Rhode Island may have a different look in insurance regulation if several lawmakers have their way. Reps. Joanne Giannini, Arhur Handy, Charlene Lima, Peter Petrarca and Peter Wasylyk want the state to create a new executive level Department of Insurance …
Veteran Texas business and insurance lobbyist Frank V. Galitski, of Austin, has been appointed director of Government Affairs for Farmers Insurance Co. Farmers said the appointment is effective March 31, 2004. Galitski will office in Farmers’ Austin Service Center. As …
Jason Wrather has been appointed by SAFECO to fill its position on the Board of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. Wrather is senior product manager for SAFECO Insurance in Seattle where he is a member of the product management team. …
San Diego County fire departments and fire and burn prevention organizations will receive more than $1 million this year through Fireman’s Fund Heritage(SM), a community-based corporate giving program launched by Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company (FFIC) that supports firefighters for safer …
Dealey, Renton & Associates has hired Ronald Srajer as executive account manager in the firm’s Santa Ana, Calif. office. Srajer will be responsible for assisting the sales staff in maintaining client relationships and monitoring their insurance and risk management needs. …
The Colorado Senate passed legislation (SB 216) on April 5 that follows the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) credit-based insurance scoring model act. “This legislation provides lawmakers a positive alternative to banning insurers’ use of credit information in personal …
Hotchkiss Insurance Agency Inc. (HIA), a provider of insurance services to building contractors and specialty industries in Texas, announced that Johnette Taylor, Greg Walsh and Candy Atkins will make-up the company’s newly formed Texas Green Industry Workers’ Compensation Group’s (TGI) …
A Florida House bill designed to address issues related to insurer insolvency was reported favorably this week from the full House Insurance Committee. “H.B. 1687 was developed by the Department of Financial Services specifically in response to the fallout from …
Tennessee Senate Republicans reportedly stand ready to move the Volunteer State forward with a comprehensive workers’ compensation reform bill sponsored by Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville). The bill, Senate Bill 3169, can reportedly carry the worker’s compensation reform legislative package needed …
The Georgia Senate has passed a tort reform bill designed to address the state’s growing hospital and medical malpractice insurance liability crisis. The Senate passed H.B. 1028 last week on a 36-to-17 vote, and the bill is now in a …
