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Integro Appoints Kilduff a Managing Principal for Healthcare in N.Y.
May 31 2006 // Integro Appoints Ruth Kilduff as Managing Principal in the Firm’s New York Office Insurance broker Integro thas named Ruth Kilduff as a managing principal, specializing in healthcare coverage, for the firm’s...
Service from Progressive Cuts Time Managing Crash Claims
May 30 2006 // More than 18,200 car accidents happen in the Austin metropolitan area each year–that’s about 350 a week or 50 a day. And, while about half of all claims handled by Progressive in the area are considered minor...
The Hartford settles with N.Y., Conn. over annuity compensation
May 22 2006 // News Currents The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has settled with both the Connecticut and New York attorneys general regarding The Hartford’s use of expense reimbursement agreements in its terminal/maturity...
Minimizing litigations and investigations by managing e-records
May 22 2006 // The focus of litigations and investigations on electronic documents, particularly e-mails, and the increasing accountability of compliance programs, including record retention, are leading organizations to reexamine their...
R.C. Knox Settles with Conn. AG Over Compensation But Denies Wrongdoing
May 19 2006 // An insurance broker has paid the state $754,804 to settle allegations that it accepted undisclosed compensation from insurance carriers in exchange for placing insurance for the state, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal...
Hill Elected to National Council on Compensation Insurance Board
May 18 2006 // John T. Hill has been elected to the 2006 board of directors of the National Council on Compensation Insurance Holdings in Boca Raton, Fla. according to Gary Thompson, chair of the 2006 NCCI board and senior vice president...
Texas Best, Vermont Worst Tort Climate for Jobs, Capital Investment, Claims New Study
May 16 2006 // In the competition for jobs and capital investment among the states, those states that suffer from high tort costs will continue to lose jobs and businesses to states with superior tort systems, according to a new report...
The Hartford Settles with N.Y., Conn. Over Annuity Compensation
May 11 2006 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has settled with both the Connecticut and New York attorneys general regarding The Hartford’s use of expense reimbursement agreements in its terminal/maturity funding group...
N.D. Blues President Allowed to Keep Job, Undergoing Alcohol Treatment
May 11 2006 // The president of North Dakota’s largest health insurance provider will be allowed to keep his job under certain conditions, after pleading guilty to drunken driving, the insurer’s board chairman says. Michael...
American Association of Managing General Agents Gains Exclusive License for London Market Insurance Test
May 9 2006 // The American Association of Managing General Agents announced that it has an exclusive license with the Chartered Insurance Institute to offer the Lloyd’s of London Market Insurance Test. Passing the test is required...
Conn. Gov. Rell’s Push for Job Creation Includes Insurance ‘Cluster’
May 1 2006 // In a new effort to make Connecticut business more competitive and enhance the next generation of manufacturing and technology, Governor M. Jodi Rell announced that the state will invest nearly $900,000 to promote key...
OSHA, Safety Engineers Team Up to Highlight Job Safety
Apr 27 2006 // In an ongoing effort to increase public awareness on the importance of workplace safety, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will kick-off the annual...
Cliff Dugan Named Managing Partner, St. Louis Agency, John Hancock Financial Network
Apr 27 2006 // Clifford L. Dugan Jr. has been named managing partner of John Hancock Financial Network’s St. Louis agency, according to the company’s recent press release. The St. Louis Dugan General Agency is located at 73...
Ohio Grants Job Tax Credit to Progressive Insurance for Expansion
Apr 26 2006 // Ohio Governor Bob Taft announced that the Ohio Tax Credit Authority has approved job creation tax credits for 10 companies involved in business location or expansion projects that, if located in Ohio, are expected to...
Minn.’s Hatch Protests Compensation Package Given to Health Group CEO
Apr 26 2006 // Minnesota’s Attorney General Mike Hatch said this week that he will press the state’s $50 billion investment fund to vote against UnitedHealth Group Inc. chairman Bill McGuire to protest his...
Best Withdraws NZ’s Accident Compensation Corp. Rating
Apr 21 2006 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has withdrawn the financial strength rating of “A+” (Superior) and the issuer credit rating of “aa” of the New Zealand-based Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)...
Calif. Compensation Fund Names Varjabedian Marketing Manager
Apr 18 2006 // Jack Varjabedian, 56, has been appointed marketing manager for California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund. Varjabedian brings 21 years of workers’ compensation to his new post. He started his State Fund...
California State Compensation Insurance Fund Names Acker Human Resources Manager
Apr 17 2006 // Andreas Acker, 37, has been appointed human resources manager for California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund. Acker started his State Fund career in 1992 when he joined the organization’s human resource...
Jobs and more on the line in R.I. as Beacon Mutual-Carcieri political saga enters critical period
Apr 17 2006 // Executives at Rhode Island’s largest workers compensation carrier, Beacon Mutual Insurance Co., figure they could be looking for new jobs as early as June if Governor Donald Carcieri gets his way. They expect that if...
Combat job outsourcing and off-shoring with education
Apr 17 2006 // Closer Look: Insurance professionals must keep up their credentials and education if they want to combat outsourcing and off-shoring of insurance industry jobs, Don Hurzeler, Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters...
