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

Lowriders

Nuts & Bolts: Traverse City, Mich.-based Hagerty Insurance added two categories of lowriders to the list of customized and collectible vehicles it insures. As defined by Hagerty, a lowrider is a car or truck that has had its suspension modified …

Enhanced Museum Coverage

Nuts & Bolts: St. Paul Travelers enhanced its museum coverage form for U.S.-domiciled cultural establishments. Developed specifically to insure museum collections, the policy protects works held by cultural institutions at their locations, on exhibition, or on loan to other organizations. …

P&C Agent E&O Program

Nuts & Bolts: Rockwood Programs expanded its existing property and casualty agents errors and omissions program. Coverage is now available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The core program, called the “Main Street P&C Agents RPG,” can …

Enhanced Homeowners Prog.

Nuts & Bolts: The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies enhanced its Platinum homeowners insurance program for Texas by offering more deductible options, new superior home protection credits and additional coverage. The superior protection credit limit increased to 15 percent from …

People & Places

Jose Suquet New Orleans-based Pan-American Life Insurance Company announced the election of José S. Suquet as president, chief executive officer and member of the Board of Directors. John J. Kelly, chairman of the Board, has served as interim president and …

ICT VIDEO TARGETS TEENS:

The Insur-ance Council of Texas has teamed up with Texas’ Regional Education Service Centers to provide the state’s teenagers with information about auto insurance. The two groups produced Auto Insurance 101, an 18-minute video program that explains to teens the …

NATIONAL ALLIANCE STUDY RELEASED:

Austin, Texas-based National Alliance Research Academy has published the third edition of their producer compensation study, Producer Profile: Compensation, Production, and Responsibilities. This study surveyed over 400 property and casualty producers from independent insurance agencies to determine how producers are …

LA. MAN BURNED IN CAMP FIRE SCHEME:

Dennis Ingles, of Haughton, La., was convicted recently of one count of conspiracy, four counts of mail fraud, and one count of wire fraud, according to U. S. Attorney Donald Washington. The conviction arose out of a reported scheme to …

TWCC POSTS RULE-MAKING PROJECTS:

The current status of rule-making projects by the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission has been added as a regular page on the Commission’s Web site at: www.twcc.state.tx.us. Projects posted on the Web page extend through the Fall of 2005. The page …

OKLA. OKs MED-MAL RATE HIKE:

The Oklahoma Insurance Department approved a rate increase for medical professional liability carrier NCMIC Insurance Co. NCMIC applied for a rated increase in August 2004. It sought a rate increase of 23.2 percent with an effective date of Oct. 1. …