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

Arrowhead General Offers Online Quotes for Accountants Liability

Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc.’s Professional Liability Division is offering online quoting for accountants professional liability. Appointed Arrowhead producers can get an indication for accountants professional liability via Arrowhead Exchange in as little as 5 minutes with 12 basic questions. …

Ill. Fundraiser Gets $900,000 No-bid State Contract as Special Examiner

A prominent Democratic fundraiser for Gov. Rod Blagojevich was awarded a $900,000 no-bid state contract months after being cut from an investment proposal that has drawn scrutiny from federal investigators, according to a published report. The Blagojevich administration awarded Chicago …

The Hanover Partners With LoJack to Curb Construction Equipment Losses

The soaring resale value of construction equipment has resulted in an increasing number of thefts, putting business owners at risk more and more. With that in mind, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has entered into a partnership with LoJack Corporation, …

Climate Change Will Limit Ability to Control Wildland Fires, Scientists Say

Changes in climate will limit humans’ ability to manage wildland fire and apply prescribed fire across the landscape, according to the “San Diego Declaration on Climate Change and Fire Management,” a report by the Association for Fire Ecology, an assembly …

San Diego Contractor Ordered to Pay $475,000 to State Fund

San Diego Superior Court Judge David Danielsen has ordered the owner of a San Diego area construction company to pay $475,563 in restitution to the State Compensation Insurance Fund as part of his sentence for committing workers’ compensation insurance premium …

WKF&C Agency Opens New Regional Office in Southern California

WKF&C Agency Inc. has added a regional office in Southern California. Bill Kropp has been hired as vice president and will spearhead the operation from the new offices in Woodland Hills, Calif. Kropp is a property specialist who will be …

Pinnacol Assurance Named One of Nation’s Best for Workers Over 50

Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s leading workers’ compensation insurer, has been recognized nationally by AARP as one of America’s “Best Employers for Workers Over 50” for the second consecutive year. Pinnacol is one of just 50 companies nationwide —and two in Colorado …

Tranquilli Joins GAB Robins in N.Y.

GAB Robins North America, Inc., a global risk management services firm, has named Kim Tranquilli to lead the company’s sales efforts in the New York City area. Tranquilli joins GAB Robins from Risk Enterprise Management, Ltd., where she served as …

Ill. Consumers File Fewer Complaints Against Insurers in 2005

Illinois consumers filed fewer complaints regarding their insurance companies and HMOs in 2005, according to consumer complaint statistics released recently by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Division of Insurance. Illinois HMOs experienced a decline in complaints …

Sorry, Catbert! Study Shows Cutting Employee Incentives Hurts

Contrary to the nefarious plots of Catbert, the ‘evil director of human resources’ character depicted in the popular Dilbert comic strip, a study of nearly 20,000 organizations shows that employee incentives really are good for business. Data from 19,319 organizations …