Illinois-based Disaster Kleenup International, Inc., a network of independent property damage restoration contractors, announced today that its founder, Edgar Perry “Ed” York, died on March 13, 2006 after a long illness near his home in Vancouver, Wash. York launched DKI …
A new slate of officers has recently been elected to serve on the 2006-2007 CIC, CISR, and Academy Boards of The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research for a one-year term. The National Alliance relies on these three boards …
Bermuda-based XL Capital Ltd. announced the appointment of Susan L. Cross as Global Chief Actuary. She is currently Chief Actuarial Officer of the Company’s reinsurance general operations, and will now “lead and oversee all major actuarial functions for the Company …
Fort Worth, Texas-based Hallmark Financial Services Inc. reported it has promoted Mark J. Morrison to the position of president, effective April 1, 2006. Mark E. Schwarz, chairman and chief executive officer of Hallmark, previously held the additional title of president. …
NASD and the Minnesota Department of Commerce will co-host an Annuity Roundtable in Washington D.C. on Friday, May 5. Participants will include a cross section of federal and state regulators, securities firm and insurance company executives, and consumer groups. The …
Hard fought victories have been achieved as tort reform legislation in Florida and Pennsylvania took significant steps forward, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. The Florida House sent to the Senate legislation (HB 145) that removes exceptions …
Rusty Young of Lovestad-Worthington in Bothell, Wash., has died. Friends say Rusty was playing golf with his son, Dean, at Borrego Springs last Friday when he suffered a heart attack. “I first met Rusty in Hawaii in 1972 and have …
Travelers personal lines, a member of St. Paul Travelers, has announced it now offers its 10 percent discount on auto insurance for hybrid drivers in Alabama, Mississippi, Nevada, Kansas, Tennessee and South Carolina. Travelers launched its discount for hybrid owners …
Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, Limited announced that Eric Friberg, Sir Roy Gardner and Sir Jeremy Hanley will stand for election as directors at the Company’s Annual General Meeting of shareholders on April 26, 2006. Although they may have …
Community Banks Nuts & Bolts: OneBeacon Insurance, working with select independent insurance agents, has developed a solution for the increasingly complex risks of community banks through a combination of coverages designed specifically for these financial institutions and broader property and …
