Quotesmith.com Names New VPs for Sales, Technology July 28, 2005
Ill.-based Quotesmith.com Inc. announced that Brian Gibson, former director of Sales and Service of ...

Malibu Man Charged with Grand Theft July 15, 2005
Editor's Note: Since first publishing this report, Insurance Journal has learned that Vahe K. Hag...

Competition Between Insurers Lowers Fla. Auto Insurance Rates July 09, 2005
Several major insurers, including State Farm, Allstate and Progressive indicate that due to increasi...

FEMA, Insurers, Adjusters Charged in Md. Lawsuit by Isabel Flood Victims June 09, 2005
More than 140 victims of the 2003 tropical storm Isabel are suing Homeland Security Undersecretary M...

SIIS to Hold Annual Conference in June May 16, 2005
Southwestern Insurance Information Service announced its 52nd Annual Conference will take place June...

ACIC Elects Board Members May 13, 2005
Members of the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) have elected Cinda Smith, senior...

USAA Asks for 10.3 Percent Increase; Other Fla. Requests Expected May 10, 2005
Florida's fifth-largest insurer USAA, has filed a request to raise premiums by a statewide average o...

TAIPA Elects New Officers March 24, 2005
The Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association recently announced the election of officers for 2005...

TDI Orders Homeowners Insurers to File Rates March 17, 2005
The Texas Department of Insurance announced that record low loss ratios reported by Texas homeowners...

Calif. Warrant Sweep Nets Eight Suspects; Six Wanted for Insurance Fraud February 28, 2005
Starting last Thursday, investigators from the California Department of Insurance's Fraud Division (...

Citizens Lost First Round; Stalling Payments Until After Another Court Decision February 21, 2005
Citizens Property Insurance Co. is in the limelight again, this time because it is refusing to pay p...

N.Y. Rates Auto Insurers Based on Complaints January 03, 2005
With only one upheld complaint, Amica Mutual Insurance Co. of Rhode Island, a perennial top 10 finis...

N.J. Drivers Receive $300 Million in Dividends December 02, 2004
Acting Governor Richard J. Codey and Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly C. Bakke today announc...

N.Y. Superintendent Calls for Auto Rate Reassessment as Fraud-Fighting Successes Drop Insurers' Losses November 23, 2004
New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio on Tuesday announced the commencement of an immed...

USAA Cuts Auto Rates by 12 Percent in Texas November 14, 2004
San Antonio-based USAA announced that beginning in December it will reduce auto insurance rates by a...

SIIS to Host Pre-Legislative Forum in Dallas October 19, 2004
Southwestern Insurance Information Service announced it will host a Public Policy Forum, "A Preview ...

N.J. AG Notes Racketeering Convictions of Pair in Multi-Million Dollar Staged Accident Conspiracy October 16, 2004
New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a Union County man and a Middlesex County ma...

Masters to Head Western Region for Insurance Institute of America October 01, 2004
Sandra L. Masters has assumed responsibility as marketing director for the ...

AIA Insurers Call State Regulation a 'Trifecta' of Failure, State Their Case for Federal Role September 23, 2004
A representative of the American Insurance Association (AIA) testified before the Senate Banking Co...

Fla. CFO Notes Opening of Insurance 'Super-Center' September 21, 2004
Following weekend tours of storm-damaged areas in Pensacola, Florida's Chief Financial Officer Tom G...

Texas AG Reaches Refund Settlements with Progressive, Old American County Mutual September 16, 2004
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced court-approved settlements with two major auto insurers...

I.I.I. Lists Insurance "Hotlines" for Frances September 03, 2004
The Insurance Information Institute has published a list of insurance company toll free numbers for ...

Fla. CFO, Insurance Executives See Charley's Wrath During Tour of Storm-Damaged Areas August 19, 2004
Punta Gorda - Florida's Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher on Thursday took executives from sever...

J.D. Power Study: Satisfaction High for Auto Insurance Consumers Using the Internet August 19, 2004
A small but growing group of customers are turning to the Internet rather than phone calls or office...

