Monthly Archives: <span>January 2004</span>

IIAT, TSLA Release Joint Best Practices Study

Two Texas insurance organizations released a study recommending best practices for business relationships between wholesalers and retailers at the Joe Vincent Management Seminar in Austin. The study, Best Practices for Working Relationships Between Wholesalers and Retailers, published jointly by a …

Ohio Casualty Assigned ‘A-‘ by Fitch

Fitch Ratings has assigned an insurer financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ to Ohio Casualty Group’s intercompany pool members. In addition, Fitch has affirmed the ‘BBB-‘ senior debt rating and ‘BBB-‘ long-term issuer rating of Ohio Casualty Corp. The rating outlook …

EMC Sub to Exit Nonstandard Auto

Iowa-based EMC Insurance Group Inc. announced that Farm and City Insurance Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary, will discontinue writing nonstandard risk automobile insurance business and institute non-renewal procedures on all existing business. The effective dates for these actions will be determined …

Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Co. Unveils Power Generation Unit

Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Company has launched a new business unit to provide property insurance to the U.S. power generation industry, including utilities and wholesale suppliers. The company is targeting large, financially sound clients dedicated to the business of …

N.J. Moves to Protect Policyholders; Files to Liquidate Insurer

New Jersey’s Department of Banking and Insurance filed papers in Superior Court last Thursday to protect policyholders and consumers by seeking a liquidation order that would shut down a reportedly financially troubled auto insurance company. The liquidation will allow the …

Alleged Life Agents E&O Fraud Uncovered by IJ

Insurance Journal has discovered that there is an ongoing investigation into Torrance, Calif.-based Manning Riddell Insurance Services Inc. (License #0827722) in connection with the issuance of more than 1,000 phony Errors & Omissions policies for life insurance agents in some …

Royal & SunAlliance Dissolves Telephone Claims Operations in South Dakota

Due to corporate restructuring, Royal & SunAlliance has announced that they will dissolve their telephone claims operation of 55 claim professionals in Milbank SD. Located just 3 hours west of Minneapolis MN in a class A seven-story multiple use building …

Agents E&O Fraud Uncovered by IJ

Insurance Journal has discovered that there is an ongoing investigation into Torrance, Calif.-based Manning Riddell Insurance Services Inc. (License #0827722) in connection with the issuance of more than 1,000 phony Errors & Omissions policies for life insurance agents in some …

McSweeney & Ricci Hires Michael Lincoln, Darcie Moss

The McSweeney & Ricci Insurance Agency, of Braintree, Mass., announced that has recently hired Michael Lincoln to their Commercial Lines Department and Darcie Moss, as a Personal Lines Customer Service Representative, to their Scituate Branch location. A Commercial Lines Account …

Erie Announces Board of Directors Nominees

The Nominating Committee of Erie Indemnity Company has unanimously agreed on its nominees for the Company’s Board of Directors to be elected at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for April 27, 2004, at the Company’s headquarters in Erie, …