New Orleans-based Hartwig Moss Benefits announced that Jodi Yuspeh has joined the company as Client Relations Manager. Yuspeh is a native of New Orleans and bring with her nearly eight years of Human Resources and Business Management expertise. She holds …
New financial privacy requirements and legislation aimed at cutting workers’ compensation costs are the two most significant public policy measures that impacted the property/casualty insurance industry during the 2003 California legislative session. The session ended Sept. 12, and the Legislature …
A Cole County, Mo., Circuit Court judge has granted the Missouri Department of Insurance (MDI) a permanent injunction that prohibits a Virgin Islands-based insurer from soliciting or making medical malpractice sales until it has a proper license or otherwise meets …
The North Dakota Department of Insurance has issued a bulletin increasing the department’s guideline threshold for managing general agents (MGAs) from $5,000 to $10,000. The new threshold was adopted in accordance with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ MGA model …
Missouri Gov. Bob Holden announced the creation the 17-member Missouri Commission on Patient Safety to improve the quality of health care and further reduce the number of medical malpractice claims in the state “Despite the recent upsurge in attention to …
The Wisconsin General Assembly continues to hold hearings on insurance-related bills on a variety of issues including mandatory private passenger automobile insurance coverage, liability for dog bites, and product liability reform, according to the National Association of Independent Insurers. Bills …
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength ratings to B+ (Very Good) from A- (Excellent) of the Royal & SunAlliance USA Insurance Pool (North Carolina) and the Royal Surplus Lines Insurance Company (Connecticut). The surplus lines company is a …
Travelers Property Casualty Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to purchase renewal rights to the majority of Atlantic Mutual’s commercial lines inland marine and ocean cargo businesses written by Atlantic Mutual’s Marine Division. The transaction reportedly offers Travelers the ability …
Connecticut-based XL America, Inc., the holding company for all of the U.S. operations of Bermuda’s XL Capital Ltd., announced that David B. Duclos has joined its U.S. insurance operations to lead its specialty program business known as XL Programs. “Mr. …
The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. announced that it will honor Selective Insurance Co. with its “Company of the Year” award at the inaugural Hudson Valley Regional Awareness Program to be held on October 2 at the …
