Monthly Archives: <span>January 2003</span>

Selective HR Solutions Receives Certification

Sarasota, Fla.-based professional employer organization (PEO) Selective HR Solutions, received certification from the International Organization of Standards (ISO) after passing an extensive audit by International Management Systems Inc. Selective HR, a unit of Selective Insurance Group Inc., is one of …

Flowers Takes Over as Tennessee Commissioner

Nashville attorney Paula A. Flowers is the new commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance. Appointed last December by then Governor-elect Phil Bresden, Flowers specialized in regulatory and administrative law in her legal practice. She served as special …

NAII Requests Texas Supreme Court Halt Expansion of Auto Coverage

The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) and Association of Fire and Casualty Companies in Texas (AFACT) have filed an amicus brief asking the Texas Supreme Court to review and reverse a 9th Texas Court of Appeal’s opinion that reportedly …

Donde Appointed to Head AMS Rating

Salil Donde, has joined AMS Services Inc. as senior VP and general manager of AMS Rating. Donde will have responsibility for all day to day operations of AMS Rating. Donde has been a senior VP and managing director of Power …

Calif. Judge Overturns State Farm Trade Secrets Ruling

A Mendocino Country Superior Court judge has overruled the jury verdict in the case of two former State Farm agents vs. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (IJ West, Sept. 2, 2002). Richard Pyorre and John Wier, of Fort Bragg …

EC to Decide Whether to Charge U.K. on Lloyd’s Regulation

The European Commission, the top regulatory body of the European Union, is reportedly set to decide on Tuesday whether to file formal charges against the U.K. for failing to apply EU regulatory standards to the Lloyd’s insurance market. Under the …

IABNY Announces Calendar of Events

The Insurance Brokers’ Association of the State of New York has announced details of its CEO Forum Breakfast Series, a series of programs that bring together top executives from major insurance carriers with principals and key producers of IBANY broker …

$3 Million Frankel Property to be Auctioned Off

Martin Frankel, who’s currently awaiting sentencing on 24 charges of insurance fraud, stemming from his widespread scam that bilked companies in several states out of an estimated $200 million, will soon be losing his palatial mansions in Greenwich Connecticut. The …

NYSID Bulletin Urges Consumers to Review Coverage During “Get Smart about Insurance Week”

The New York State Insurance Department, in cooperation with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, is urging consumers to review their policies during “Get Smart About Insurance Week”, January 20-24. NYSID Superintendent Gregory V. Serio said in a written statement …

PA Gov.-elect takes Issue with Bush on Med Mal Limits

Pennsylvania’s Governor-elect, Democrat Ed Rendell, who was not among those invited to hear President Bush’s speech at the University of Scranton last week, in which he endorsed limits on “non-economic damages” in medical malpractice lawsuits, disagreed with that approach to …