Podcasts
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The After Shock of Japan’s Tragedies on the Auto Parts Industry
Bill Garvey of Eastern Shore Consulting talks with Greg Horn, Vice President, Industry Relations, Mitchell International, about the affect of the Japanese tragedies on auto parts production and costs worldwide. Greg discusses how Japanese steel manufacturers, and auto parts makers, have slowed production and imports, and the adverse reaction this has caused. Greg Horn is [...]
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The Wise Use of a Company Facebook Fan Page
IJ’s Mitch Dunford talks with Applied Systems Jeremiah Desmarais and Andy Riegler and to InVEST Executive Director Diane Mattis on how Applied Systems added over 500 new followers to their Facebook fan page in a matter of days. Don’t miss this entire interview and for a special offer from Jeremiah at the end of the [...]
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Aerial Imagery: Latest Tool in Disaster Recovery
Using technology previously only available to the military, ASSIST-U.S. specializes in aerial imagery and analysis, offering insurers an opportunity to respond to disaster claims hours after a natural catastrophe. In this interview with Claims Journal, Bruce Seibert, the company founder, explains how aerial imagery benefits insurers during a weather-related catastrophe, like the Joplin tornado. Imagery [...]
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QR Codes: What are these things?
Short for “quick response,” the QR Code is a two dimensional bar code that was initially used to track automotive parts during manufacturing. Now with the proliferation of smart phones the QR Code is finding its place in mainstream American culture. Mitch Dunford – CEO of Wells Publishing and Julie Tinney – VP of Sales [...]
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100 Agents in 100 Days
Accident Insurance Co., a growing workers’ compensation and small business insurer, is looking for 100 new independent agents within the next 100 days— through Oct. 12. Opportunities exist in 11 states. Jon Beckham, AIC’s chief marketing officer, speaks with Insurance Journal’s Andy Simpson about what the company is looking for, what it’s offering, [...]
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9 to 5, Charles Dickens, and More
What is considered work, where people work, how they work, and when they work has changed from the traditional 9 to 5 and “bricks and mortar” work paradigm. Listen as Rick Morgan and Peter van Aartrijk talk with Chris Amrhein of insuranceisfun.com about how these changes are providing new opportunities but also new challenges. [...]
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IIAT Executive Director on Certificates of Insurance, PEOs and Workers’ Comp
Texas Gov. Rick Perry in mid-June signed separate legislative measures backed by independent agents that: (1) requires regulatory approval of property and casualty certificate of insurance forms provided to insureds as proof of insurance coverage; and (2) requires staff leasing firms to provide workers’ compensation loss information to client employers in timely manner.
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Hiring Producers with Experience Vs. None
Surprising findings… Billy Bond, EVP of Sales Force Development Group for Leavitt Group, and Arthur Betancourt, Vice President for Marsh, Berry & Co. Inc. discuss the results of a two year study that compares hiring new producers who have prior sales success (non-insurance industry) with hiring experienced insurance producers. Also, Betancourt discusses a [...]
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From Accidental Agent to Insurance Goddess
Like many insurance agents, Carrie Reynolds never meant to be one. But 15 years after she became in her own words, an “accidental agent,” Reynolds is now a principal in Alan Galvez Insurance, an agency started by her father in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She’s also the Insurance Goddess.
As Reynolds’ alter ego, the Insurance Goddess is an [...]
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The Effect of Medicare Legislation on General Liability Claims
In this episode of Claims Beat with Bill Garvey, Mathew Ashley, vice president of Claims for Claims Management and Consulting Inc., chats about the effect Medicare legislation has had on general liability claims. Mathew discusses Section 111 of the Medicare Act, its reporting requirements for eligible recipients, the deadline for reporting and how the [...]
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A Glass Half Full
In this episode of On Point, Peter and Rick are joined by Lisa Parry Becker, VP of William B. Parry & Son Ltd., based in eastern Pennsylvania. “It’s a great time to be an agent,” Lisa says. She acknowledges the challenges presented by the tough economy and the continuing soft market but also sees this [...]
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Managing Stress in the Workplace
At the recent PLRB conference in Nashville, Tennessee, Dr. David Price, forensic clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist, discussed managing stress in the workplace. In an interview with Claims Journal’s Denise Johnson, Dr. Price details how stress manifests itself and provides ways to overcome stressful situations.
