United Industry Effort Results in CDI Deletion of Contentious Proposed Regulation Language Rancho Cordova…The Western Insurance Agents Association commended the recent action by the California Department of Insurance which deleted over-reaching language contained in a proposed regulation dealing with “for …
A public service announcement has been released by the Florida Association of Insurance Agents to radio stations in areas affected by Hurricane Wilma. The message will be broadcast in Collier, Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. “It’s during this first …
Ohio Gov. Bob Taft announced the appointment of William Mabe as the administrator/chief executive officer of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). Mabe previously worked at Nationwide, most recently serving as the senior vice president of Nationwide Provident Operations …
The Society of Insurance Licensing Administrators (SILA) has named Kansas Insurance Department employee LeRoy Brungardt the Warren E. Spurill Regulator of the Year-2005. “Naming Leroy as this year’s recipient is not only a reflection on the caliber of his leadership, …
The CPCU Society has announced its new officers and governors, effective immediately. The following officers have been officially elected: The CPCU Society’s incoming president, Millicent W. Workman, CPCU, CPIW, is a Risk Management Consultant based in Memphis, Tenn.. CPCU Society …
Allmerica Financial Corporation announced that, effective Dec. 1, it will change its name to “The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.” and that its stock will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock ticker symbol “THG.” “Over the past …
Mercury General Corporation reported Monday net income rose to $73.0 million ($1.33 per share-diluted) in the third quarter 2005 compared with $65.1 million ($1.19 per share-diluted) for the same period in 2004. For the first nine months of 2005, net …
Duane Morris LLP and Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft LLP have entered into a definitive agreement to merge under the name of Duane Morris. The merger will be effective Jan. 1, 2006. Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft is well-known for its work …
Some of the New Orleans homes drowned by the flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina have been damaged by a second calamity – fire, according to the Associated Press. Louisiana investigators and insurance companies are starting to look into the blazes …
The Texas Department of Insurance has scheduled a Workers’ Compensation Health Care Network Workshop for Dec. 6, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The workshop will take place at TDI headquarters, 333 Guadalupe Street, Room 100, in Austin. The …
