Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series on Western insurance associations. Part I of this article appeared in the April 3, 2006, western region publication beginning on page 47. As people migrate to the West, insurers’ must …
If an earthquake similar to that of the 1906 San Francisco quake were to hit a metropolitan area, today, the losses would be staggering. April 18 marks the 100th anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, a catastrophe …
Barney & Barney LLC, a San Diego-based risk management consulting and insurance brokerage firm, promoted John Niedernhofer and William Peartree to ownership status within the firm. Niedernhofer heads the firm’s Executive Risk Practice specializing in directors and officers liability and …
Southeast states didn’t fare well in the latest U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranking of states’ civil justice systems. North Carolina came in as number 10 in the top 10 favorites; while West Virginia was at the bottom of the list. …
Excess Auto Liability Nuts & Bolts: Freberg Environmental Inc. has announced an excess automobile liability program. The program is designed to provide excess limits more than FEI’s hazardous material and hazardous waste trucking program with Arch Insurance Group. The Arch …
Atlanta, Ga.-based BrightServ has appointed Michael Frank senior vice president, Insurance Services. His responsibilities include overseeing client requirements, managing client contractor programs and BrightServ processes to ensure customer satisfaction. Frank has more than 25 years insurance experience. He began as …
Washington State approved its first fraud bureau and added a fraud prosecutor. Gov. Christine Gregoire signed SB 6234 into law in late March. The measure decisively passed the state House and Senate earlier this winter. Washington joins the mainstream of …
Mike Dekema, of Kirkland, Wash., recently joined G.E. Young & Co., a third-party claims management company based in the Denver area, as director of business development. Dekema, who holds more than 34 years of experience in insurance, third-party claims management …
The Southern Nevada Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) honored the state’s Commissioner of Insurance Alice A. Molasky-Arman with a “Woman of Distinction” award at its 8th Annual Awards ceremony held in Las Vegas. This year, …
The Florida Independent Insurance Agents have responded with a call to action in which it asks its members to make their opinions heard in Washington about Federal Charter Legislation proposed by the U.S. Senate. “On April 5, 2006, Senator John …
