP services to insurance agents. In addition to launching a dedicated eAgent page within the browser, Vocalocity customers can also customize their plugin…
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Feb. 20– Edwin S. Overman, 89, president and chief executive officer from 1966 to 1987 of Malvern nonprofits that advised insurance firms, died Thursday, Jan. 26, of dementia in his home at Wellington at Hershey’s Mill, a retirement community in West Goshen. In 1992, the American Institute changed its name to the American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty…
Boomers have had the misfortune of retiring at a time when stock market crashes diminished their nest eggs and companies began eliminating defined benefit pensions…
The proposed mine in northern Wisconsin would end federal flood insurance statewide, affecting more than 600 policyholders…
In a number of cases, the lab results of a routine checkup uncovered something far more sinister—a serious illness that the policyholder was not aware they had…
President Barack Obama’s birth control “accommodation” was as politically successful as it was morally meaningless…
We were further impressed during our discovery process with the staff and their knowledge and understanding of our business and our needs, “said David McMullen, President of Kentucky National Insurance.” “Utilizing interfaces such as IVANS, for downloading to agency systems and other third party services,” explained Sean Pitcher, President& CEO of Maximum…
The Insurance Fraud Register will be accessible to all insurers across all product lines and is hoped to‘ deliver a serious blow to insurance cheats’ according to the Managing Director of the software firm involved. The project, which is a joint venture between the ABI, the Insurance Fraud Bureau and the appointed software…
Zurich, a leading provider of property and casualty insurance in North America and globally, is commemorating 100 years in the U.S. and the FDR presidential legacy by donating his former desk to the FDR Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York. Before his career in politics, President Roosevelt served from 1921 through 1928 as a Vice President in the…
Village Administrator Steve Hamilton said FEMA draws new flood maps every 10 years, and when the newest maps were released in April 2011 is showed that some areas of the village are now at a higher risk of flooding. Before those maps were released, Hamilton hosted two public meetings in New Boston to inform citizens how they could purchase FEMA flood insurance…
The Washington state Department of Health issued the following news release:. In January 2012 the Nursing Commission charged registered nurse Karren M. Campbell with unprofessional conduct. In January 2012 the Nursing Assistant Program charged certified nursing assistant Zeta M. Guerrero, also known as Zeta M. Johnson, with unprofessional conduct.
Feb. 19– In a difficult economy, health insurance is not an option for many people. Located at 813 Rockford St., the clinic opens its doors each Tuesday at 3 p.m.. In fact, the clinic’s most recent budget suggests it could be short about $19,000, said Ministries President Dr.
U.S. P/C insurers cumulatively paid $408B in cat related claims to their auto, homeowners and business policyholders between 1990 and 2011…
CFO Jeff Atwater of the Department of Financial Services, Attorney General Pam Bondi of the Office of the Attorney General, and the Office of Insurance Regulation jointly conducted the investigation on behalf of Florida. http://www.floir.com/siteDocuments/Prudential_agreement_02_12. pdf Florida was one of seven lead investigatory states to…
Feb. 19– Gordy Meyer’s two oldest children are college-aged daughters, and he’s become acutely aware of how their methods of communication are different from former generations. “The only way you can reach them is through the computer or on their phone,” said Meyer, 51, who lives in Sartell. ” “Years ago, you used to get catalogs sent to your home,” said Meyer, who previously…
Federal investigators are scrutinizing the proposed acquisition of West Penn Allegheny Health System, Pittsburgh, Pa., by Highmark to determine if it violates antitrust laws…
Feb. 18– The insurance industry and Tulsa business landscape have changed considerably over the past 90 years. It was founded in 1922 when two Tulsa entrepreneurs saw that thriving new businesses in Tulsa needed protection for the buildings they owned and their contents. Both Irwin D. Rich and John R. Cartmill came to Tulsa from Mattoon, Ill., in 1921, and by the…
Nationwide today reported 585 million Dollars in net operating income1 in 2011, compared to 1.1 billion Dollars in 2010. Operating earnings in 2011 reflect strong performance in the company’s financial services business, offsetting weather-driven losses in its property& casualty businesses. Nationwide paid a record 2.3 billion Dollars in…
Feb. 18– EAST ST. LOUIS– A Swansea insurance agent and securities broker who stole $6 million from almost 80 clients was sentenced in federal court here Friday to 17 1/ 2 years in prison, U.S. Victoria McGee-Harris, 59, ran Metro East Insurance Group. At the hearing, Special Agent Jeff Anderson of the Internal Revenue Service’s criminal investigations division said…
