Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., an international insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, headquartered in Itasca, Ill., announced that its subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc., acquired the remaining 50 percent of its Australian joint venture, Wyatt Gallagher Bassett Pty …
Harold S. Fischer, CEO of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based North American Liability Group (NALG), announced it has become aware that an unauthorized spam e-mail was sent out about the company by an unknown third party. NALG noted that someone who identified …
Atlanta-based Learn.net, an online training company specializing in insurance “Agent Competency Excellence (A.C.E.)” announced the appointment of Clayton Wilkinson as chief technology officer. Wilkinson comes to Learn.net from AirSage Inc., an Atlanta cellular software provider. “We are delighted to have …
St. Petersburg, Fla.-based First Advantage Corporation, a global risk management solutions provider, announced the promotion of Judy Seldin to executive vice president for its Investigative Services division subsidiary, Omega Insurance Services. Since joining Omega in 2002 as vice president of …
State insurance regulation is at a critical crossroads and achieving regulatory modernization in states in 2004 must be a top priority for insurers and state regulators, the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) told the NAIC Industry Liaison Committee during …
In a special bulletin from Bismarck, North Dakota the state’s Workforce Safety & Insurance (WSI) office confirmed that, “In response to a request postmarked from the North Pole, it has granted Santa Claus a special two-day workers’ compensation certificate.” The …
A bulletin from the Young Agents Council (YAC) of the Independent Insurance Agents of New Jersey notes that members have “spread holiday cheer by donating gifts to foster children this season through The Foster Parents’ Club of the Children’s Home …
In an open letter to Paul A. Gigot, Editor of the Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Page, the National Association of Independent Insurers expressed its strong support for reforming Massachusetts’ auto insurance regulations. The letter, signed by NAII General Counsel Gerald …
14 securities firms announced that they have formed the Customer Asset Protection Company (CAPCO). The captive insurer, licensed in New York, will provide excess securities account protection (“Excess SIPC”) for institutional and individual brokerage accounts of certain securities firms beginning …
A.M. Best Co. announced that it has placed the financial strength rating of “A” (Excellent) of New Zealand’s Credit & General Insurance Limited (CGI) and the financial strength rating of “A-” (Excellent) of Consumer Insurance Services Limited (CISL) under review …
