New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio announced that the state insurance department has received the The New York State Forum for Information Resource Management of the Rockefeller Institute of Government’s ‘Best of the Web’ Award in the state category …
The Independent Insurance Agents of New York Inc. (IIAANY) says Gov. George Pataki can take a major step in helping licensed insurance agents and brokers from running afoul of state agencies by signing a bill that would clarify their employment …
Doctors rallied at Broward County Courthouse in Florida, protesting the high cost of medical malpractice insurance and rising claims that they say are forcing physicians to limit their practices. According to the Florida Sun Sentinal, the doctors want legislation limiting …
Insurance Auto Auctions Inc., which provides automotive salvage and claims processing services in the U.S., announced it is opening a greenfield facility in Baton Rouge, La. The new 24-acre facility is Insurance Auto Auctions’ first branch in the state. It …
Skywire Software, a software development and EAI products and services company based in Frisco, Texas, along with investment partner Tobat Capital, announced the acquisition of Thazar Solutions Corporation. Thazar Solutions provides business intelligence and analytic applications for the property and …
San Antonio-based Argonaut Group Inc., a national underwriter of specialty insurance products in niche areas of the property-casualty market, announced that Kate Westover, president of the company’s captive services business unit, was awarded the 2002 Industry Service Award by the …
A proposed state privacy regulation does not comply with the enabling legislation, and therefore the state Insurance Division does not have authority to adopt the rule, according to the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII). “The federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) …
The final general session of the 107th convention of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Cos. (NAMIC) featured an eventful business meeting that saw a new slate of officers elected during the week in San Diego. NAMIC’s 2002-2003 officers and …
United Valley Insurance Services of Fresno, Calif., announced the affiliations of Pacific Cascade Insurance Services of Redding, Calif., and Silverstone Insurance Services Inc. of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. to its roster of independent member agents. “Our affiliation with United Valley Insurance …
Phoenix-based Republic Western Insurance Company (RepWest) announced that the company had successfully completed negotiations resulting in the commutation of its largest remaining non-standard automobile reinsurance treaty with Cascade National Insurance Company. The move effectively removes the largest remaining piece of …
