A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength ratings (FSR) to A+ (Superior) from A (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “aa-” from “a” for Northland Insurance Co. (St. Paul, Minn.), Northfield Insurance Co. (West Des Moines, Iowa), Northland …
In a move that it says underscores its commitment to achieve a leadership position in Switzerland, Willis AG, the Swiss branch of global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, has acquired Burkart Risk Consulting & Partner AG (BRP). Terms of the …
A vast majority of Californians consider it their responsibility to keep their insurance current, but don’t bother to read their homeowners policies each year, a new study has found. More than two-thirds of those surveyed in a statewide poll commissioned …
Hawaii schools should adopt anti-bullying programs to protect students who are overweight, transgendered or from foreign countries, according to a 95-page report sent to the state Department of Education. The report by the Safe Schools Community Advisory Committee says that …
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. promoted Jennifer Walsh to employee benefits practice leader. She joined the company’s Benefits Team three years ago as vice president and account executive, and became a shareholder in the firm in January 2007. Walsh has more than …
Willard Leech of Bellingham, Wash., has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and 12 months of community supervision for illegally collecting workers’ compensation wage-replacement benefits while working at another job. Leech, 53, was receiving time-loss benefits for a low-back …
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has expanded the California Low Cost Automobile Insurance program (CLCA) in 20 additional California counties: Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Humboldt, Kings, Lake, Madera, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Placer, San Benito, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Solano, Sutter, …
Calabasas, Calif.-based Countrywide Financial Corp. announced that David Sambol, president and chief operating officer, has been appointed to its board of directors. A 22-year veteran of Countrywide, Sambol was appointed president and chief operating officer in 2006. In addition to …
A Harrison County, W. Va., jury says DuPont was negligent in creating a 112-acre waste site tainted with arsenic, cadmium and lead. The jury started deliberations Monday to determine whether chemical maker DuPont was negligent and jurors sided with the …
The Michigan Association of Insurance Agents recently announced Roger Stoor of the Lud Stoor Agency in Crystal Falls, Mich. has been named president. . As president, Stoor will work with the Association Board of Directors and staff to develop policies …
