Yearly Archives: <span>2010</span>

Lockton Adds Able, Andricks, Brookshire to Retirement Unit in Dallas

Lockton Financial Advisors and Lockton Investment Advisers has expanded its Dallas-based retirement practice. Glenn Able joins the Lockton retirement team as vice president. Able has more than 24 years of experience in the financial services industry with an extensive background …

Hallmark Financial Names Damonte President of Heath XS

Hallmark Financial Services Inc., an insurance holding company based in Fort Worth, Texas, has promoted James A. Damonte to serve as president of its Heath XS subsidiary. Damonte will have responsibility for the day-to-day operations and future direction of Heath …

Oklahoma Lawmaker Wants to Send Work Comp Claims to Civil Courts

Oklahoma State Rep. Ken Luttrell is proposing a complete overhaul of Oklahoma’s worker’s compensation system that would result in sending all workers’ compensation claims to district civil courts. Luttrell has filed an amendment to Senate Bill 1973, expected to be …

Texas High Court Won’t Require Attorney Liability Insurance Disclosure

The Supreme Court of Texas has decided against a proposal that would have required attorneys in the state to disclose whether they have professional liability insurance. In a recent letter to State Bar President Roland Johnson, Chief Justice Wallace B. …

A.M. Best Affirms Baldwin & Lyons; Rates Protective Specialty

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa” of Indianapolis, Ind.-based Baldwin & Lyons Group, which includes Protective Insurance Co. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Sagamore Insurance Co. …

Hylant Group Adds Iwanski to Employee Benefits Practice

Hylant Group, a privately owned insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Ohio, has hired Jackie Iwanski as manager of Health and Wellness Strategies in the firm’s Employee Benefits Practice. Iwanski will develop a series of interactive health and wellness programs, establish …

Bank Style Regulations Would Raise Insurance Costs, Analyst Says

Bank style regulation on property/casualty insurers would lead to significant policy error, says a leading insurance industry econmist. “Bank style regulation would needlessly raise insurance costs for hundreds of millions of insurance consumers and could unfairly require insurers to subsidize …

Michigan Warns Consumers on Scam Using Fake Allstate Insurance Checks

Michigan insurance officials and Allstate Insurance Co. are warning consumers of an international mail fraud scheme using counterfeit checks with Allstate’s name on them. The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) said one if its employees received a …

Lees Named General Counsel for New York Insurance Department

Martha A. Lees has been named deputy superintendent and general counsel of the New York State Insurance Department. She advises the superintendent on legal matters and oversees the preparation of legal opinions, the promulgation of regulations and the management of …

Rig in Gulf of Mexico Hit by Fire; 12 Workers Missing, 7 Critically Injured

Up to a dozen crew members were missing and at least seven were critically injured after an explosion and fire late on April 20 hit a Transocean drilling rig that was working off the Louisiana coast, the U.S. Coast Guard …