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

Calif.-based Med-Mal Agency Changes Name

Laguna Hills, Calif.-based The Doctors Insurance Agency representing The Doctors Company (TDC), the nation’s largest doctor-owned professional liability insurance company, has announced the changing of its name from The Doctors Insurance Agency to RGI Insurance Services Inc. RGI Insurance Services …

N.J. Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Phony Auto I.D. Card

New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice Director Vaughn McKoy announced that a Camden County man has pleaded guilty to possessing a phony automobile insurance identification card in order to avoid obtaining legitimate automobile insurance. According to Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Greta …

AIG Reports Record 2003 Net Income of $9.27 Billion

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) reported that its net income for the full year 2003 increased 68.0 percent to a record $9.27 billion, compared to $5.52 billion in 2002. Net income excluding realized capital gains (losses) and cumulative effect of …

Guy Carpenter Unveils Model for Analyzing U.S. Publicly Traded D&O Liability Risks

In response to insurance companies’ reported need for more effective tools to manage their Directors & Officers Liability Insurance (D&O) portfolios for U.S. publicly traded companies, Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc. announced the launch of the industry’s first model for …

N.C. SAFE KIDS Partners with Kiwanis Clubs for Child Passenger Safety Week

Nearly 40 SAFE KIDS coalitions and chapters throughout North Carolina with the support of Kiwanis Clubs are sponsoring a statewide Child Passenger Safety Seat Check Saturday, Feb. 14. The seat check, which will be held in 36 locations across the …

Fla. Dental Assistant Charged with Insurance Fraud

A Florida dental assistant is facing charges of workers’ compensation fraud, grand theft and perjury after reportedly failing to tell her most recent employer that she had collected a $17,000 workers’ comp settlement for an allergic reaction to latex gloves …

Kallman Appointed to Fla. Bar Panel on Reviewing Attorney Complaints

Thomas Kallman, founder and president of Kallman Insurance Agency in Weston, Florida, was appointed by the Florida Bar Board of Governors to serve a three-year term on the 17th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee. Kallman is only one of three non-attorneys …

Poolman Launches N.D. Fraud Unit, Awareness Ad Campaign

North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman announced that a new fraud unit and insurance fraud awareness media campaign are starting statewide. The new unit, which will serve to investigate and deter insurance fraud, will work in conjunction with a new …

RiskProNet Elects Robert W. Lampus President

Independent broker network RiskProNet International Inc. (RPNI) has named Robert W. Lampus its new president. Lampus is senior vice president and general counsel for Cleveland-based Dawson Insurance Inc. RPNI, based in Menlo Park, Calif., has 28 members in the United …

PriorityRate.com and ebixONE Join Forces

Omaha, Neb.-based Priority Data Systems announced the integration between the PriorityRate.com Internet-based comparative rating system and Ebix’s ebixONE agency management system. The relationship aims to bring single-entry functionality to their mutual customers in an online environment. The integration is two-way …