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Power shift in the political landscape

Nov 19 2006 // With Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, we’ll likely see action on a number of insurance issues. Although it took a little time for all the votes to be counted, the 2006 midterm elections saw a wave of...

Power shift in the political landscape

Nov 19 2006 // With Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, we’ll likely see action on a number of insurance issues. Although it took a little time for all the votes to be counted, the 2006 midterm elections saw a wave of...

By Adam Friedlander

Nov 19 2006 // Some brokers have taken steps to protect themselves, asking clients to sign agreements to hold them harmless if they elect to obtain coverage from a trust. Their concern relates to the insolvency exclusion of self insured...

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Nov 19 2006 // Greg Thompson, president and chief executive officer of Thomco, is the new president of the Target Markets Program Administrators Association, a national organization serving program managers. Thomco, headquartered in...

With new governors could come new commissioners in Mass., Md., N.Y.

Nov 19 2006 // Newly elected Democratic governors in Massachusetts, New York and Maryland are expected to name their own insurance commissioners, although it’s to early to know who the successors might be, according to insurance...

10 N.Y. agents protest incidents as red flags

Nov 19 2006 // Should mere incidents affect pricing? 10 Laptop stolen from broker HRH deals with lost data on Villanova N1 Employee crime: big threat to small firms More than one in three firms experience theft N1 Commercial premiums...

Power shift in the political landscape

Nov 19 2006 // With Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, we’ll likely see action on a number of insurance issues. Although it took a little time for all the votes to be counted, the 2006 midterm elections saw a wave of...

Power shift in the political landscape

Nov 19 2006 // With Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, we’ll likely see action on a number of insurance issues. Although it took a little time for all the votes to be counted, the 2006 midterm elections saw a wave of...

Nov 19 2006 // People Tony Boyd joined Dallas-based McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. as a sales professional in Personal Insurance Professionals, a division of MHBT that serves personal lines clients. Prior to joining MHBT, he was...

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Nov 19 2006 // Greg Thompson, president and CEO of THOMCO, is the new president of the Target Markets Program Administrators Association, a national organization serving program managers. Thompson joined THOMCO in 1979, after two years...

Power shift in the political landscape

Nov 19 2006 // Although it took a little time for all the votes to be counted, the 2006 midterm elections saw a wave of Democratic candidates wrest control of both houses of Congress, gain a majority of the governorships and take control...

Chicago Fort Dearborn Life Announces Intent to Acquire N.Y. Company

Nov 17 2006 // Chicago-based Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, has announced the signing of a letter of intent to acquire a New York domiciled life...

AIG’s Decker Named Chairman of Marine Association

Nov 16 2006 // American Institute of Marine Underwriters (AIMU) elected Richard J. Decker, president of AIG Global Marine, as chairman. He succeeds Robert V. Huffert, senior vice president and manager of the ocean marine department and a...

N.Y. City Sues to Block Major Health Insurance Merger

Nov 15 2006 // New York City officials are trying to stop a major health-insurance merger, saying it would create a near-monopoly. New York City filed court papers Monday to prevent the region’s biggest nonprofit insurers — GHI...

N.Y. Unveils New Auto Premium Guide, Online Premium Calculator

Nov 15 2006 // The New York State Insurance Dpartment has made available a 2006 Consumer Guide to Automobile Insurance online and in hard-copy form. The department hasalso added an online interactive auto insurance sample premium...

Verizon Wireless, Insurers Fined for Violations in Washington

Nov 15 2006 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has fined Verizon Wireless Services LLC of Bedminster, N.J., $25,000 for failing to sell service contracts under its legal corporate name, a violation of state insurance...

N.Y. City Loses Quick Bid to Block Health Insurers’ Merger

Nov 15 2006 // A judge on Tuesday refused a request by New York City officials to immediately stop the merger of two nonprofit insurance companies that provide coverage to city workers because it violates antitrust laws. U.S. District...

PIA Management Services Named A ‘Best Place to Work’ in N.Y.

Nov 14 2006 // PIA Management Services Inc. has been named one of New York Capital Region’s Best Places to Work by an area weekly business publication. The Business Review surveyed more than 125 companies and their employees to...

N.Y. Fines 21 Health Plans For Prompt Pay Violations

Nov 10 2006 // The New York State Insurance Department has levied fines totaling $310,300 against 21 health insurers and health maintenance organizations (HMOs) for violations of New York’s Prompt Pay Law. The violations and...

Industry Expects New Commissioners in Mass., Md., N.Y.

Nov 9 2006 // Newly-elected Democratic governors in Massachusetts, New York and Maryland are expected to name their own insurance commissioners, although the identity of any successors is unknown at this time, according to insurance...