Fla. CFO Activates System to Expedite Payment of Claims Following Charley August 13, 2004
As local, state and federal officials and volunteer organizations prepare to assist residents affect...

Mass. Commissioner Replaces 5 on Auto Plan Board July 26, 2004
The Massachusetts high risk plan currently in the throes of changing from a reinsurance plan to an a...

Sargent Joins Argonaut as VP—Marketing, Communications July 20, 2004
Argonaut Group Inc., based in San Antonio, reported that...

USAA Announces Average 7% Auto Rate Reduction June 09, 2004
San Antonio-based auto insurer USAA announced that it has "already reduced, or has plans to reduce, ...

CPCU Society Seminar Set for San Antonio May 20, 2004
The CPCU Society Leadership Institute and the Alamo chapter of the CPCU Society announced a career d...

Three Individuals Arrested in Separate Fraud Cases May 17, 2004
The California Department of Insurance, Fraud Division (CDI) was involved in the arrest or surrender...

Insurers Face Class Action Over Isabel Claims May 12, 2004
Today a class action lawsuit against various insurance companies was filed in United States District...

Texas AG Settles Refund Agreement with Auto Insurers April 21, 2004
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's final settlement with two auto insurers will result in estimate...

N.J. Governor Again Hails Auto Improvements April 07, 2004
New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevey and Commissioner Holly C. Bakke are celebrating what they say...

Dozens Arrested for Auto Body Insurance Fraud in Northern California April 01, 2004
A multi-agency enforcement unit conducted a sweep April 1 that has to date resulted in the arrests o...

Consumer Protections Added for N.J. Drivers March 22, 2004
New Jersey Governor James McGreevey took further steps Monday toward a consumer-directed, competitiv...

N.J. DOBI Notes Success of Online Auto Insurance Site March 18, 2004
According to New Jersey's Department of Banking and Insurance, the state's innovative ...

N.J. Auto Reforms Continue Drive Forward March 03, 2004
New Jersey Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly Bakke announced this week that the competitive a...

SIIS Seminars to Focus on Workers' Comp February 09, 2004
"Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Issues," will be the subject of two upcoming Public Policy Se...

USAA Companies to Lower Auto Rates in Louisiana January 23, 2004
The Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission approved a reduction in auto rates for two members of the ...

USAA Companies to Lower Auto Rates in Louisiana January 23, 2004
The Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission approved a reduction in auto rates for two members of the ...

N.J. Auto Profits' IIANJ Disputes Findings January 19, 2004
Statistics released by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners last week, have received ...

Republic Exec. Elected Chairman of ICT January 07, 2004
The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) announced it elected Richard A. Mayer to serve as chairman of t...

NAII Says N.J. Auto Market Emerging from '30 Years of Mismanagement' December 11, 2003
The National Association of Independent Insurers has issued a bulletin, which indicates that New Jer...

Allstate to Refund $3.44 Million to Texas Auto Policyholders December 04, 2003
The Texas Attorney General's Office announced that Allstate and its affiliated insurance companies h...

S&P Comments on Calif. Wildfire Aftermath November 12, 2003
The biggest wildfire in U.S. insurance history will neither undermine insurance ratings nor prompt a...

N.J. Gov. Notes 'Dollar A Day' Policy Now Available November 12, 2003
Continuing his landmark efforts to reform auto insurance in New Jersey, Governor James McGreevey ann...

J.D. Power: Homeowners Customers Satisfied Despite Rising Premiums October 27, 2003
— Most Customers Rely on Agent's Expertise — Customer satisfaction with homeowners insuran...

Report USAA Will Reduce NJ Auto Rates October 27, 2003
The United Services Automobile Association Group, which insures around 91,000 New Jersey drivers, wi...

J.D. Power and Associates Says Auto Premiums Continue Significant Growth, Customer Satisfaction Stable August 28, 2003
Automotive insurance premiums show no sign of leveling off as rates increased an average of 13 perce...

Appeals Filed With TDI on Mandated Rate Cuts August 20, 2003
Eleven of the largest carriers writing homeowners policies in Texas filed appeals with the Texas Dep...