Monthly Archives: September 2000

Rating Groups Undergo Changes

The merger of Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Company (DCR) and Fitch IBCA formed Fitch, an international rating agency. On...

Fugitives Wash Up on Island

A fugitive San Jose, Calif., couple ended up in a Puerto Rican detention center Aug. 9 following their capture at...

Taking the Premiums Home

Shahin Sean Pelaseyed, a North Hollywood insurance broker, was arrested at his apartment by the North Hollywood Police Department and...

Can’t Get Enough to Pay the Rent

The Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) revoked the insurance agent license of J. Henry Edgmond of Portland, Ore.,...

Golden Eagle Helps Fight Fraud

After the special investigations unit (SIU) of Golden Eagle Insurance Corp. helped gather information, nearly two dozen people working at...

NEW RULES FOR ONLINE BUSINESS

Gov. Davis recently signed a bill requiring certain information to be posted on websites for all insurance producers and companies...

ACORD MAKES NEW FRIENDS

In an effort to take advantage of the Internet and all it has to offer, ACORD and the Insurance Data...

WILDFIRES WON’T QUIT

Nearly 65,000 wildfires have burned more than 4.3 million acres this year, causing an estimated $100 million in insured property...