Monthly Archives: <span>August 2002</span>

MapInfo Joins ACORD

MapInfo Corporation of Troy, N.Y. announced it has joined the Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD) to ensure its location-based intelligence solutions, used by insurance carriers for enhanced risk assessment, sales force automation and call center support, will …

Harleysville Named to Ward’s 50

Harleysville Insurance of Harleysville, Pa. announced it has been named to the Ward’s 50 list of top-performing insurers in the nation for the fourth consecutive year. “To be recognized by Ward’s four consecutive years is a significant achievement, and, once …

Demotech Rates Seibels Bruce’s Universal Insurance Company

The Seibels Bruce Group Inc., based in Columbia, S.C., announced that its subsidiary Universal Insurance Company (UIC) has received a 2002 Financial Stability Rating of “A” (Exceptional) from Columbus, Ohio-based Demotech Inc. The company noted that this level of Financial …

Texas House Insurance Committee Hears Testimony on Insurance Scoring

The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) was among those who testified at a recent hearing held by the Texas House Insurance Committee on the use of credit histories in rating insurance. Other insurer groups testifying before the committee included …

TWCC Reschedules Public Hearing

The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (TWCC) public hearing originally set for August 22 has been rescheduled Thursday, August 29, 2002, at 10:30 a.m. at the Southfield Building, Tippy Foster Room (Room 910), in Austin. Included in the agenda will be …

Chicago Seminar to Focus on Mold Remediation

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and the Chelsea Group, a Chicago-based consulting firm specializing in indoor air quality, will sponsor a half-day seminar on Monday, September 23, 2002 at the Union League Club of Chicago on “How to turn the …

Seibels Bruce Group Discloses Order from Ariz. Dept. of Insurance

The Seibels Bruce Group Inc. announced that it received a Consent Order issued yesterday from the Arizona Department of Insurance (AZDOI) suspending the certificate of authority held by its subsidiary, Consolidated American Insurance Company (CAIC), to transact new and renewal …

Fireman’s Fund Wins Woodworkers Endorsement for iCustomer Series Software

Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company has won the endorsement of the Woodworkers Institute of California (WIC), an association of cabinetmakers and professional woodworkers, primarily because of a new customized internet-based CD-ROM insurance service for the WIC members that simplifies their business …

Calif.-based Abacus Ins. Brokers Selected as Finalist for E-Fusion Award

Six online insurance-related projects have been selected as finalists for the E-Fusion Award. Judges selected the top six projects from among 67 entries by a first round of judges. They will be reviewed on Sept. 29 at the E-Fusion 2002 …

Diederik Laman Trip New Chairman of ING’s Netherlands Management Committee

ING announced that Diederik Laman Trip will become the new Chairman of the Management Committee Netherlands as of 1 January 2003, succeeding Durk Brands who’s retiring. “Laman Trip has been a Member of the Executive Committee ING Europe since 1 …