July 31, 2006
Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn has tapped William P. White, former director of the captive insurance division for Washington, D.C, to attract captive insurance companies to Delaware as administrator of a new program in the Department of Insurance. White will …
July 31, 2006
The McIntyre Group, a Cherry Hill, New Jersey-based insurance brokerage and consulting firm, has named James S. Walker senior marketing executive. He will be responsible for analyzing and structuring insurance programs for complex commercial risk exposures. Walker’s insurance experience dates …
July 31, 2006
A national bilingual insurance provider will provide 75 new jobs at its new facility in Taos, N.M. Gov. Bill Richardson said in a news release that the Iowa-based Ci Direct provides licensed agents for insurance and financial services. Thirty-eight employees …
July 31, 2006
A lawyer for Deputy Insurance Superintendent Joe Ruiz said late Friday he believes his client has been fired, hours after a Public Regulation Commission official issued a vague statement saying he had taken action “regarding a personnel matter.” Deputy Insurance …
July 31, 2006
Kaplan Financial, San Francisco, a provider of education and compliance solutions for insurance and financial services organizations and individuals, was recognized for its contributions to insurance education and to the Society of Insurance Trainers (SITE) organization, as it recently received …
July 31, 2006
The extreme heat, coupled with humidity, winds and an abundance of dry brush cover are perfect ingredients for serious wildfires in California this fire season. The Personal Insurance Federation of California (PIFC), an insurance trade association representing insurers that provide …
July 31, 2006
Legislation that would establish a bipartisan national commission tasked with recommending policies to help the federal government prepare for and manage disaster response has been introduced in the House of Representatives. H.R. 5891, the Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Commission …
July 31, 2006
Dallas-based Republic Companies Group Inc., a regional provider of personal and commercial property and casualty insurance products, announced that Parker W. Rush, president and chief executive officer of Republic will preside over The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell at 4:00 …
July 31, 2006
Fort Worth, Texas-based property/casualty insurer, Hallmark Financial Services Inc., announced a one-for-six reverse split of all issued and unissued authorized shares of its common stock effective as of the open of trading on July 31, 2006. Hallmark also announced a …
July 31, 2006
Pine Bluff, Ark., officials have euthanized 85 pit bills since June 16, when a new ordinance took effect, requiring owners to obtain $100,000 insurance policies to cover dog attacks. An additional 26 pit bulls have been banished from the city. …