The Combined Group, headquartered in Carrollton, Texas, announced the launch of a new online tool to help agents efficiently make binding offers for commercial automobile business. The Automatic Commercial Auto Application pre-fills application blanks with pre-stored data for agents who …
Lyle Ashley, president of Conroe, Texas-based Surplus Inc. announced key promotions within the Surplus management team. Debra Bowers has been promoted to executive vice president. Bowers has 25 years of experience in the industry with 23 of these years at …
Texas Mutual Insurance Company introduced its newest tool at texasmutual.com: DWC-3 Employers’ Wage Statement reporting. The tool reduces cumbersome paperwork and helps ensure that injured workers receive timely, accurate benefits. The DWC-3 Employers’ Wage Statement form provides wage information that …
Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst and Speaker Tom Craddick recently released the names of Senate and House of Representatives appointees to the Joint Select Committee on Windstorm Coverage. The Joint Select Committee is composed of six senators appointed by the …
Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of Eric Dinallo as General Counsel. He will also join Willis’ Partners Group, the company’s top management committee. Dinallo will be responsible for the Group’s legal and regulatory affairs globally, reporting …
Rating organization A.M. Best has reaffirmed its A- (Excellent) rating of medical malpractice insurer ProMutual Group for 2006. A.M. Best said its rating is based on its independent opinion of the company’s strong financial underpinnings, overall capitalization, conservative reserve practices …
Insurance Australia Group Limited announced that its Thai investment holding company, NHCT Limited, has successfully completed its tender offer for shares in Thailand’s Safety Insurance Public Company Limited. NHCT has now acquired approximately 98 percent of Safety Insurance. It has …
In his keynote address to the delegates at Aon’s 9th Energy Insurance Conference in Cancun, Mexico, Rolf Tolle, Lloyd’s Franchise Performance Director, told his audience that the Lloyd’s market is “ready, willing and able to meet the needs of Latin …
The Association of British Insurers’ new report “The Regulation of General Insurance: One Year On” has found that “many customers feel the regulated sales process is too long and contains unnecessary information. In consequence they are deterred from shopping around.” …
A global survey study conducted by Marsh Mac’s Mercer Human Resource Consulting has determined that while “evidence of the global spread of avian flu increases, there is a striking gap between companies’ concern about the impact of a human pandemic …
