Alpharetta, Ga.-based ChoicePoint Inc. has reported second quarter total revenue growth of 15 percent compared to 2004. Second quarter total revenue for 2005 was $266.0 million. Earnings per share for the second quarter was $0.40 which included a $0.04 per …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland announced plans to go on a “roadshow” tour, visiting communities across the state over the next few months to update consumers and industry professionals about recent events and ongoing work being completed by the department. …
ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, today announced that Steven J. Reiss has been named senior vice president and regional executive for the Mid-Atlantic region. Based in Philadelphia, Reiss will be responsible for …
A Category 3 storm with 125 mph winds, Hurricane Emily blew into the Mexican state of Tamaulipas about 75 miles south of Brownsville early Wednesday morning, forcing residents along a wide swath of northeastern Mexico to seek higher, safer ground. …
Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch wants to block the state’s largest health insurer from starting a market research subsidiary, saying Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island could use such information to increase subscribers’ premiums. In a petition …
Britain’s Health Minister Rosie Winterton has announced that all dentists will soon have to take out full indemnity insurance before they can be registered to practice. The goal of this requirement is to assure that dentists are able to pay …
Eight individuals have been apprehended in West Palm Beach, Fla. for attempting to claim more than $120,000 in auto insurance theft benefits; but, there was one hitch, they attempted to “ditch” the vehicles by selling them to undercover officers. According …
Proformance Insurance Company, the largest subsidiary of National Atlantic Holdings Corporation and a domestic New Jersey insurer, today announced that its Loyalty Loss Free Discount Program for its auto insurance policyholders has been approved by the New Jersey Department of …
An emergency order has been issued to all property and casualty insurers and surplus lines insurers by Florida’s Commissioner of Insurance Regulation Kevin McCarty prohibiting carriers from canceling or failing to renew insurance for residential properties in a dozen northwest …
A Sioux Falls insurance executive has been appointed as the new director of the South Dakota Division of Insurance, the Argus Leader reported. Merle Scheiber will take over on Aug. 18 after departing his current position at NuCorp LTD/Alea North …
