Monthly Archives: <span>February 2011</span>

NRRA Compliance Checklist: Prepare Now for Surplus Line Tax Changes and Enjoy Your Summer Vacation

Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part article on compliance with the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act. The Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act (NRRA), Subtitle B, Part I, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, will usher …

Business Moves

Dunlap Insurance Agency, ISU Network Dunlap Insurance Agency of Orange, Calif., joined the ISU Network. Founded in 1992, ISU Dunlap Insurance Agency specializes in manufacturing, construction and health accounts. Tom Dunlap serves as president of ISU Dunlap Insurance Agency and …

People

The California Insurance Wholesalers Association honored David F. Anderson, chairman of Anderson & Murison, with its Wholesale Industry Award. Anderson was a founding president of CIWA from 1991 to 1993. He served on the board of the directors of the …

The Biggest Loser

The adage bigger is better is not necessarily true. Moving larger things — people and objects — requires more physical strain. And recent reports indicate that being super-sized creates economic pains as well. A recent report by the Society of …

Regulatory Ventilation

The Oversight and Government Reform Committee of U.S. House of Representatives has been looking into whether and how governmental regulations hurt business operations and job creation. In a recent hearing chaired by Rep. Darrell Issa of California, representatives from business …

Suit Filed in Dallas over Super Bowl Seat Problems

Angry football fans have sued the National Football League and the Dallas Cowboys, saying they were denied seats to the recent Super Bowl despite having paid thousands of dollars for tickets. The lawsuit was filed after the league admitted to …

New Orleans’ 17th Street Canal Suit May Go to Federal Court

A lawsuit over property rights along New Orleans’ 17th Street Canal, a canal that broke during Hurricane Katrina, may be headed to federal court. In January, homeowners with backyards along the 17th Street Canal filed a civil suit in state …

People

Joe De Poo Dallas-based RISC Inc. added Joe de Poo as vice president in its Transportation Department. De Poo has more than 25 years of insurance industry experience, most of which has been dedicated to Commercial Transportation. He began his …

Figures

48 Number of new captives insurers formed in Delaware last year, doubling the state’s total to 96 captives, according to state regulators. Steve Kinion, director of the state’s Captive Bureau, said the growth stemmed from a number of re-domestications from …

New York Lawmakers Propose Easing Some Insurance Regulations

The New York Senate Committee on Insurance has begun hearing on legislation that would extend insurance agents’ license renewals, allow multiple rating plans for personal lines insurers and clarify laws about insurance surcharges from car accidents — bills that will …