CHOICE Medical Management Services announced the recipients for 2003 of the Florida CHOICE Awards recognizing outstanding workers’ compensation physicians. The awards were presented Aug. 18 at the 58th Annual Florida Workers’ Compensation Institute’s (FWCI) Conference in Orlando. The six winners …
Birmingham, Ala.-based Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation announced the appointment of Harold E. Layman and Jorge G. Castro to its Board of Directors. Layman served as president & CEO of Blount International, Inc., and in several other executive capacities with …
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation announced it has approved the revised workers’ compensation rates filed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. The filing was in response to an order by OIR Director Kevin McCarty, calling for a rate …
Eleven of the largest carriers writing homeowners policies in Texas filed appeals with the Texas Department of Insurance and requested hearings on state-ordered rate cuts. According to the Fort Worth Star Telegram, the eleven companies provide around three-fourths of the …
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) is calling this week’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision to delay implementation of a contentious provision of its “Do Not Fax” rule a “significant victory” for business owners and associations, said …
Financial privacy legislation swiftly passed the California Assembly Aug. 18 and the Senate Aug. 19, and Senate Bill 1 is expected to reach Gov. Gray Davis’ desk for his signature Aug. 20. “Uniform privacy regulation throughout the country is extremely …
A former insurance broker has been arrested on nine felony counts of grand theft and one felony count of forgery totaling $73,990, according to California Department of Insurance (CDI) investigators. Ronald Nhi Bang, 34, allegedly collected premiums from at least …
California-based ABD Insurance and Financial Services, a provider of global risk management and employee benefits solutions, added Matthew McFall as assistant vice president and D&O broker for the company’s Financial Services Group. McFall will provide Directors and Officers Liability and …
IVANS, Inc., a provider of agency interface solutions, has announced new flexible, Internet-based services and pricing models for interface. IVANS’ new models provide carriers and agents the ability to leverage Internet technology and still realize the benefits of the managed …
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley announced that new and final estimates by the state’s Department of Insurance show Tropical Storm Bill caused nearly $22 million in insured damages in Louisiana. Included in that figure are federal flood insurance claims. Bill …
