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Great American, Lindsay Group Target Education Risks in Pa.

Jan 22 2007 // Great American Insurance Group has a new insurance program that features property and liability coverages for education organizations that its Specialty Human Services Division will market in Pennsylvania exclusively...

MySpace Sued by Families of Children Abused by Adults Met on the Site

Jan 22 2007 // Four families have sued News Corp. and its MySpace social-networking site after their underage daughters were sexually abused by adults they met on the site, according to lawyers for the families. The law firms, Barry...

Travelers Launches Customer Risk Control Site

Jan 22 2007 // Travelers has launched a risk control customer Web portal, a one-stop shop for businesses with questions about risk control, at www. riskcontrol.com. The site not only highlights the products and services Travelers Risk...

Oregon Task Force Aims to Improve Construction Environment

Jan 19 2007 // Oregon’s Construction Claims Task Force has released a report noting 11 recommendations to help protect homeowners from construction defects and ensure affordable liability insurance for contractors. Highlights of...

Insurance Skills Center Hosts 20th Annual Agribusiness Conference

Jan 18 2007 // Insurance Skills Center is hosting its 20th Annual Agribusiness Conference on March 14-15, 2007, in Sacramento, Calif. The conference will focus on specialized farm and agricultural insurance education, with seven...

Insurer Trade Group Launches Global Warming Web Site

Jan 18 2007 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) has unveiled a new website, www.climateandinsurance.org , to help address the increasing concerns about climate change and its impact on the property/casualty...

National Advantage Launches New Web Site and E-Mail Address

Jan 15 2007 // National Advantage Insurance Services Inc., headquartered in Tustin, Calif., has a new Web site te to help brokers navigate its product lines for truck liability, physical damage, motor truck cargo, NTL or bobtail and/or...

IBC Aims to Convince Canadian Drivers’ to Pay Attention

Jan 12 2007 // The Insurance Bureau of Canada asks the rhetorical question as to whether Canadian drivers are “prepared to give up their cellphones and other distractions while driving?” The IBC noted that “despite the...

California Community Colleges Offer Entry-Level Insurance Classes

Jan 11 2007 // The California Insurance Careers Program and the state’s community college system are offering insurance classes online and on select college campuses. Classes are being geared to prospective or current entry level...

California Community Colleges Offer Entry-Level Insurance Classes

Jan 10 2007 // Employers help staff gain college credit with valuable insurance classes. San Francisco, CA — The California Insurance Careers Program and the state’s community college system are offering insurance employers a...

San Diego Natural History Museum Offers Fire Protection Workshops

Jan 10 2007 // The San Diego Natural History Museum is offering several one-day educational workshop on protecting homes and communities from wildfire to help empower insurance agents and others in the business sector. “Protecting...

11th Annual La. Health Care Conference set for Jan. 23 in Baton Rouge

Jan 9 2007 // The Eleventh Annual Health Care Conference, sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Insurance, will bring together national experts, state legislators and state and federal regulators to discuss a variety of health care...

Safeco Hosts Fourth Quarter Conference Call

Jan 9 2007 // Seattle-based Safeco will be hosting a live Internet broadcast of its regularly scheduled conference call to discuss fourth-quarter and year-end financial results on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 11 a.m., EST. A live Webcast of the...

Miss. Gov. Barbour Says Katrina Recovery, Budget Top 2007 Agenda

Jan 2 2007 // Hurricane Katrina recovery remains near the top of Gov. Haley Barbour’s agenda as Mississippi lawmakers begin their 2007 session on Tuesday. The governor says he’s waiting to hear back from the U.S. Department...

BrickStreet Purchases Charleston, W. Va. Town Center Site

Dec 29 2006 // BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. has finalized the purchase of office space at Charleston Town Center that will allow the private workers’ compensation insurance provider to consolidate its operations under one...

Tougher Teen Driving Bill On Way to Mass. Gov.’s Desk

Dec 28 2006 // Soon-to-be teen drivers would have to spend more time behind the wheel with their parents and face stiffer penalties for speeding and drag racing under a bill that could be headed to Gov. Mitt Romney’s desk by the...

Ohio Insurance Director Gains Seat on State Board of Education

Dec 27 2006 // Ohio State Insurance Director and former lawmaker Ann Womer Benjamin will join the State Board of Education on Jan. 1, Gov. Bob Taft announced late last week. Womer Benjamin, of Aurora, will take the at-large seat held by...

Texas Announces November Enforcement Actions

Dec 27 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during November. The actions include five license revocations, a license denial and fines and restitution...

W.Va. report on Sago Mine blast leaves many questions unasnwered

Dec 25 2006 // The families of the Sago Mine victims aren’t the only ones who want more answers from the state about what went wrong Jan. 2. The United Mine Workers says the state’s theory is “cockamamie” and begs...

2006: Soft market offers up many new insurance products

Dec 25 2006 // E&O, Professional/Management Liability New P/C Insurance Agents’ E&O Rockwood Programs partnered with certain underwriters at Lloyd’s of London to offer professional liability coverage specifically...