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Wis. SECURA Promotes Van Beek to Vice President, Agency Automation

May 31 2007 // Appleton-Wis.-based SECURA Insurance recently named Bob Van Beek vice president-Agency Automation. Previously, Van Beek served the company as director-Agency Automation. With his new title, Van Beek continues to lead the...

58 Arrest Warrants Issued in Calif. for Workers’ Comp Fraud

May 31 2007 // Law enforcement officers from five Calif. counties have served 58 arrest warrants for insurance fraud and related charges, such as grand theft, receiving stolen property and perjury, following investigations of alleged...

U.S. Highway Traffic Deaths Decline Slightly

May 30 2007 // U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters announced that traffic deaths on U.S. roads were down slightly in 2006 according to preliminary figures, but cautioned that far too many lives continue to be lost. While the...

Law Enforcement to be First Users of Texas’ Financial Responsibility System

May 29 2007 // A statewide system to verify that drivers in Texas have insured their vehicles to the extent required by law is in the process of being developed and is expected to go online in early 2008, according to one individual...

St. Louis Cardinals’ Father Sues Restaurant over Son’s Death

May 29 2007 // The father of Josh Hancock filed suit, claiming a restaurant provided drinks to the St. Louis Cardinal’s relief pitcher even though he was intoxicated prior to the crash that killed him. The suit, filed in St. Louis...

GMAC Insurance Reduces Auto Rates in Ohio

May 29 2007 // GMAC Insurance today announced the company will reduce its auto insurance rates in Ohio, effective immediately. Drivers can expect to save an average of 10.22 percent when purchasing GMAC Insurance coverage. There are 246...

Ill. Lawmakers Toughen Graduated Teen Licensing with New Provisions

May 25 2007 // Some are already calling the new provisions to the teen graduated drivers licensing law passed by the Illinois legislature as the toughest in the country. The measure, SB 172, passed by the Illinois legislature, addresses...

Biker Group Again Seeks to Make Helmets Optional in Mich.

May 24 2007 // A group again is seeking the option to ride motorcycles without helmets in Michigan. The new plan pitched this week by American Bikers Aiming Toward Education (ABATE) would allow riders to pay a $100 annual state permit...

N.C. House to Halt Out-of-State Auto Insureds Seeking ‘Rate Evasion’

May 23 2007 // Out-of-state residents who obtain automobile insurance in North Carolina fraudulently to get cheaper premiums would be guilty of a felony in a bill that the House approved unanimously this week. The state Insurance...

Fla. Agents Send Response Vehicle to Tornado-ravaged Kan. Town

May 22 2007 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents’ state-of-the-art catastrophe response vehicle (CRV) arrived in Greensburg, Kan. earlier this week to assist insurance agents whose offices were demolished by the tornado...

Marketing survey reports Baby Boomers remain loyal to auto, home, medical and life insurance brand

May 21 2007 // Baby Boomers may be more likely to switch brands across a wide variety of products and services, including apparel, cars, prepared foods, and airlines, but when it comes to service oriented categories such as banking and...

Security Again in Focus After 2nd Vehicle Mars W. Va. Capitol Complex

May 21 2007 // The second vehicle crash on the pedestrian-only campus of the West Virginia Capitol Complex is probably not going to prove as costly to repair as one that occurred in March, state officials said. Robert Davis, 76,...

NetRate Systems, Inc. Announces Agreement with Cal-Regent

May 21 2007 // Okemos, MI. – NetRate Systems, Inc. (Okemos, MI) is pleased to announce an agreement with Cal-Regent Insurance Services, Inc. (Santee, CA) to implement the NetRate Systems Commercial Lines Rating System. The NetRate...

News Currents

May 21 2007 // Law enforcement to be first users of Texas’ financial responsibility system Event based process to be implemented first, ongoing verification to start later A statewide system to verify that drivers in Texas have...

2007 Property/Casualty State Specialist Insurers

May 21 2007 // 1 Brickstreet Mutual Insurance Co. WV 765,963 2 Texas Mutual Insurance Co. TX 743,095 3 Old American Cty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. TX 491,641 4 SAIF Corp. OR 449,794 5 Universal Property & Casualty...

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT TEXAS’ FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY VERIFICATION PROGRAM

May 21 2007 // Is personal information of insureds protected? Yes, data from insurance companies is encrypted before it is sent to the vendor, and anytime the vendor sends information electronically it, too, is encrypted. “We put a...

Colorado ends legislative session; industry pleased tort auto system remains

May 21 2007 // The Colorado Legislature wrapped up its regular session on May 4, with fairly positive results for the insurance industry and consumers. The auto insurance system will remain a tort system, instead of reverting back to a...

Legislators aim to crack down on fraud

May 21 2007 // For years, Al Capone outwitted federal efforts to nail him for murder and other mobster-type crimes. The feds finally took him down with a breathtakingly simple courtroom gambit: tax evasion. California Capones Modern-day...

People

May 21 2007 // McQueary Henry Bowles Troy named Senior Vice President Brad Van Stavern to lead the new property/casualty practice in its Austin office. Van Stavern brings experience in the health care industry, where he held positions...

British auto insurer survey targets women’s view of male drivers’ irritating habits

May 21 2007 // A survey from the United Kingdom’s Diamond, an automobile insurer that specializes in coverage for women drivers, reveals some of their male counterparts’ most irritating driving habits. While Diamond’s...