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William Tsibulsky Now Deputy Director of Ohio DOI

Ohio Department of Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin announced the promotion of Chief of Staff William J. Tsibulsky to Deputy Director in a move consolidating the chief of staff and deputy director positions. Tsibulsky, a native of Hornell, N.Y., joined …

PMA Names Three to Sr. Management Positions

Pennsylvania-based PMA Insurance Group announced that Marie F. Hatam, MD, MBA has joined PMA as Vice President and Medical Director; Glenn R. Giveans has been promoted to Assistant Vice President and Assistant Branch Manager – New Jersey, and Nick Bozzi …

Survey Reports Malpractice Lawsuits Threaten Healthcare on Long Island

Pennsylvania isn’t the only state having problems with medical malpractice claims. According to the results of a new survey of Long Island physicians, conducted by The New York Medical Staff Leadership Council, malpractice lawsuits are “at epidemic levels” causing a …

NAIER Announces CSR Award Winners

The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research announced the selection of the state winners of the 2003 Outstanding CSR of the Year Award. The award originated in 1991 to recognize the contributions of outstanding customer service representatives within the …

Associations Tell NAIC Not to Reduce Collateral, Requirements for Alien Reinsurers

The four property/casualty trade associations, joined by a workers’ compensation and a reinsurance association, have joined together to ask the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to reject any reduction of collateral requirements for alien reinsurers doing business in this …

NAII Says N.Y. Assembly Bill to Ban Credit Scoring Won’t Help Consumers

The National Association of Independent Insurers has issued a bulletin indicating that a New York Assembly bill that would prohibit insurers from using credit scores in underwriting would do a greater disservice to consumers by eliminating a useful underwriting tool. …

NYSID Authorizes Internet Option for Continuing Education Requirements

In a move designed to facilitate access to its Continuing Education Program (CE) for all NY producers, New York State Insurance Department Superintendent Gregory V. Serio announced that the Department has revised requirements to enable producers to obtain all required …

Louisiana’s Jim Brown Won’t Back Down

What have you done in the last six months? Former Louisiana Commissioner Jim Brown lost 28 pounds, read 100 books, cooked for hundreds of people daily and squeezed in a weekly World Wide Web column between two book projects. Of …

Execs Talk Future of Industry at 9th Annual ITC Forum

“Amateur hour is over.” Those were the words of the Sullivan Group president Gerald J. Sullivan, addressing a roomful of industry executives recently at the 9th Annual Insuring the Children Forum. Sullivan’s words were marked with caution as he warned …

Louisiana’s Jim Brown Won’t Back Down

What have you done in the last six months? Former Louisiana Commissioner Jim Brown lost 28 pounds, read 100 books, cooked for hundreds of people daily and squeezed in a weekly World Wide Web column between two book projects. Of …