Yearly Archives: <span>2006</span>

Maryland Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Auto Insurance Fraud, AG Reports

A Gaithersburg man has been sentenced in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County after having pleaded guilty to felony insurance fraud last October, according to Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. The conviction of Daryl R. Hardy followed a …

VanDelinder to Speak at San Antonio Agents’ Luncheon

David VanDelinder, executive director of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas, will be the featured speaker at the Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio April 18 membership luncheon. VanDelinder will present “How to Get Heard in a Big Crowd: Operating …

New Orleans Residents Await Guidance on Flood Zones

Audrey Celistan desperately wants to return to New Orleans and rebuild the three-bedroom brick house she lived in for 42 years before Hurricane Katrina drowned it in more than 10 feet (3 meters) of muddy water. Lucky for her, Celistan …

Death Toll 28 in 2nd Round of Deadly Storms to Hit the Midwest

Another round of deadly storms hit the Midwest Sunday evening, causing 28 deaths, massive damage and power outages in 8 states. The states affected were Ill., Ind., Iowa, Mo., Ohio, Tenn., Ark., and Ken. The new round of tornadoes hit …

Hub Closes on Acquisition of 3 Mass. Agencies from Citizens Financial

Hub International Limited has closed its acquisition of three Massachusetts insurance brokerages of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. . As part of the transaction, Hub also entered into a previously announced strategic alliance with Citizens in which the two will leverage …

N.J. Insurer Palisades Names Fernandez President and CEO

Palisades Safety and Insurance Management Corporation, a New Jersey private passenger automobile insurer, announced that Ed Fernandez has assumed the role of president and CEO, effective immediately. Fernandez succeeds Gerry Wilson, who will continue to serve the company as co-chairman …

Workers’ Comp Widow’s Issue Going to W.Va. Supreme Court

The West Virginia Supreme Court will decide next month whether the state’s workers’ compensation insurer can cut off benefits to widows and widowers when their deceased spouses would have reached retirement age. The justices last week ordered Insurance Commissioner Jane …

Inmate Oversaw Tenn. Emergency Management Purchasing

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency until recently has had a prison inmate convicted of working with a hit man to kill his wife overseeing its purchasing program in Nashville. The inmate also had access to an area where guns are …

Miss. Legislature Passes Building Codes for Coastal Counties

Mississippi lawmakers took steps in Jackson to help ensure that new construction in five coastal counties will protect residents from catastrophic events by passing tougher building codes, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. House Bill 1406 requires …

XL Appoints Nicholas Greggains to Lead Design Professional Business

David Duclos, XL Capital Ltd’s COO – global insurance operations (XL Insurance), announced the appointment of Nicholas Greggains to Chief Underwriter of its Design Professional unit. The unit specializes in providing professional liability coverage to architects and engineers. Greggains, a …