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Farmers Dedicates Campus in Agoura Hills, Calif.
Nov 2 2006 // Farmers Insurance Group plans to dedicate a new, 120,000-square-foot agent, claims, leadership and management training facility — The University of Farmers — at a ribbon cutting ceremony to be held at 10:45 a.m., Nov....
Agents Should be Unaffected by Pending Sale of Merchants Group
Nov 2 2006 // Merchants Group, Inc. in Buffalo, N.Y., which sells property casualty insurance through Merchants Insurance Co. of New Hampshire, has agreed to be bought by American European Group, Inc, a private insurance holding...
La. Agent Arrested, Charged with Forgery and Fraud
Nov 1 2006 // A Rayville, La., insurance agent was shut down on charges of fraud and misappropriation of funds, Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced. Tracy E. Antley, 44, was ordered to cease and desist from...
Amory, Miss. Agent Surrenders License
Nov 1 2006 // Following an investigation into claims that he violated several sections of the Mississippi Insurance Code, Philip Minga of Amory, Miss., voluntarily surrendered his insurance license, according to officials. Commissioner...
IIAT Survey Finds Texas Coastal Insurance Market Tighter; More Costly
Oct 31 2006 // Property insurance along the Texas coast is getting harder to find plus premiums and deductibles are increasing, according to results from a survey of independent insurance agents. Respondents are members of the...
HUD Charges Erie, Agents with Unfair Bias; Erie Calls Charges ‘Misguided’
Oct 30 2006 // The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has charged Erie Insurance Group and five independent insurance agencies with violating the Fair Housing Act. HUD alleges that they provided inferior insurance products...
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...
