This Thursday, September 8, 2011, the Insurance Library of Boston will hold its Education Fair beginning at 3p.m. While most of you have probably received the email alert about this event, Agency Checklists’ thought it might be interesting to hear why the Library Staff think you should come. We spoke with Reference Librarian Sarah Hart […]
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The Independent Agents’ Opportunity to Take Back Personal Lines
Jeff Yates, Executive Director of the Agents Council for Technology has written a great article that all MA Agents should read. He has kindly let Agency Checklists reprint it here. Enjoy! Sometimes an opportunity is staring you in the face, but it is invisible to you because you are so focused on what a particular […]
Tom Ealy Takes The Reins At Encompass
Thomas V. Ealy will join the Allstate team on September 12th as president of Encompass Insurance and will report to Donald J. Bailey, executive vice president, Emerging Business. “The Encompass business represents a central part of the company’s aggressive growth goals,” said Bailey. “There is great potential here in Encompass. Tom is the right leader […]
Communication During Property Claims Process Crucial to Claims Experience
In the wake of the extensive natural catastrophic losses which have occurred throughout the United States in the first half of 2011, J.D. Power and Associates decided to conduct a study to examine how the communication practices of insurance providers factors in customer satisfaction throughout the entire claims process. The Property Claims Satisfaction study measured […]
DOI Upholds Denial of Individual Producer’s License to Applicant, Paul Burke
On January 31st of this year, Mr. Burke submitted a Uniform Application for an Individual Producer License/Registration with the Division of Insurance. On March 25, 2011, Diane Silverman Black, the DOI’s Director of Producer Licensing sent a letter to Mr. Black denying his application because of his seven prior felony convictions. Those convictions included: carjacking […]