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

Presperin Succeeds Huehne as CFO of Fireman’s Fund

Peter W. Presperin has been named CFO of Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company. A direct report to CEO Jeff Post, Presperin was also elected to the Fireman’s Fund Board of Directors in November. Presperin succeeds Peter Huehne, who has been named …

NCOIL President Announces Committee Leaders

Florida State Sen. Steven A. Geller, recently elected president of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL), today named several leading state lawmakers as chair of key NCOIL committees and subcommittees in 2004. The appointees will serve until the end …

Gallagher Names Finance VP

Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that Theodore (“Tat”) A. Skirvin II has joined the company as vice president of corporate finance. He will report to Douglas K. Howell, chief financial officer. Skirvin has more than …

Chicago Benefits Provider Acquired By USI

Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.-based USI Holdings Corp. has acquired all the issued and outstanding capital stock of Chicago-based Diversified Insurance Services Inc. Established in 1985, Diversified provides group and individual employee benefits to middle market clients. Patrick Moore, president and CEO …

AdvanTech Announces Chicago Expansion

Tampa, Fla.-based HR outsourcing firm AdvanTech Solutions announced it has entered the Chicago market, forming partnerships with the T.J. Adams Group, the David Agency and GCG Financial Inc. The agencies have each signed an exclusive agreement with AdvanTech Solutions to …

NAII, Alliance Members Vote to Form PCI

Member companies of both the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) and the Alliance of American Insurers voted Jan. 7 to merge and form a new trade association known as the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). The new …

Infinity Property and Casualty Notes Exercise of Over-Allotment Option

Alabama-based Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation, a provider of personal automobile insurance with an emphasis on nonstandard auto insurance, announced that the underwriters of its recent secondary offering have exercised their right to purchase an additional 170,829 shares of common …

Delphi Technology Receives Gold Integration Status with ImageRight

Georgia-based ImageRight (www.imageright.com), a document management and workflow solution, announced Delphi Technology, Inc. (DTI) has become a member of the ImageRight Business Alliance attaining Gold Integration Status. DTI is a provider of information technology to the risk and insurance industry. …

AIIA Legislative Conf. Feb. 10

The Alabama Independent Insurance Agents remind interested parties that the hotel cut for their Feb. 10 Legislative Conference is this Saturday, Jan. 10. There is no registration fee for this half-day program. The event will be held Tuesday, Feb. 10 …

Ill. DOI Puts Statewide Into Liquidation

The Circuit Court of Cook County, Ill., has granted Illinois Director of Insurance J. Anthony Clark’s request for the entry of an agreed order of liquidation with a finding of insolvency against Statewide Insurance Co. The liquidation was effective yesterday, …