Monthly Archives: <span>July 2005</span>

LAAIA Topic: How to Place Commercial Property Insurance in Dade County

Three well-known South Florida commercial property insurance placement experts will provide insight into how to write this insurance in Miami-Dade County, Fla. and how to avoid becoming confused with county rules and regulations, during the Aug. 3 monthly meeting of …

ACE USA, ACORD Partner to Address Growth of International Exposures

ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, joined with The Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD) to announce the release of ACORD Forms 125, 815 and 816: Commercial Insurance Application, International Liability …

Ross Joins Pinnacol Assurance as President and CEO

Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s largest workers’ compensation insurer, announced that its board of directors has named Kenneth J. Ross as Pinnacol’s new president and CEO. Ross will succeed Gary Pon, who recently announced his retirement after 20 years as Pinnacol’s chief …

Jury Awards New Mexico Woman $1.3M for Sex-harassment Claim

A jury has awarded $1.3 million to a New Mexico woman who claimed she was sexually harassed by a supervisor at an Allstate office in Albuquerque. Lisa Mann, a lawyer representing the insurance giant, said she disagreed with the verdict …

Farm Misses Time to File Lawsuit in Damage to Crops

A judge dismissed a central Wisconsin farm’s lawsuit seeking to recover thousands of dollars in crop losses from an insurance company because the suit was filed days after a deadline, a state appeals court ruled. The Associated Press reported that …

Quotesmith.com Names New VPs for Sales, Technology

Ill.-based Quotesmith.com Inc. announced that Brian Gibson, former director of Sales and Service of USAA Life, has been named vice president of sales and that Eric Bergquist, former IT Director at AON, has been named vice president and chief information …

Ohio Sen. Dunn to Pursue Public Records Lawsuit Against Gov. Taft

Ohio State Sen. Marc Dann will not drop his public records lawsuit against Gov. Bob Taft, even though the governor has released hundreds of documents he wanted, the Associated Press reported. The Youngstown area Democrat said he wants unedited, original …

TDI Lists June Enforcement Actions

The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during June. The actions include two license revocations, three license denials and fines and restitution totaling $46,500. Copies of Geeslin’s orders may be obtained …

U.S. Risk Adds Perez in Houston Office

Dallas based U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. announced it has appointed Oscar Perez as the commercial underwriting manager responsible for contract underwriting in the Houston branch office. Perez has over 30 years experience in the insurance business with major wholesale …

U.K. Caught in U.S.-Style Lawsuit Craze? Hogwash, Say Trade Unions

The United Kingdom is not in the grips of a U.S.-style compensation culture, nine out of every 10 workers injured or made ill by their jobs never receive a penny, and the best way for employers to ensure they stay …