November 18, 2010
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A ‘(Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a+” of Japan’s Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Company Limited, both with stable outlooks. The ratings reflect Aioi Nissay Dowa’s strong risk-adjusted capital position …
November 16, 2010
Brad Smith has joined wholesale insurance broker Crump in its Memphis, Tennessee office as a broker. Smith joins Crump from South & Western General Agency, where he served as territory manager for Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee for the past several …
November 16, 2010
State’s Attorneys of Madison, St. Clair and Monroe counties in Illinois and a host of other impacted parties have filed suit in federal court against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its director Craig Fugate over new flood maps. …
November 12, 2010
Attorneys for a Mississippi high school football player have sued the player’s school district claiming the athlete was kicked off the team for wearing pink cleats to practice. Deputy Superintendent Tom Duncan told The Clarion-Ledger that the problem wasn’t the …
November 11, 2010
For 70 years, remembrances of the 209 people killed in the fire at the Rhythm Night Club in Natchez have been limited to a historical marker, a small annual ceremony and a few scattered newspaper clippings. Now, the history is …
November 10, 2010
Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Co. wants a public hearing on the Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney’s denial of its request for a 44 percent home insurance rate hike. The company also wants someone other than Chaney to conduct the …
November 8, 2010
The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a Long Beach man who wanted the state to release records that would show the dollar amount of Hurricane Katrina claims denied by insurance companies. In 2009, …
November 5, 2010
The family of an inmate who died in prison is suing the town of Walnut Grove and a private corrections company, claiming Dennis Earl Holmes was denied adequate medical care before dying of what the plaintiffs believe was treatable diabetes. …
November 4, 2010
ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group, has appointed Jim Shevlin as senior vice president and regional executive officer for its Southeast region, and Tim Rau as senior vice president and regional executive officer for the …
November 1, 2010
Aubie W. Knight has assumed the role of chief executive officer of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia (IIAG). Knight has been with IIAG since 1996. During his tenure, he has been responsible for most of IIAG’s for-profit operations and …