January 21, 2003
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 …
January 21, 2003
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 …
January 21, 2003
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 …
January 21, 2003
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 …
January 20, 2003
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 …
January 20, 2003
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 …
January 20, 2003
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 …
January 20, 2003
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 …
January 20, 2003
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 …
January 20, 2003
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 …