Monthly Archives: <span>May 2006</span>

Danell Joins Baldwin Resource Group

Carol L. Danell has joined Baldwin Resource Group, Bellevue, Wash., as supervisor of commercial accounts managers. Danell has worked in the insurance industry for 30 years. She has worked as a vice president of Magill Brokerage in Chicago, with exclusive …

S&P: Most Insurers’ Enterprise Risk Management At Least Adequate

Any insurance organization without effective risk management faces losing its competitive position or, worse, exposing itself to unacceptable losses, according to an article published by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services. The article, which is titled “Six Months After Rollout, Enterprise …

Frazier Elected President of Personal Insurance Federation of California

Rex D. Frazier has been elected president Personal Insurance Federation of California (PIFC). He has served as vice president and general counsel since April, 2005. He replaces former PIFC President Dan Dunmoyer, who left PIFC to become deputy chief of …

Wilson Named Executive Director for California Guarantee Association

Wayne Wilson has been appointed executive director of the California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA). He will succeed Lawrence Mulryan, who announced his retirement after serving as executive director since 1992. Wilson will start work at CIGA in late June. He …

California Correctional Officer Submits Fraudulent Workers’ Comp Claims

A former California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation correctional officer has been arrested on insurance fraud charges for submitting fraudulent workers’ comp claims, according to Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi. Steve Andrew Felter, 35, was arrested on May 2 and booked …

California Resident Arrested for Auto Insurance Fraud

A Twentynine Palms, Calif., resident has been charged with three felony counts of insurance fraud. Jacob Leatherberry, 32, is charged with three felony counts of insurance fraud related to a 2005 auto accident and was booked into the Morongo Valley …

Integro Appoints Sean Sullivan as Principal, Property Practice for San Francisco Office

Sean Sullivan has joined Integro’s San Francisco office as a Principal in the property practice. Mr. Sullivan joins Integro from Hilb Rogal & Hobbs, where he served as a vice president in the firm’s national property practice. He has nearly …

Group Urges Action as La. House Committee Considers Critical Bills

The Louisiana House Insurance Committee is set to vote May 24 on two bills insurance bills that the Professional Insurance Agents of Louisiana believes are critical to the industry in the state. In a PIA Legislative Alert, the group urged …

Big “I” Says: Trusted Choice Brand Reaches 6,000th-Agency Milestone

Trusted Choice, the consumer marketing brand for independent insurance agencies and brokerage firms, has reached its 2006 goal of 6,000 participating agencies eight months ahead of schedule, according to a news release issued the Independent Agents and Brokers of America. …

Arkansas Working up Weight-Loss Programs for State Workers

Arkansas is developing a weight-loss program to offer state employees similar to the regimen that helped Gov. Mike Huckabee lose more than 100 pounds. The governor, who has made diet and exercise his mantra, said the state’s insurance board was …