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IIAT and The Republic Group Offering Personal Lines Program
Oct 30 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas and The Republic Group, Dallas, have partnered to offer qualifying IIAT members a competitively priced, easy-to-quote personal lines program with a variety of products. The program...
Janes Named Property Broker in Swett & Crawford’s Los Angeles Office
Oct 30 2006 // Swett & Crawford has welcomed Brian Janes, a property broker, back to its Los Angeles office. Since 2004 he was a property broker with Stewart Smith/AmWins in the Glendale, Califo., office. James began his career in...
Regional Reporting Inc. Announces Calculations Milestone
Oct 27 2006 // New Technology Helps Keep Industry Veteran on Top Stamford, CT – National consulting and insurance services firm Regional Reporting, Inc., announced today that its customers have completed more than 100,000...
Ohio Westfield Insurance’s Polansky Honored for Real-Time Tech Advances
Oct 27 2006 // Westfield Insurance’s Brady Polansky, CPCU, CIC, was recognized by Applied Systems Client Network (ASCnet), the user group of Applied Systems agency management system, for his industry wide contributions toward...
Second Criminal Complaint Filed Against Placer County Broker
Oct 27 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi is asking consumers across the state to contact the California Department of Insurance (CDI) if they believe they have been victimized by Roseville insurance broker Mindy...
North Carolina Insurance Agent Arrested on Alleged Fraud Charges
Oct 26 2006 // A Matthews, N.C. licensed insurance agent was arrested and charged with nine felony counts of obtaining property by false pretense and is under a $50,000 secured bond at the Union County Jail. According to Insurance...
Insurance Contributors Favor Republicans; Santorum, Clinton, McGavick Top Recipients
Oct 25 2006 // Insurance-related contributors to this year’s midterm Congressional races are favoring Republicans 2-to-1 over Democrats while the overall total given by insurance interests appears down from two years ago. According...
Ohio Enters into $7 Million Settlement Agreement with Zurich
Oct 25 2006 // Attorney General Jim Petro and Ohio Department of Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin announced that they have reached a settlement with Zurich American Insurance Co., resolving allegations that the company conspired...
N.C. Honor Heckle as Agent of Year
Oct 24 2006 // North Carolina independent insurance agents received kudos for leadership, service and dedication at this year’s annual convention. At the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina event held Oct. 8-11 in...
UK Brokers Get E-Commerce Access to ACE European Mid-Level D&O
Oct 24 2006 // ACE European Group has expanded its e-commerce offerings to UK brokers with the launch of a Directors & Officers (D&O) product on the Acturis broker platform. “The auto-rated cover, specifically developed...
Capstone Underwriters Adds Kenebrew as Underwriter/Broker
Oct 24 2006 // Dallas, Texas-based Capstone Underwriters Inc. announced that Laura Kenebrew has joined the firm as an underwriter and broker. Kenebrew adds her 16 years of underwriting and management experience in the Texas...
Busciglio Joins Burns & Wilcox Tampa Office as Senior Broker
Oct 24 2006 // National specialty insurance wholesaler Burns & Wilcox has added Mary Busciglio to its staff. She joins the company’s Tampa, Fla., office in the position of senior broker. The announcement was made by Vice...
Burns & Wilcox Relocates Milwaukee Office
Oct 24 2006 // Burns & Wilcox, a Farmington Hills, Mich.-based national specialty insurance wholesaler, underwriter and managing general agent, has announced the expansion and relocation of the company’s Milwaukee office to...
6 Pennsylvania: Wall Street West?
Oct 23 2006 // State makes pitch to be Wall Street’s backup location 6 Making Hartford shine again Conn. sees talent pool giving it edge in competition for insurance jobs 8 Mass. weighs jail time for workplace safety...
People
Oct 23 2006 // The Allstate Corporation announced a leadership transition, which will occur over the next 18 months. Edward M. Liddy, currently chairman and chief executive officer, plans to step down as CEO at the end of 2006. Thomas J....
Ohio former agent pleads guilty to $70,000 senior insurance annuities scam
Oct 23 2006 // The Ohio Department of Insurance announced that an investigation has led to the guilty plea of former insurance agent James Moneypenny of Seville, Ohio. Moneypenny, who pleaded guilty to insurance fraud, money laundering...
Breeding the next generation through internships
Oct 23 2006 // In cooperation with insurance industry partners, universities across the nation are helping to cultivate the next generation of risk managers and actuarial scientists through insurance internship programs. As an example,...
Declarations
Oct 23 2006 // Crisis in S.C. “The costs associated with the workers’ compensation system are increasing at a faster rate than in other states. That, coupled with the large assessment for the Second Injury Fund, creates an...
Flying solo now, former Zurich executive ‘gooses ‘ N.C. agents
Oct 23 2006 // A retired insurance industry executive turned turbo-charged motivational speaker told a group of independent insurance agents that they are the greediest people he has ever met. Ray Thomas, a former Zurich North America...
