Yearly Archives: <span>2006</span>

Ohio-based The Midland Acquires Southern Pioneer Life Insurance

The Midland Company based in Ohio, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, American Modern Insurance Group, reached an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Southern Pioneer Life Insurance Company. Southern Pioneer is a privately held insurance company, …

Citizens Rate Request Disapproved in Monroe County

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation in Tallahassee has disapproved rates contained in a Citizens Property Insurance Co. rate filing that are based on the highest average rate of the top 20 insurance companies as those rates apply to Monroe …

Ill. Workers Comp Fee Schedule Open to Abuse, Insurer Group Says

The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America has concerns based on a National Council on Compensation Insurance’s estimate that implementation of Illinois’ new medical fee schedule will result in overall system cost savings of only 0.2 percent. PCI, based in …

Swett & Crawford Names Abernathy CEO; Moving Headquarters to Atlanta

Swett & Crawford, based in Woodland Hills, Calif., announced that Neal Abernathy, currently the company’s president and chief operating officer, has been named chief executive officer. Abernathy has been president and COO since August 2005. He will also retain the …

Lancashire Promoted to Main Street America V.P. of Claims

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Main Street America Group has promoted Mike Lancashire to vice president of claims. He replaces Steve Canty, who was recently appointed vice president of market research. “Mike has 20 years of solid claims experience and will bring great …

Update: State Farm Refutes ‘Allegations’ in Wis. Title Agreement

In a recent Insurance Journal Website story, it was reported that Wisconsin residents have collected more than $2 million in reimbursements in a multistate settlement with State Farm Insurance Co. over vehicle titles. Wisconsin Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager announced the …

Mich. Blues Re-elect Chair and Vice Chair, Name New Board Members

The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Board of Directors recently re-elected Greg Sudderth of Gladstone in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to his fifth year as board chair, and re-elected John M. MacKeigan, M.D., of Grand Rapids to his fourth year …

Argonaut Group Sees Increased Revenue and Profits in Q1

Argonaut Group Inc., based in San Antonio, Texas, announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2006, and reported that its pre-tax operating income increased 35 percent to a record $31.2 million. Other highlights for the 2006 first …

W.F. Clayton Relicenses FormsPlus Enterprise

Allen Beggs, President and co founder of QualCorp, Inc. announced that W.F. Clayton of Hackensack, NJ, will be relicensing the FormsPlus Enterprise product for their office for an additional two years. THE TASK W.F. Clayton currently uses FormsPlus Enterprise to …

Minn. Officials Look for Ways to Teach Immigrants What Tornado Sirens Mean

Officials in Minnesota are looking for ways to teach new immigrants what tornado sirens mean. Mao Thao had no idea what it meant the first time she heard a tornado siren go off. The recently arrived Hmong refugee spoke no …