Published Since 1934 • Dallas, Texas
August 9, 2012 • Vol. 78 No. 16
Cynthia Lewis of Mart Retires
MART — Cynthia Lewis is retiring after 40 years as a property and casualty
insurance professional. She is the third
generation in her family to work in their
Pioneer Insurance Agency in Mart, Texas, which has been in business since
1903. In 1994, the agency became part
of Anco Insurance Services, which has
been in business since 1873.
Lewis completed her Certified Insurance Counselor designation in 1989.
She holds both master’s and bachelor’s
degrees from Sam Houston State University. She has been associated with
the insurance agency since 1973.
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State’s Workers’ Comp Law 3
SELLING STRATEGIES:
Help Your Customer To Buy 4
TDI Taps Jackson for TAIPA
Governing Committee 5
Top Ten Consumer Complaints 6
Texas Mutual Pays $1.6M
Dividend to Construction Group 8
Brevick Resigns Post at PIA 9
Navigating New Unclaimed Property
Regulations by Valerie M. Jundt 12
The Future of Professional Insurance
Agents by Jim Beathard 14
TDI Seeks Medicare Policy Rate Info 16
Mercury’s Publishes
Best of Worst Claims 18
WC Educational Sessions Set for
Denton and Fort Worth 20
TDI-DWC Proposes Plain Language
Notice Regarding Death Benefits 21
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