Former Louisiana state representative Charles McMains, Jr. joined Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) as local counsel. According to PCI, Louisiana insurance companies and consumers now have an experienced and influential advocate in the state capitol. “Charles will be …
The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (TWCC) announced that Gov. Rick Perry appointed Commissioner Mike Hachtman to serve as chairman of the agency. Hachtman’s term as chairman will expire Feb.1, 2005. He replaces Commissioner Richard Smith, who has served as chairman …
TVA Fire & Life Safety, Inc., a national provider of products and services in fire protection engineering, consulting, loss control, and project management fields, has hired Dana Parker as executive vice president of business development. Parker is charged with developing …
The Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Unit investigators served Dereius Djuan Davis of Alexandria with a cease and desist order, prohibiting him from conducting any kind of insurance business in Louisiana, according to Insurance Commissioner J. Robert Wooley. The C&D …
Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine announced that an Adel woman has been arrested and charged with filing a fraudulent insurance claim. Teresa Kay Griffin, 33, was arrested and booked into the Cook County Jail. Griffin has been charged with one …
Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher warned consumers to be on the lookout for fictitious e-mails claiming to be from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and requesting personal bank …
Roanoke, Ind.-based sports and entertainment brokerage American Specialty announced that Joe DesPlaines has been named president and chief operating officer of the company’s risk management operations. Prior to joining American Specialty, DesPlaines was president of FEI Behavioral Health for 17 …
Due to corporate restructuring, Royal & SunAlliance has announced that they will dissolve their telephone claims operation of 55 employees in Milbank, S.D. A statement released by the South Dakota Governor’s Office of Economic Development touted the location and employees …
Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on the company’s common stock of 25 cents per share payable April 15, 2004, to shareholders of record as of …
Overland Park, Kan.-based GE’s Employers Reinsurance Corp. (ERC) announced that Mark Elborne is joining the company as general counsel. Elborne, 45, comes to ERC from the law firm of CMS Cameron McKenna in London, and has extensive experience in the …
