Yearly Archives: <span>2006</span>

Doyle Named CEO at National Union; Maleno Advanced at American Home

American International Group, Inc. announced that John Q. Doyle, president of American Home Assurance Company, has also been named AIG senior vice president for domestic general insurance and president and chief executive officer of National Union Fire Insurance Company of …

ACE Europe Enhances Liability Cover for Investment and Fund Managers

ACE European Group is launching an enhanced range of covers as part of its Elite Investment Management Insurance product. This is in response to increased exposure to litigation and a growing demand for the investment and fund management sector to …

Hanover Names Leonelli for VP for Conn., R.I.

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has named Daniel J. Leonelli, regional vice president for commercial lines for the company’s Connecticut and Rhode Island territory. Leonelli will work out of the The Hanover’s Glastonbury, Connecticut office, reporting directly to Michael Christiansen, …

China Launches Nationwide Insurance Overhaul to Promote Growth

The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) said it will begin thorough investigations into the country’s insurance companies this month to promote the healthy growth of the fledgling insurance market. The three-year project is aimed at comprehensively examining the practices in …

Philly Insurance Agent Wins Seat in Italy’s Parliament

A Philadelphia insurance agent and a Chicago bakery owner, both newly elected to Italy’s parliament, say Italians living abroad should gain new recognition now that they for the first time have their own representatives. “I hope Italians get to know …

Conn. Gubernatorial Candidate Proposes Universal Health Plan

Max Kothari, owner of a kitchen remodeling shop in Hartford, said it bothers him that some of his 12 employees have to choose between shelling out hundreds of dollars a month in insurance premiums or skipping the coverage altogether. “Some …

Arm-Twisting Revives Delaware Medical Malpractice Affidavit Bill

A bill raising the legal hurdle for medical malpractice plaintiffs was clinically dead after a House committee vote last Wednesday, but was quickly revived with some arm-twisting by the House majority leader. After a hearing pitting representatives of the medical …

Maine Court Sets May Deadline for Dirigo Savings Report

A Maine judge Friday gave directors of the Dirigo Health Agency less than a month to determine the latest health care cost savings arising from the operation of its state-run insurance program. The agency had missed its statutory deadline of …

Beacon Mutual CEO, Underwriting VP Suspended Following Audit

The board of directors at Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. suspended two executives with pay Friday following an audit report alleging that Beacon, the state’s dominant worker’s compensation insurance provider, improperly gave price breaks to certain companies. Beacon President and CEO …

Mich. North Pointe Holdings Corp. Appoints Deloitte & Touche as Auditor

Southfield, Mich.-based North Pointe Holdings Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s new independent auditors, replacing the firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. T In a written statement, North Pointe said that …