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David Rivera, Colorado, State Insurance Commissioner
Feb 11 2007 // In 2004 at the age of 34, David Rivera was appointed to be Colorado’s State Insurance Commissioner, the youngest insurance person to serve in that position. This January, newly elected Gov. Bill Ritter announced he...
Why a regional carrier might be an agent’s best friend
Feb 11 2007 // The old saying “all politics is local” is born of the realization that the things that most directly affect us are local issues. In that respect, one could say that insurance is a local business. Risk...
2007 Super Regional Property/Casualty Insurers™ Alphabetical listing
Feb 11 2007 // Acuity a Mutual Insurance Co. AIG Centennial Insurance Co. AIG Premier Insurance Co. AIU Insurance Alaska National Insurance Alfa Insurance Corp. American Automobile Insurance Co. American Commerce Insurance Co. American...
2007 Super Regional Property Casualty Insurers™
Feb 11 2007 // Acuity a Mutual Insurance Co. AIG Centennial Insurance Co. AIG Premier Insurance Co. AIU Insurance Alaska National Insurance Alfa Insurance Corp. American Automobile Insurance Co. American Commerce Insurance Co. American...
Introducing…
Feb 11 2007 // A number of property casualty insurers call themselves Super Regionals as a way to differentiate themselves in the marketplace. They pride themselves on being not too big and not too small. Big enough for economies of...
Demotech Classification System
Feb 11 2007 // number of property/casualty insurers call themselves Super Regionals as a way to differentiate themselves in the marketplace. They pride themselves on being not too big and not too small. Big enough for economies of scale...
Doctors Suspect Insurers’ Rankings Measure Cost, Not Quality
Feb 9 2007 // A less confident physician might have been humbled by the letters Dr. Mike Kelly received last year from two insurers. Regence BlueShield and UnitedHealthcare informed Kelly that he failed to qualify for their respective...
Mass. Board Reconsiders Drug Benefit in Low Cost Plans
Feb 9 2007 // The board charged with getting insurers to come up with low-cost health care plans is considering a proposal that would allow insurers to offer plans that don’t include prescription drug coverage. The goal is to...
N.C. Halts Sales By Insurer Accused of Selling Unlicensed Flood Insurance
Feb 9 2007 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced that an emergency cease and desist order was served on Continental Casualty Insurance Group, a company his department believes has targeted property owners in...
Agents Welcome Windstorm Debate; Insurers Warn Against Subsidies
Feb 9 2007 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) says the debate over windstorm coverage is crucial for consumers and independent agents and brokers in many regions throughout the...
Bakersfield Businesswoman Charged with Fraud
Feb 9 2007 // A Bakersfield, Calif., businesswoman and two accomplices have been arrested in California on a list of charges stemming from a variety of alleged fraud. Shawn Dodd, 40, is charged with four felony counts of insurance...
Mass. Halts Insurer’s Auto Insurance Direct Mail Ads
Feb 8 2007 // Massachusetts officials ordered Liberty Mutual Group this week to halt a direct mail advertising campaign and pay back drivers who may have lost money from what the state attorney general called the company’s...
First Ala. Captive Insurer Licensed Under New Law
Feb 7 2007 // The Alabama Department of Insurance has licensed its first captive insurance company under legislation enacted in 2006 and signed into law by Gov. Bob Riley. Chantilly Risk Management, which is located in Montgomery, is...
Georgia Lawmaker Wants to Ban Genetic Profiling by Insurers, Employers
Feb 6 2007 // Georgia state Rep. Ed Setzler says he’s seen a glimpse into the future — and he doesn’t like all he sees. The Acworth Republican has introduced a bill aimed at outlawing genetic profiling in Georgia by...
Utah Captive Insurers Increased 114.3 Percent in 2006
Feb 6 2007 // The Utah Insurance Department has announced a 114.3 percent increase in the number of licensed captive insurers in 2006. As of Dec. 31, 2006, assets of Utah Captive Insurance Companies totaled approximately $41.4 million,...
Industry Forecast Predicts Slower Premium Growth, But Underwriting Profit in 2007 and 2008
Feb 5 2007 // Most insurance industry analysts predict slower P/C premium growth for 2007, according to an Insurance Information Institute’s annual survey of Wall Street stock analysts and industry professionals released each year...
N. D. Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Fargo Insurance Company
Feb 2 2007 // A North Dakota judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to change the way one of the state’s largest insurance companies picks its board of directors. Northwest District Judge Douglas Mattson of Minot ruled against...
U.S. Judge Weighs Holocaust Victims’ Settlement with Italian Insurer
Feb 2 2007 // A settlement between Holocaust victims, their relatives and an Italian insurance company may be the only chance for some victims to recover money, a judge said, but he delayed ruling on approval of the deal. U.S. District...
Miss. Commissioner Dale Raised 40% of Campaign Funds from Insurers
Feb 2 2007 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale, running for re-election amid criticism of his handling of insurance companies after Hurricane Katrina, raised about 40 percent of his campaign funds last year from insurers...
National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group
Feb 1 2007 // Making General Liability Insurance affordable for General and Artisan Contractors. National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group (NCIC) specializes in general liability insurance for the licensed...
