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

Royal & SunAlliance USA Names Ward Executive VP for Commercial Segments

Steve Ward has been named Executive Vice-President, Commercial Division of Royal & SunAlliance USA responsible for Commercial Segments. He was formerly Senior Vice President for the Manufacturing Business Group. “I’m pleased to be a part of the Commercial Division and …

ManagedComp Distributes $5M in Workers’ Comp Surplus

ManagedComp Inc., a Woburn, Mass.-based national worker’s compensation underwriter and third party administrator, plans to distribute $5,432,000 in surplus to four self-insurance groups (SIGs) in Massachusetts. ManagedComp has administered and managed workers’ compensation claims for the groups since 1989 distributing …

CATEX Reports 1800th Transaction

The Catastrophe Risk Exchange Inc. (CATEX), a New York-based technology provider for the insurance industry, announced the 1800th transaction has been executed on its global trading systems. CATEX indicates that the 1800th trade was completed late last week on a …

Tampa’s Stadium Sacked with Losses

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ home arena, Raymond James Stadium, lost its insurance, and according to Associated Press reports, it will likely have to pay much more for new coverage due to heightened terrorism concerns from the Sept. 11 attacks. The …

Texas Commissioner to Limit Denials for Homeowners Coverage

Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor revealed his intention to issue a rule preventing insurance companies from using past water damage claims as the sole basis for denying homeowners insurance in Texas. Montemayor made the remarks during testimony at a Senate Insurance …

Docucorp Has Record 4thQ and Year

Docucorp(R) International, a Dallas-based provider of enterprise information solutions to insurance and other industries, announced record revenues of $72.6 million and record net income of $6.0 million for fiscal year 2002. Revenues for fiscal year 2002 increased 15 percent as …

Zurich North America Names James Engel Exec. VP to Head Customer Services

Zurich North America announced that James D. Engel has been named to the position of executive VP for Customer Services, taking on the combined responsibility for the company’s claims organization, as chief claims officer, and as head of the risk …

InsWeb Introduces Auto Index

California-based InsWeb Corp. a producer of automobile insurance in the U.S., has introduced the InsWeb Auto Insurance Index. The InsWeb Auto Insurance Index is designed to identify and track general pricing trends of personal auto insurance sold through the Internet. …

Quotesmith.com Unveils Homeowners Ins. Comparison Service for Calif. Residents

Quotesmith.com announced the launch of a brand new homeowner insurance price comparison service for residents of California. The California debut includes an initial lineup of six leading insurers that are now immediately available at www.quotesmith.com. More insurance companies will be …

Oakland Woman Surrenders on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges

An Oakland woman was arraigned as a result of an investigation by the California Department of Insurance Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division. Jeanette Deran, 52, surrendered to the Alameda County Superior Court on a $70,000 arrest warrant charging her with …