Yearly Archives: <span>2006</span>

Time Remains to Sign up for Austin Insurance Professionals’ Tournament

The Austin Association of Insurance Professionals will be hosting their 19th annual golf tournament fundraiser May 2, 2006, at The Golf Club at Star Ranch, and the group announced there’s still time to register for the event. For more information …

Louisiana Health Care Symposium Set for April 18

The Louisiana Department of Insurance Health Care Commission will co-sponsor a health care symposium: “A New Vision for Health Care” on April 18, 2006. The department said the symposium will cover the changing landscape of health care for the private …

J. B. Lloyd & Associates Appoints Marketing Director

Plano, Texas-based J. B. Lloyd & Associates, which provides specialty insurance to financial institutions throughout the country, announced the appointment of Terry Coke-Kerr to the position of marketing director. The announcement was made by Jim Lloyd, president and CEO of …

Pa.-based Ad Firm Sues Over Plan to Tax Billboards

Luzerne County in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., plans to become the first county in the state to tax billboards as real estate, but the strategy is being challenged in a suit filed by an advertising firm. The county hopes to raise several …

Kemper Auto and Home Enhances Website

Kemper Auto and Home, A Unitrin Company, has added a credit car payment option to its Web site for policyholders to quickly and securely make payments with a Visa credit card at www.KemperAutoandHome.com The ability for customers to print policy …

Study says Hanford Workers’ Compensation System Meets Standards

A study commissioned by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has concluded that the Hanford Site’s workers’ compensation system meets state standards for self-insurers but could be improved in a number of areas. The study was conducted …

California Accuses Hartford Insurance Group of Charging Illegal Fees

California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced that the California Department of Insurance (CDI) has begun legal proceedings against The Hartford Insurance Group alleging that the company charged illegal fees. The complaint contends that The Hartford allowed one of its agents, …

Funeral Director Faces Charges for Pocketing Prepaid Funeral Payments

A Morocco, Ind. funeral director faces charges that he pocketed money for prepaid funeral plans instead of forwarding it to insurance companies, state police said. H. Robert Lang, 41, of Morocco, was arrested Friday on 13 felony counts of insurance …

One Thousand Allstate Employees Accept Voluntary Buyout Offer

About 1,000 Allstate Corp. employees have accepted a voluntary buyout offer, which is hundreds more than the insurance company expected when it announced the offer months ago. Allstate, the second-largest U.S. personal-lines insurer behind Bloomington, Ill.-based State Farm, said in …

First Horizon Msaver of Kansas Names Lynden Kendrick Vice President

Lynden Kendrick has joined First Horizon Msaver Inc. as vice president of business development, the company revealed in a recent news release. Kendrick, most recently with Wells Fargo Health Benefit Services, is an expert in health savings accounts and health …