Editor’s note:This is the first article in a series on Western insurance associations. Part II of this article will appear in a future issue. As people migrate to the West to enjoy the weather and opportunities for outdoor activities, insurers’ …
The Insurance Skills Center will be hosting a Contractors Conference in Fresno, Calif., and in Las Vegas to provide specialized contractors information on how to: size up the construction market; build a construction book; match up the right companies with …
The American Academy of Actuaries disclosed that a future large terrorist attack in New York City could result in $778 billion in insured losses. Speaking at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners public hearing on “Terrorism Insurance Matters,” Michael McCarter, …
The Professional Insurance Agents of Florida has announced that a seven-member delegation including Mark O’Connell, president, will participate in PIA’s 2006 Federal Legislative Summit and voice their opinions about key issues to members of the U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C. …
The Supreme Court has made it more difficult for investors to join forces to file high-stakes fraud lawsuits against companies. The 8-0 decision handed down on March 21 blocks state class-action lawsuits by stockholders who contend they were tricked into …
Western National Insurance Group, based in Edina, Minn., will form an affiliation with Farmers Home Group of Bloomington, Minn. The Boards of Directors of the respective companies approved the transaction at meetings this week. It is anticipated that the Farmers …
New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine administered the oath of office on March 24 to the new Commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance Steven M. Goldman. Corzine named Goldman to the cabinet post on January 31. Earlier this …
Washington State has approved the state’s first fraud bureau and added a fraud prosecutor. Gov. Christine Gregoire signed SB 6234 into law late Tuesday. The measure decisively passed the state House and Senate earlier this winter. Washington now joins the …
Following a nationwide search, Steve Cant has been named to lead the workplace safety and health division of Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I). “I’m confident Steve is the right person to move our safety and health program forward, …
A Lafayette, La., cardiologist has been indicted on 94 counts of health care fraud for allegedly performing unnecessary procedures on patients then billing their health insurance providers, U.S. Attorney Donald Washington said. The indictment against Dr. Mehmood Patel, 60, has …
