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House Subcommittee Moves Key Federal Insurance Regulation Bills
Aug 21 2008 // By Andrea Wells In a busy month for insurance issues on Capitol Hill, the U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises marked up bills creating a federal...
New MPL Endorsements Create Opportunities for Agents
Aug 21 2008 // Miscellaneous Professional Liability Classes • Advertising agencies • Answering services • Audio/visual consultants • Business/management consultants • Communications/media/public...
Insurance Specialty Group Acquires E.L.M. Insurance Brokers
Aug 19 2008 // Insurance Specialty Group LLC has completed its acquisition and merger with E.L.M. Insurance Brokers Inc. of El Segundo, Calif. The company said the combined company will be a “$150 million marketing...
Access E&S Insurance Services Names Menegus Senior Broker
Aug 19 2008 // Access E&S Insurance Services of La Mesa, Calif., has named Mike Menegus senior broker, responsible for bringing in new agents and new business with an emphasis on professional lines including errors and omissions,...
Agents’ Group Promotes Wright to Assistant Vice President
Aug 19 2008 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York has promoted Regina Wright to assistant vice president of finance. Wright most recently served as director of finance for the DeWitt-based trade group for...
American E&S Promotes Insurance Broker in San Francisco
Aug 18 2008 // American E&S Insurance Brokers appointed Vivian Plein to broker after five years with the company. She will focus on general liability and property coverages. Plein has 14 years of experience in the insurance industry.
Hudgins to Join Staff of the Virginia Big I Insurance Agents
Aug 18 2008 // Following a brief retirement, Joe Hudgins, formerly vice president of Underwriting for ALFA Alliance Insurance Co., will join the staff of the Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia as the association’s new vice...
California Legislature Passes Agent-Broker Bill
Aug 15 2008 // Assemblyman Joe Coto’s Assembly Bill 2956, which will clarify the duties of an agent versus those of a broker, has passed both the California Assembly and Senate. The bill will now be held at the Assembly desk until...
Downey Insurance Broker Booked for Grand Theft
Aug 14 2008 // Insurance broker, Prakash Akatrai, aka Peter Akatrai, surrendered himself at the Downey, Calif., Police Station and was booked on six counts of felony grand theft by embezzlement, according to the California Department of...
Florida Insurer Groups Align to Educate Public, Media
Aug 14 2008 // Professional Insurance Agents of Florida and the Florida Insurance Council have agreed to work together to form an agent/insurance company alliance aimed at educating the public and the media on insurance matters. PIA...
California Broker Stabbed by ’40-Year-Old Virgin’ Actor
Aug 14 2008 // An actor who appeared in “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” has been charged with attempted murder after his girlfriend was stabbed more than 20 times, authorities said. Shelley Malil, 43, remained in custody on $2...
Farmers Insurance to Pull out of North Carolina Homeowners’ Market
Aug 14 2008 // Farmers Insurance Group notified its North Carolina agents that the insurer will pull out of the homeowners’ market across the state before year’s end. Independent agent Greg Reeder of Reeder Insurance Services...
There’s No Crying in Insurance
Aug 13 2008 // Hearing Aon, Marsh and Willis complain about a supposed lack of a level playing field is a bit like the Yankees or Red Sox carping about the Royals or Twins. There may be some truth to the big brokers’ complaints at...
Swiss Re Launches U.S. Agency Umbrella E&O Coverage
Aug 13 2008 // Swiss Re’s Commercial Insurance group has introduced Errors and Omissions (E&O) agency umbrella coverage in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. “The insurance policy offering was developed in...
Michigan Agents Association Names New President
Aug 12 2008 // Dale Simmon of the Simmon Insurance Agency in Lansing has been named president of the Michigan Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA). As president, Simon will work with the MAIA board of directors and staff to implement...
Ohio Agent to Pay School $372,500 in Unfair Practices Settlement
Aug 11 2008 // A Columbus, Ohio insurance agent accused of unfair business practices has agreed to pay $372,500 to a school district as part of a settlement. The Ohio Department of Insurance had accused agent Fritz Neuhart and his...
Former Insurance Agent Redman Starts Atlanta Falcons Preseason Opener
Aug 11 2008 // Chris Redman has edged rookie Matt Ryan and started at quarterback in the Atlanta Falcons’ preseason opener Aug. 9 at Jacksonville, Fla. Redman was out of the NFL for a while and spent time getting an idea of life in...
Clements International Joins Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers
Aug 11 2008 // (Washington, D.C.) Clements International announces it has been formally accepted as an association member of the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers (CIAB). Being a member of the CIAB enhances Clements’ ability...
Aon Risk Services Adds Rover to Southern California Brokerage
Aug 11 2008 // Aon Risk Services, the retail brokerage and risk management unit of Aon Corp., announced Stuart Rover has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as senior account executive. In this role, Rover is responsible for...
MyNewMarkets.com Announces Two More Exchange Conferences
Aug 8 2008 // Due to the success of it’s inaugural Exchange conference, MyNewMarkets.com, has scheduled two additional conferences in San Diego on Sept. 4, 2008. and Dallas on Sept. 30, 2008. MyNewMarkets.com Exchange conferences...
