Was it a good idea to let New Hampshire’s health insurers use workers’ health history in setting rates for the state’s smallest businesses? Republicans Craig Benson and Charles Tarbell say the jury is still out on whether insurance will be …
Mickey Webb, the vice president of employee benefits for Associated Financial Group in Minnetonka, Minn., has been named chair of the employee benefits practice group of RiskProNet International, a network of 28 independent insurance brokers across the United States and …
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announced that the government has “specific credible information” causing it to raise to the terrorism threat level to Code Orange for the financial services sector in New York City, Northern New Jersey and Washington, D.C. …
California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi recently announced the appointment of Sherwood “Woody” Girion as Deputy Commissioner, Consumer Services & Market Conduct Branch, effective Aug. 16, 2004. Girion brings more than 27 years of experience at the Department to his new …
The current proposal to change the Massachusetts auto insurance residual market to an assigned risk plan is “a Trojan Horse proposal designed to fail in order to produce an endless stream of anti-consumer measures in future years,” according to one …
U.K. businesses are being increasingly hampered by the costs of dealing with the burgeoning compensation culture, which in turn is diverting management resources and financial investment away from core business and revenue generating activities, according to findings from a survey …
One-fifth of the 251 property/casualty bills enacted in the states so far this year relate to the regulation of automobile insurance, according to an analysis by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC). “A total of 23 states approved …
Bermuda-based Max Re Capital Ltd. has appointed Peter A. Minton as a new member of its board of directors. Minton serves as executive vice president and chief risk officer of the Max Re Capital’s principal operating subsidiary, Max Re Ltd. …
Mack and Parker Inc., the Chicago hub of insurance brokerage Hub International Limited, has announced that Chris Martin has been appointed sales manager of the professional liability department. Martin will oversee the building of the practice group for lawyers, accountants, …
Cheryl L. Koch, CPCU, CIC, ARM, AAI, AIM, AIS, ARP, AAM, API, ACSR, owner of Agency Management Resource Group of Lincoln, CA, a leading provider of consulting and training services to independent agents and companies, is pleased to announce that …
