Monthly Archives: November 2003

Basic Form for Technology Firms

Nuts & Bolts: TechVantage, Victor O. Schinnerer’s E&O program for technology professionals, has a new policy form that provides basic...

Monoline Workers’ Comp

Nuts & Bolts: The Princeton Agency/United Underwriting Agency is offering a market for monoline workers’ compensation. Dollars: EL up to...

Healthcare Environmental Liability

Nuts & Bolts: Helix Insurance has a market available for healthcare environmental liability. Dollars: $1 million per claim/$5 million Agg....

Control of Well

Nuts & Bolts: Sugar Land, Texas-based Southwest Energy Underwriters Inc. (www.sweu.net) has a non-admitted market for Control of Well insurance....

Livestock

Nuts & Bolts: General Fire & Casualty Company (www.genfireins.com) launched a new livestock insurance product, The CattleGuard. The policy provides...

FISHER TO GIVE UP STATE CAR:

After pleading no contest to a charge of driving while intoxicated, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher agreed to give up...

NEW WEB SITE FOR AAIP:

The Austin Association of Insurance Professionals (AAIP) launched a new Web site at www.aaip.info. The group said the new site...

NOT SO FAST:

Despite the fact that driver distractions are a major reason for car accidents many people continue to use risky behavior...

ALL WORK, TOO MUCH PAY:

Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Raymond Hicks of Del Valle, Texas pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud before the...

SCORING, TERRITORIAL RATING STUDIED:

At the recent Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) hearing on insurance scoring and territorial rating rules, insurers expressed their support...