It pays to be up front with your insurance carrier.
It's funny how things that look so innocent can get you into so much trouble. An agent is urgently seeking advice on how to handle a claim one of his clients just submitted. The problem is, the client is just now coming clean about a prior loss...

On the Lookout FOR Fraud.
Surveillance is fast becoming a way to help stop workers' comp fraud. Here are some strategies for finding and partnering with investigators. With videotaped evidence fast becoming an essential tool in the war against insurance fraud, sooner or later every risk management professional will use a surveillance...

INSURANCE ONLINE.
GAB Robins, based in Parsippany, N.J., unveiled Quick Assign (www.gabrobinsna.com; select Assign Claims Online), a new online service that allows customers in the United States to report claims for instant assignment. The service offers immediate claim-handling via the Internet and eliminates back office delays. Quick Assign gives a company...

What to Do After a NATURAL DISASTER.
The aftermath of a year of natural disasters has left many individuals and businesses facing difficult financial recovery. Beyond the damage to property, there may be an interruption of income or loss of important financial records. The following advice from the Institute of Certified Financial Planners, Denver, Colo., can...

Accident Data Recorder.
Independent Witness Inc. has created the Witness, a battery-powered accident severity data-recording device designed to help determine alleged injury claims from accidents involving vehicles. Used by claims adjusters, risk managers, and workers' compensation analysts, the unit is mounted on a rigid surface in a vehicle and records any type...

Internet Training: Glitz vs. Grit.
The Internet is fast becoming a tool for employee training. But wading through the vast amount of online offerings can be daunting. Here's one insurer's experience. Computer technology has become a widely used new tool for employee training in the industry today. But the shift from traditional...

CNinsure Reports Third Quarter 2008 Unaudited Financial Results.
GUANGZHOU, China, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CNinsure Inc., , a leading independent insurance intermediary company operating in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008.[1] [1] This announcement contains translations of certain Renminbi (RMB) amounts into U.S. dollars (US$) at...

CNinsure to Announce Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Host Conference Call on November 24, 2008.
GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 22 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CNinsure Inc. , a leading independent insurance intermediary company operating in China, today announced that it will release its financial results for the third quarter of 2008 after the close of the US financial markets on November 24, 2008. Yinan Hu,...

CNinsure Announces Appointment of COO and Resignation of Vice President.
GUANGZHOU, China, Nov. 17 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CNinsure Inc. , a leading independent insurance intermediary company operating in China, today announced the appointment of Feng (Fred) Jin as Chief Operating Officer. Feng (Fred) Jin, CNinsure's Chief Information Officer and Vice President, has assumed the additional responsibilities of COO...

CNinsure Inc. to Hold Annual General Meeting On December 18, 2008.
GUANGZHOU, China, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CNinsure Inc. (the "Company" or "CNinsure") , a leading independent insurance intermediary company operating in China, today announced that it will hold its annual general meeting of shareholders at its executive office at 21/F, Yinhai Building, No. 299 Yanjiang Zhong Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong,...