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Oct 20 2008 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) elected Edward M. Liddy as chairman and CEO. Liddy, 62, succeeds Robert B. Willumstad. Stephen F. Bollenbach, who was named lead independent director in June 2008, continues in that...

Allstate Responds to Mich. Consumer Advocate’s Call for Investigation

Oct 20 2008 // Michigan’s new insurance consumer advocate wants the state to investigate Allstate Insurance Company. Melvin “Butch” Hollowell said on Oct. 7 that the insurer reported that Michigan’s drivers...

Texas Insured Driver Database in Effect Statewide

Oct 20 2008 // TexasSure, the vehicle insurance verification database designed to reduce the number of uninsured motorists in Texas, is now available to law enforcement statewide, the Texas Department of Public Safety reported. The...

Cab Driver’s Family Not Entitled to Uninsured Motorist Coverage in Carjacking

Oct 17 2008 // The estate of a cab driver who was killed during a carjacking is not entitled to uninsured motorist coverage benefits because the carjacker was not considered an “operator” of the cab, the Court of Appeals of...

Confie Seguros Acquires Alamo Auto Insurance Group

Oct 16 2008 // Confie Seguros, a provider of auto insurance with an emphasis on serving Hispanic consumers, has acquired auto insurance brokerage Alamo Auto Insurance. The acquisition of San Antonio-based Alamo expands Confie...

Motorists Mutual Launches New Product for Auto Dealerships, Garages

Oct 16 2008 // Motorists Mutual Insurance Company recently launched two new products for franchised auto dealerships and enhanced two existing products for garages and nonfranchised auto dealerships that help independent agencies offer...

North Carolina Insurance Investigators Thwart Alleged Auto Accident Ring

Oct 15 2008 // North Carolina Department of Insurance investigators arrested five Halifax County residents for their roles in what investigators are calling an auto insurance fraud ring that netted the accused more than $25,550 in...

Crime Prevention Program Comes to Texas/Mexico Border

Oct 15 2008 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) has joined with the Texas Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority and the Del Rio, Laredo and Brownville Police Departments in a crime prevention campaign aimed at preventing...

Aon Selling Auto Insurance Broker in California to Mercury General

Oct 15 2008 // Mercury Casualty Co., the largest insurance subsidiary of Los Angeles-based Mercury General Corp., has agreed to buy Auto Insurance Specialists Inc. from Aon Corp. AIS is an independent broker and major producer of...

New York Governor: Gas Prices Lowered Auto Premiums by $515M

Oct 15 2008 // New York drivers will pay almost $515 million less than what auto insurance companies were originally seeking to charge next year, said Governor David A. Paterson, announcing that auto insurance rates for New York drivers...

New Jersey Skylands Insurance Introduces OneChoice Auto

Oct 15 2008 // New Jersey drivers have a new option for insuring their vehicles. New Jersey Skylands Insurance is now offering its expandable OneChoice Auto in the Garden State. OneChoice Auto features protection for liability, medical...

7 Miners Injured in West Virginia when Vehicle Derails, Crashes

Oct 14 2008 // Seven miners were injured when their underground transport vehicle jumped its tracks and crashed at the Round Bottom Mine in Sylvester, W.Va. Authorities said the mantrip accident happened at 11:45 p.m. on Oct. 10 near the...

Oklahoma Lawmakers Consider Making ATVs and UTVs ‘Street-Legal’

Oct 14 2008 // Members of the Oklahoma House Transportation Subcommittee are considering whether to draft legislation making four-wheeled all-terrain and side-by-side utility vehicles “street legal. State Representatives Wallace...

Mass. May End Auto Insurance Appeals; Agents Balk

Oct 13 2008 // The Massachusetts insurance commissioner, addressing a concern of some insurers, is considering eliminating the unique right under which Bay State drivers have been able to appeal auto premium surcharges they consider...

Insurer: Odds of Deer-vehicle Crashes Highest in West Virginia

Oct 10 2008 // For the second straight year, data gathered by State Farm Insurance shows that vehicles are most likely to collide with deer in West Virginia — a one in 45 chance. That’s up from a year ago when the odds were...

Citing Financial Crisis, Maryland’s State Auto Insurer Delays Rate Cut

Oct 9 2008 // The Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF) has been granted a 45-day deferral of a decision that might have allowed MAIF to reduce rates by nearly five percent, according to Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S....

Allstate Responds to Mich. Consumer Advocate’s Call for Investigation

Oct 9 2008 // Michigan’s new insurance consumer advocate wants the state to investigate Allstate Insurance Company. Melvin “Butch” Hollowell said Tuesday the insurer reported that Michigan’s drivers drastically...

State Auto Middle Market Adds Blackmon as New Vice President

Oct 8 2008 // Ben Blackmon has been named zone vice president of the State Auto Middle Market Insurance (SAMMI) Midwest Zone office in Naperville in suburban Chicago. Blackmon began his insurance career as an independent insurance agent...

Motorcycle Safety Event Planned at West Virginia Bridge Day

Oct 8 2008 // At this year’s Bridge Day In West Virginia, 200 motorcycle enthusiasts will join parachutists and rappelers. But a motorcycle ride scheduled across the bridge during the Oct. 18 festival isn’t just a pleasure...

Marsh Appoints Van den Eynde to Lead its Major Global Clients’ Team

Oct 8 2008 // Marsh has appointed Gilbert Van den Eynde as the Global Leader of G5, the division that serves its largest global clients with the most complex risk management needs. He will report to Tim Mahoney, President, Global Risk...