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Growing Opportunities for Insurance Industry’s Women
Although men still outnumber women in the property/casualty insurance industry, there are many meaningful opportunities for women in the business, says Barney & Barney Principal Trindl Reeves. With more than 20 years of experience under her belt, Reeves — who recently received an award for her efforts to promote professional growth for women executives [...]
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Mobile Food Vendor Insurance Market Trucking at High Speed
Insurance experts hungry for new business have found the mobile food truck business to be one of the healthier growth markets in the past few years. Technology can help to service these mobile customers quickly and efficiently. Yet to be really successful in this program business, Matt Carlson, vice president of Risk Strategies Co., says [...]
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New Zealand’s Massive Earthquakes Result in Catastrophe Loss Handling Lessons
As recent events have shown, massive natural catastrophes create havoc on societies the world over. Earthquakes in Japan, South America, and New Zealand demonstrate the need for meaningful interaction and prompt resolution of the resulting claims. In an interview with Claims Journal’s Denise Johnson, Lance Dixon, chief operating officer of the New Zealand Earthquake Commission, [...]
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Lobbyist Norwood Looks Ahead to 2012 in Legislature
John Norwood, principal of Norwood & Associates, has a career in political work dating back to the early 1980s, and he’s one of the state’s best known lobbyists in the insurance and financial services sectors. Norwood talked about workers’ compensation, and other legislation and regulation matters that the insurance industry will face in 2012, including [...]
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Norwood on Workers’ Comp
John, principal of Norwood & Associates, has been an lobbyist for insurance and financial services sectors across several decades. Norwood offered a focused looking at the all-important workers’ compensation issue, and he gave his thoughts on health insurance exchanges. In fact, Norwood forecast that 2012 will rank as an important one when it comes to [...]
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Lobbyist Norwood Analyzes Consumer Watchdog Legislation
John Norwood is one of California’s best known legislative advocates for the insurance and financial services sectors. Norwood spoke to the Insurance Journal about legislation and regulation, including a proposal by a consumer advocacy group that would establish prior approval for healthcare insurance and would make major changes to auto insurance and homeowners insurance in [...]
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Entrepreneurial Technologists
This year the Entrepreneurial Insurance Alliance (EIA), sponsored by MarketScout, named Vertafore and Risk Metrics, as winners of it 2011 Entrepreneurial Award in technology. Vertafore’s WorkSmart and Risk Metrics’ Insurance 360 technology products received recognition from the EIA as being some of the industry’s most innovative concepts in technology. Each year, the EIA receives hundreds [...]
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How Insurance Distribution Is Changing
Retail and wholesale brokers face the challenge —and opportunity— of redefining their relationships and value proposition in today’s changing insurance distribution world, according to Glenn Hargrove, president, MarketScout Wholesale, Dallas, Tex. In this interview from the recent Western Insurance Agents Association’s Insurance Industry Roundtable in California, Hargrove outlines the value proposition of agents and brokers [...]
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Interesting Times in Medical Liability
The medical liability market continues to perform well even as the nation struggles to implement health care reform. Robert Allen, senior vice presidents at Torus Insurance, says many health care institutions are implementing new strategies to be successful in today’s health care reform world. In this interview with Insurance Journal’s Andrea Ortega-Wells from the annual [...]
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Pat Ryan Asks, ‘Are You Happy?’
Patrick Ryan is an innovator who sees opportunity. And it was opportunity that drove him to launch Ryan Specialty Group in early 2010. Success lies in hiring “good people,” Ryan says. In this interview from the annual National Association of Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) annual convention in San Diego, Ryan says his newest venture gave [...]
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ACORD/LOMA Interview with Steve Anderson
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Liberty Mutual’s Latest Predictive Model Targets High Cost Workers’ Comp Claims
In an interview with Claims Journal, George Neale, Liberty Mutual general manager for claims discusses the latest predictive model that can quickly identify and manage slow emerging high cost workers’ compensation claims. Incorporating broader data, psychosocial factors and co-morbid medical conditions, helps the company better predict a workers’ compensation claim’s duration and cost.
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