Yearly Archives: <span>2010</span>

Nautilus Insurance Group Receives Managing General Agents Award

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Nautilus Insurance Group, comprised of W.R. Berkley Corp. member companies Nautilus Insurance Co. and Great Divide Insurance Co., has been recognized with community service, advertising and marketing awards at the 84th Annual Meeting of the American Association of …

Insurance Educational Association Relocates to Orange, Calif.

Insurance Educational Association has moved its office to Orange, Calif. The new address is 725 Town and Country Road, Suite 430, Orange, CA 92868-4705. The general business telephone, toll-free and fax numbers remain unchanged:

Flanigan-Leavitt Insurance Agency Receives Quantum Leap Award

The Leavitt Group has awarded Quincy, Calif.-based Flanigan-Leavitt Insurance Agency with the “Quantum Leap Award.” One agency is selected annually for this award for demonstrating significant effort in furthering their agency’s development. Mike Flanigan and Valerie Flanigan are the local …

V3 Introduces New Miscellaneous Professional Liability Program

V3 Insurance Partners LLC has introduced “Vantage360 MPL”, its miscellaneous professional liability program. Designed for non-degreed professionals and professional service firms, it includes two revolutionary features: a reputation restoration coverage extension and a consent-to-settle clause with no “hammer” provisions. A …

Hiscox USA Adds Underwriters to Los Angeles Regional Office

Hiscox USA has expanded its business in its Los Angeles, California office with the addition of underwriters in the allied healthcare professional and general liability; architects, engineers and construction managers professional liability; kidnap and ransom and miscellaneous professional liability product …

Court Denies Damages to Uninsured in Hot Coffee Lawsuit

An uninsured motorist is not entitled to recover non-economic damages for negligence, a California Court of Appeal has ruled. According to documents in Teckla Chude v. Jack in the Box Inc., Teckla Chude went through a drive through at Jack …

BP Cherry Point Will Not Appeal Refinery Citation

Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has confirmed that the BP Cherry Point petroleum refinery will not appeal a citation issued earlier in May against the company for 13 serious safety violations carrying a fine of $69,200. BP has …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Joseph James & Associates

Illinois-based insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has acquired Joseph James & Associates of Dublin, Ohio. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1989, Joseph James & Associates offers a wide range …

Accident Fund Holdings Opens Third Coast Underwriters

Accident Fund Holdings Inc. has created Third Coast Underwriters – a new, Chicago-based, specialty markets operation that will offer workers’ compensation insurance for underserved markets that have complex risks. Third Coast Underwriters will offer policies written on the paper of …

Braemar Marine Expands in London, Singapore, Europe

Braemar Marine Inc, the marine claims and risk assessment specialist, has expanded its operations in both London and Singapore through with a series of key appointments. Chris Lunda, Formerly the VP of Braemar in the U.S., will assume a new …