The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) announced that the Market Analysis Review System (MARS) is now available for use by all state market analysts. This technological enhancement, which reflects regulators’ focus on market regulation, is designed to automate the …
New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch, joined by state emergency officials, today toured communities devastated by flooding from this weekend’s rains. “This weekend’s floods devastated a number of our communities. Right now, our people need help, and I am committed to …
Hotchkiss Insurance Agency Inc. (HIA) announced its newest workers’ compensation purchasing group: the Texas Home Builders Workers Compensation Group (THB-WC Group). The group includes home builders for whom specific protective legislation was established in 1991. The legislation specifies that in …
Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. today reported that the company does not expect its net losses related to Hurricane Rita to be material. Meadowbrook’s insurance programs are generally structured to avoid geographic concentration of risks that might lead to natural or …
Medical liability insurance rates in Mississippi will be reduced in 2006 by 5 percent according to a proposal submitted by the Medical Assurance Company of Mississippi to Insurance Commissioner George Dale. The reduction was approved late last month by MACM’s …
Integro announced the hiring of two executives to serve in its San Francisco office. Michael Korn has accepted the position of managing principal, Property Practice, and Ted Doolittle has been appointed principal, Executive Risk Practice. Korn has 20 years of …
Sloan Mason announced that Claire Langlois joined its San Diego office. Langlois has 16 years experience in the Southern California insurance market, and previously underwrote workers’ compensation for Golden Eagle Insurance Corporation. Sloan Mason’s new in-house workers’ comp program targets …
A State Act Workers’ Compensation program designed for marinas, boat dealers, boat repairers, boat yards and boat builders that only require State Act coverage has been introduced by LIG Marine Managers of St. Petersburg, Fla. The program is available in …
The American Insurance Association (AIA) announced today that John L. Birkinbine, Jr. has joined AIA’s Midwest regional office as assistant vice president. In his new position, Birkinbine will be responsible for advancing AIA’s state-level legislative and regulatory priorities in the …
Builders Insurance Co., one of Nevada’s two largest workers’ comp insurers, and the state’s largest contractor-only workers’ comp provider, has paid out a set of safety-related dividends and retro-premium returns to employers. This payout is part of the company’s ongoing …
