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Conn. Releases Auto, A&H Complaint Rankings
Sep 15 2004 // The Connecticut Insurance Department released today the annual rankings of accident & health and automobile insurance companies. The rankings contain complaint figures from 2003. The rankings include insurance...
Ind. ‘Diminished Value’ Class-Action Case Could Set Dangerous Precedent, Insurers Argue
Sep 14 2004 // Indiana Supreme Court justices should carefully consider the impact that a class-action case regarding compensation for the diminished value of a vehicle could have on numerous insurance policies and premiums—and...
Industry Seeks Clarification of Mass. Residual Market Changes; Commerce Touts Own Transition Plan
Sep 12 2004 // Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler has asked Commonwealth Auto Reinsurers (CAR) to revise its proposed residual market plan but CAR governing committee members have questions they need answered before...
Delaware’s Race for Insurance Commissioner Pits Advocate Denn Vs. Conciliator Ennis
Sep 7 2004 // Delaware voters face a choice in this year’s election for state insurance commissioner between a Democratic counsel to the current governor who vows to “stand up for Delawareans” and a Republican veteran...
21st Century Notes Frances Losses
Sep 7 2004 // Florida-based 21st Century Holding Co. has reported losses related to Hurricane Frances which made its way through the Sunshine State in recent days. Edward (Ted) Lawson, president and chairman of the Board of 21st Century...
The Race For Delaware Insurance Commissioner: The Advocate Vs. The Conciliator
Sep 7 2004 // INSURANCE JOURNAL PUTS CANDIDATES DENN AND ENNIS ON THE RECORD, ON THE ISSUES September 7, 2004–Delaware voters face a choice in this year’s election for state insurance commissioner between a Democratic...
A World of Opportunity Exists Under the Umbrella Market
Sep 6 2004 // While it’s hard to find many positives about today’s increasingly litigious environment, it has helped fuel the need for both personal and commercial umbrellas. “We’re seeing an increased demand for...
On the Record: The Race for Delaware’s Insurance Commissioner
Sep 6 2004 // Delaware voters face a choice in this year’s election for state insurance commissioner between a Democratic counsel to the current governor who vows to “stand up for Delawareans” and a Republican veteran...
MORE AUTO INSUREDS TURNING TO WEB:
Sep 6 2004 // A small but growing group of customers are turning to the Internet rather than phone calls or office visits to communicate with their auto insurance provider, according to J.D. Power and Associates’ 2004 National...
CRAIG’S COLLISION CENTER HELPS NAB ROBBERS:
Sep 6 2004 // Certain staff members of Craig’s Collision Center on Beach Street in Fort Worth, Texas, may want to add “crime stopping” to their resumes. According to Craig’s, around 10 a.m. on a recent Monday...
MICHAEL E. JAMES OFFERING FREE CABO TRIPS FOR AGENTS:
Sep 6 2004 // Mike James, president of Michael E. James Insurance Agency, plans to send agents out of the country to Mexico next year by implementing a reward program that enables qualifying agents and brokers to win an all expense paid...
Industry Works to put Low Cost Auto Program into Gear
Sep 6 2004 // The American Agents Alliance recently conducted a survey of independent insurance producers concerning California’s Low Cost Auto program. The program, enacted by the state Legislature in 2000 and operational since...
Historic Richmond Hard Hit by Gaston Flooding
Sep 2 2004 // An unexpectedly heavy downpour from the remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston led to widespread flooding in Richmond, Va. that left at least five dead and devastated an historic neighborhood that was the heart of the...
Mass. Attorney General, Trial Bar, State Bureau Criticize 9.3% Auto Insurance Rate Request
Sep 1 2004 // A request by Massachusetts agents for a 32 percent boost in commissions brings the overall private passenger auto insurance rate hike sought by the industry for 2005 to 9.3 percent, up from the original 5.8 percent figure,...
State Farm to Lower California Auto Insurance Rates
Sep 1 2004 // State Farm will lower auto rates for its California auto insurance customers an average of 7.6 percent effective October 1. The California Department of Insurance-approved rate reduction will save the company’s 3...
Pa. Looks at Motorcycle Crash and Injury Data One Year After Repealing State’s Helmet Requirement
Aug 31 2004 // Jamie Lee Hregician was paralyzed from the chest down July 5 when his motorcycle hit a stone wall. But the 19-year-old did not suffer a head injury, and for that he credits his helmet. “I have no idea what...
Ohio Car Thefts Dropped 2%, Says Trade Group
Aug 31 2004 // Ohio’s auto theft picture improved last year as thefts decreased about 2 percent from 2002, according to estimates released by the Ohio Insurance Institute (OII), a property/casualty trade group. Based on auto theft...
Mass. Agents Seek Auto Commission Boost
Aug 30 2004 // The Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA) has filed for an average agency commission on private passenger auto insurance of $150.84 per vehicle, a 32 percent increase from the current $114 average. MAIA...
Commissioner Seeks Changes to Mass. ARP Plan
Aug 27 2004 // Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler has ordered Commonwealth Auto Reinsurers (CAR) to make some changes to its proposed assigned auto insurance plan before she will approve it. While commending the...
Two Monterey County Men Arrested in Alleged Auto Insurance Scam
Aug 27 2004 // Authorities have arrested two men in connection with allegations of auto insurance scams at eight Monterey County stereo and tire/wheel shops. John Edward Close, of Gonzales, Calif., and Antonio Jaramillo Fonseca, of...
