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Sept. Workers’ Comp Conference Scheduled in West Virginia
Aug 13 2007 // The Offices of the Insurance Commissioner, in conjunction with the National Council on Compensation Insurance will hold a forum specifically designed to provide workers’ compensation carriers with the information...
Westfield Insurance Hosts Workshop to Promote Industry Recruitment
Aug 9 2007 // On July 16-18, nearly 100 insurance industry leaders, school administrators and teachers, representing 22 different states, attended a comprehensive workshop at Ohio-based Westfield Insurance to learn about InVEST, a...
Allied World Reports $123 Million Q2 Net; Conference Call Today
Aug 8 2007 // Bermuda-based Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd. reported net income of $123.3 million, or $1.96 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2007, compared to net income of $102.4 million, or $2.02 per diluted...
Swiss Re Q2 Net up 45% to $1 Billion; Analysts’ Conference Call Today
Aug 7 2007 // Swiss Re released excellent financial figures for the second quarter of 2007, with earnings of CHF 1.2 billion ($1.007 billion), an increase of 45 percent over the same period last year. Annualized return on equity for the...
R.I. Hospital Reports Third Incidence of Wrong-Site Brain Surgery
Aug 6 2007 // A neurosurgeon at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence has been disciplined for operating on the wrong side of a patient’s brain, the third time such an error has occurred at the hospital in the last six years. The...
Disaster Training Center Proposed for Hawaii
Aug 2 2007 // The country’s only dedicated center for natural disaster preparedness could be located at the University of Hawaii’s Manoa campus. Plans for the training center at the university were included in a conference...
Farmers Insurance Adding 600 New Agents to Grow in Ohio
Aug 1 2007 // The Farmers Insurance Group is tired of being a minor player in Ohio, one of the most lucrative insurance markets in the country. The nation’s No. 3 property and casualty insurer, part of global giant Zurich...
Texas’ June Enforcement Actions Result in $190K in Fines, Restitution
Jul 31 2007 // Enforcement actions taken by Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during June resulted in nearly $191,000 in fines and restitution, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. The actions include...
New Web Site Seeks to Attract N.J. College Students to Insurance Careers
Jul 25 2007 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. and the New Jersey Young Insurance Professionals have teamed up to create Project Y, a Web site (http://www.projectynj.org) dedicated to generating greater interest in...
Group Seeks Site for Hurricane Center in Southwest La.
Jul 13 2007 // Though unsure exactly where it would be built or when, backers of a proposed National Hurricane Museum and Science Center in southwest Louisiana say they’re confident the $100 million project will become reality. The...
Best to Hold Canada Conference
Jul 5 2007 // A.M. Best Co. will host a comprehensive one-day conference in Toronto to explore the issues facing the Canadian insurance industry. The 2007 “Review & Preview Conference–Canadian Update” will be held...
Ill. Society of Actuaries Names Greg Heidrich Executive Director
Jul 2 2007 // The Board of Governors of the Society of Actuaries (SOA) and its Leadership Team recently named Gregory W. Heidrich to serve as the association’s executive director, according to Edward L. Robbins, SOA president....
People
Jul 2 2007 // Donald Gaddis Co. Inc. announced that Jay Dillon will lead the newly opened Franklin, Mich., office. Dillon has over 35 years of extensive commercial insurance experience, according to the Gaddis statement. For the past 15...
A look at restaurants and bars from the ‘inside-out’
Jul 2 2007 // Today’s complex restaurant environment needs the right list of insurance ingredients When people get to talking about America’s food hot spots, the same handful of cities come up again and again, including New...
Jay Dillon
Jul 2 2007 // People Donald Gaddis Co. Inc. announced that Jay Dillon will lead the newly opened Franklin, Mich., office. Dillon has over 35 years of extensive commercial insurance experience, according to the Gaddis statement. For the...
A look at restaurants and bars from the ‘inside-out’
Jul 2 2007 // When people get to talking about America’s food hot spots, the same handful of cities come up again and again, including New York, Los Angeles and New Orleans, the epicenter of Cajun Cuisine. But in the Midwest,...
Ultimate Producer School Partners with American Institute
Jun 29 2007 // Agency Management Resource Group (AMRG) announced it will partner with the American Institute for CPCU (AICPCU) and the Insurance Institute of America (IIA) to bring the Ultimate Producer School to cities across the United...
Miss. Insurance Official Briefs Congress on Abusive Medicare Sales
Jun 27 2007 // Deputy Insurance Commissioner Lee Harrell testified before a Congressional sub-committee Tuesday on the problems Mississippi faces regarding the spread of abusive Medicare insurance sales practices. Harrell was joined by...
Fla. Gov. Launches ‘Shop and Compare Insurance Rates’ Web Site
Jun 26 2007 // Gov. Charlie Crist launched “Shop and Compare Rates” today, a Web site that assists consumers comparing homeowners insurance rates throughout Florida. “Many Florida homeowners find it difficult and...
Safety Summit to Address Fire Deaths in Mississippi
Jun 25 2007 // Latest statistics show a record 34 fire deaths occurred in Mississippi this year, an average of at least 5 a month, according to state officials. Commissioner of Insurance and State Fire Marshal George Dale will join an...
