Yearly Archives: <span>2001</span>

Kansas Auto Insurance Rates Among Lowest in U.S.

A recent report from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) notes that Kansas residents paid an average of $542.01 for auto coverage in 1999, the seventh lowest rate in the nation. The Kansas rate ranks less than half of …

EPolicy, The Hartford Form Alliance

EPolicy.com Insurance Services Inc. has forged an agreement with The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. to offer workers’ compensation policies, business owners policies (BOP), commercial auto and umbrella coverage to ePolicy’s clients. Don Martin, CEO for ePolicy, noted that the …

CDI Arrests Fresno Couple on Charges of Insurance Fraud

A pair of Fresno, Calif., residents were arrested following a 10-month investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division and several other task forces, including the California Highway Patrol, the Fresno County HEAT Team, the …

Oregon Legislature Wraps Up 2001 Session

Oregon’s legislature adjourned last weekend having once again considered a staggering number of bills during its biennial session, including dozens of insurance-related bills. Michael Harrold, Northwest regional manager for the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), noted that, after a …

The St. Paul Implements OneSource Business Browser

OneSource® Information Services Inc. announced that The St. Paul Companies is implementing OneSource’s Business Browser(SM) product line to access and use critical financial information. Business Browser provides information on both private and publicly traded companies with the aim of enabling …

Farmers Issues Statement in Response to

Farmers Insurance Exchange, a member company of the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, stated it is disappointed and concerned about the recent verdict against it rendered by the jury in Alameda County (Calif.) Superior Court in the overtime case of …

Study Says Eight Insurers Command 65% Market Share in Hurricane-Prone States

A recent study by Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based Weiss Ratings Inc. indicated that just eight large property and casualty insurers provide homeowners coverage to residents in hurricane-prone states. Weiss Ratings, a provider of independent insurance company ratings and analyses, said …

CNA, Ian H. Graham Partner for Community Associations

Chicago-based CNA Management & Professional Liability Insurance has made available its exclusive Community Associations partnership with Ian H. Graham Inc. According to CNA Managing Director John Brand, the two share a common vision of how to properly serve the Community …

IIS Names Patrick Kenny as New Chief

The International Insurance Society has selected Patrick W. Kenny of West Hartford, CT as its new President and CEO. Kenny will replace John P. Meyerholz, who’s headed the non-profit international group for the last 9 years, when he steps down …

Controversy Flares between Regulators Over Independent Collapse

“What did you know, and when did you know it?” Those famous questions from the Watergate era could well be applied to the growing controversy between the U.K.’s Financial Services Authority and France’s Commission de Contrôle des Assurances (CCA) over …