Arrowhead General Insurance Receives Marketing Awards
July 12th, 2011
San Diego-based Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. is the recipient of three awards from the Insurance Marketing and Communications Association .
The IMCA competition has been recognizing outstanding marketing and communications work in the insurance industry for more than 53 years with more than 120 companies throughout the U.S., Canada and Bermuda.
In its first time submitting to the IMCA Annual Showcase Awards, Arrowhead won a total of three awards for three separate campaigns, including an Awards of Excellence and two Best in Show.
Ryan O’Connor, Arrowhead’s chief marketing officer, said the awards validate the efforts of the marketing team, which includes a senior graphic designer, marketing and creative coordinator and senior Web developer.
“We really embrace the challenge of making insurance fun and exciting for Arrowhead producers. It for
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AIMU Updates Pollution Exclusion Clause, Buy-Back Endorsement
July 9th, 2011
An amended pollution exclusion clause and buy-back endorsement which retains original coverage while modernizing and clarifying wording has been developed by the American Institute of Marine Underwriters . The updated pollution exclusion clause and buy-back endorsement A clauses provide coverage for bodily injury arising from a pollution event, along with loss or damage to cargoes, whether on an insured vessel or on another vessel, and while cargoes are ashore or due to contamination from pumping.
The AIMU decided to revise the original forms, created in 1976, to make them more consistent with modern usage.
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Insurance marketing: show clients your enthusiasm
July 7th, 2011
If you’re not excited about your product, why should anyone else be?
Let the customer know upfront that you like the product you’re selling and can’t wait to tell him or her all about it. And don’t frame it as a sales pitch. Really tell the customer why you got into the insurance marketing business to sell the policies you’re selling.
If the customer can see you’re a believer in your product and what you can do for people, you can make him or her a believer, too.
To go into a little more detail, here are some things you can do through the process of your sales presentation to make things go smoother for both you and the client.
First off, don’t sell the product over the phone unless you have to. Wait for
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La Nina, Blamed for US South Drought; May Revive this Autumn
July 6th, 2011
The La Nina weather anomaly, blamed for one of the worst droughts in the southern United States, could revive this autumn, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center forecast on Thursday.
In its monthly report, the CPC said wind circulation consistent with La Nina was persisting in the central Pacific Ocean where the anomaly is usually born.
“Combined with the … lingering La Nina state of the atmosphere, the possibility of a return to La Nina during the Northern Hemisphere fall 2011 has increased over the past month,” the CPC, an office under the U.S. Natio
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What is a Specified Rider Policy?
July 4th, 2011
When you’re talking in terms of motorcycle insurance, a specified rider policy is a particular type of policy which insures the rider rather than the motorcycle. This allows the rider to ride as many different motorcycles as he wishes, up until a certain engine size. Whichever motorcycle he happens to be riding will be insured for the time he rides it. He can still get the same kinds of cover as with a conventional policy: third-party only, third party with fire and theft, or a comprehensive policy.
A comprehensive policy will always have a size limit attached to it, but the third-party portion of the policy may not. T Read full post…
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McKenna Insurance Changes Name to BasePoint Insurance
July 1st, 2011
Bonita, Calif.-based McKenna Insurance Services has changed its name to BasePoint Insurance Services. This change becomes effective on July 1, 2011 .
BasePoint Insurance Services is an independent insurance agency headquartered in the San Diego County area that provides personal lines insurance products and services to the residents of California. BasePoint Insurance Services specializes in auto, home & sr-22 insurance products.
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Tampering with Part D Will Not Solve Our Debt Crisis
June 30th, 2011
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Given the current climate and the debate over the debt limit, reform of Medicare–which faces a significant fiscal crisis–is inevitable. Anticipating these changes, the Democratic leadership in Congress recently introduced the “Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2011″ as a means of saving $112 billion over the next decade by reducing spending on Medicare Part D-the prescription drug program for seniors. Ba
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Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Constitutional, Cincinnati Appeals Court Finds
June 29th, 2011
The Obama administration won a political victory over the Republican opposition when a federal appeals court in Cincinnati found the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act constitutional – i.e. it upheld the 2010 health-care law – and with Judge Jeffrey Sutton, who was appointed by George W. Bush in 2003, concurring.
The issue was regarding Congress’ constitutional authority. Requiring most Americans to have health insurance, does Congress have interstate commerce authority? The majority of the judges said that in this case it does.
Both Judge Jeffrey Sutton and Judge Boyce Martin (appointed by Carter in 1979) upheld the law, while James L. Read full post…
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