The St. Paul Co. announced the appointment of Marilyn G. Norman as vice president of marketing and distribution. She will be responsible for the company’s distribution management, including agency contracting and licensing, preferred programs and marketing communication and research. The …
State Auto Financial Corp. announced that it estimates that May storms would contribute about $23 million to $26 million pre-tax to losses in the second quarter, adding 10 to 11 direct-loss ratio points to second quarter results. The first two …
Crain’s Chicago Business reports that exclusive-agency carrier Allstate Corp. plans to set up an advisory board of agents this summer in an attempt to improve relations damaged by the company’s unilateral move to change its employee-agents into independent contractors. The …
The Education Committee of the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma announced the nominees for its CSR of the Year Award. Extending its congratulations to the nominees, the IIAO said all of the outstanding CSRs were nominated by their peers for …
Houston Surgeon Indicted for Workers’ Comp Fraud
American Sports Development Group Inc. of Greenville, S.C. announced that effective immediately, Matt Brown, a 25-year veteran of the “Extreme Sports,” and insurance industry replaces William R. Fairbanks as the chairman and CEO of American Sports Development Group Inc. In …
The Hartford Financial Services Group has introduced a suite of transactions for independent agents who use XDimensional Technologies’ (XDTI) Nexsure agency management system, further increasing agents’ ease of doing business and streamlining workflow for both personal lines and small and …
Nearly seven in 10 consumers polled blame attorneys and the legal system for surging medical malpractice rates, according to a recent online survey conducted by Weiss Ratings Inc. While 68.6 percent of respondents found lawyers and the court system to …
California State Compensation Insurance Fund and Contra Costa County District Attorney Bob Kochly announced that the former owners of the now bankrupt Richmond-based Barthell Construction and Roofing Co. have been sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $187,000 …
The Bluebook International Inc. announced the availability of InsureBASE(TM), an automated residential property information solution. InsureBASE(TM), leveraging Microsoft technology and developed by The Bluebook International and Basis100, is designed to help insurers identify and mitigate the risks associated with determining …
