March 8, 2004
Nuts & Bolts: With its newly enhanced STEP SPICE policy endorsement, The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. unveiled new additions to its multi-line program for manufacturers, distributors, installers and repairers of specialized truck equipment. The STEP program includes new property …
March 8, 2004
Nuts & Bolts: Marine Managers announced the launch of two new programs, the Stock Throughput Program and the Marine Contractors Package Program. Stock Throughput is a combination of ocean and inland cargo (road, truck, rail, air) plus location coverage in …
March 8, 2004
Nuts & Bolts: Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. is offering a Farm and Ranch program aimed at insuring cattle and crop farms, including fruit and nut trees, grapes, avocado, grain, and vegetables. Farm package policies include dwellings, outbuildings, equipment, farm …
March 8, 2004
Nuts & Bolts: Arrowhead Managed Insurance Programs is offering a market for nursing homes and assisted living. Dollars: Minimum deductible SIR of $50,000. Minimum premium, $50,000; policy limits: $1 million to $3 million. Carrier: Lloyd’s of London, rated “A-,” nonadmitted. …
March 8, 2004
The Certified Professional Insurance Agents (CPIA) Society, a national organization dedicated to providing sales training, networking and marketing innovation to insurance professionals, unveiled both a new name—American Insurance Marketing and Sales (AIMS) Society—and logo. The organization awards the Certified Professional …
March 8, 2004
Phoenix, Ariz.-based MiniCo Inc. has announced the successful implementation of Renaissance, a new browser-based commercial insurance technology system designed to improve customer service throughout the organization’s insurance division. Renaissance was designed and developed jointly with Systems Task Group headquartered in …
March 8, 2004
A new insurer survey estimates that roughly three-quarters of claims stemming from the devastating October wildfires have been resolved. A poll by the Insurance Information Network of California of insurers representing more than 65 percent of the homeowners insurance market …
March 8, 2004
The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation— Child Abuse Prevention Program (IICF-CAPP), in partnership with the Mt. Diablo CPCU Chapter, will present their 5th Annual Insurance Educational Forum on April 8 at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts in Walnut …
March 8, 2004
The Consumer Federation of California (CFC), a leading nonprofit consumer advocacy group, has awarded Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company an A- for its privacy policy, the highest grade assigned to any property and casualty insurer doing business in California. Northern Calif.-based …
March 8, 2004
A proposed constitutional amendment to limit damage awards for medical malpractice died in the Wyoming legislature, but other cost-saving measures for doctors and insurance companies remain on the table. The other measures include reimbursing obstetricians for some of their medical …