Farmington Hills, Mich.-based specialty insurance wholesaler Burns & Wilcox appointed Mark Temnyk as the company’s information technology infrastructure manager. Temnyk is responsible for managing the Burns & Wilcox network and computing infrastructure and directing the IT support staff. Temnyk joins …
Dennis Silvia, most recently of CNA Insurance Co.’s group captive practice, leads the operations at newly founded Cedar Consulting. The Chagrin Falls, Ohio-based firm will offer captive consulting and feasibility study services, including the placement of programs with fronting carriers, …
As part of its ongoing statewide educational program on workers’ compensation fraud, State Compensation Insurance Fund held a seminar on May 20, for San Bernardino County employers. State Fund was joined by the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office to …
Majestic Insurance Company announced the appointment of Jack Bair as underwriting manager. Bair, based in Majestic’s Long Beach, California office, will report to Janice Aber, vice president. Bair comes to Majestic Insurance with more than 25 years experience in the …
Zenith National Insurance Corp. reported that its wholly owned subsidiary, Zenith Insurance Company, has filed with the California Department of Insurance its workers’ compensation rates for use in California on or after July 1, 2005. The new rates represent an …
The chief argument for legislation to limit the legal rights of patients injured by a physician – that the number of medical malpractice claims and the cost of those claims have been skyrocketing – is a fabrication, according to data …
Hull & Company announced the promotion of Tim Ramsey to vice president – National Personal Lines. Ramsey joined Hull & Company in January of 1998 as manager of the company’s newly formed Charlotte Personal Lines department. In that role, he …
Fire crews and the State Land Department are frustrated that homeowners at risk of losing their homes to catastrophic wildfires fail to remove dead brush that fuels those fires. Some homeowners let wildflowers, grasses and brush turn brown and die …
Oregon drivers rank as the most knowledgable in the nation when it comes to the rules of the road and automobile safety, according to a new study by an insurance company. Nearly 5,000 licensed drivers between the ages of 16 …
Hayden Burrus has been elected president-elect of the Casualty Actuaries of the Southeast, a regional affiliate of the Casualty Actuarial Society The announcement was made by AmCOMP, Inc. of North Palm Beach, Fla. Burrus, of Delray Beach, Fla. has been …
