Monthly Archives: <span>March 2005</span>

IEA Appoints Little as President, CEO

The Insurance Educational Association (IEA) Board of Trustees announced that Roy Little has joined the association as president and CEO. Little comes to IEA from Frye Claims Consulting where he was president. Previously, Little served as vice president at ePolicy …

Third-Party Bad Faith Reform Moving Quickly in W. Va.

In a surprise move, the West Virginia Senate Finance Committee, meeting in Charleston, speeded up its consideration of a third-party bad faith reform bill, quickly approving the bill and sending it to the Senate for a full vote by midweek, …

Plymouth Rock Partners with AAA in Conn. on Discount

Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation, a Boston-based insurer, has partnered with AAA Connecticut Motor Club to offer a special, low auto insurance rate to AAA Connecticut Motor Club members in New Haven, Litchfield and Fairfield counties. Connecticut Motor Club members will …

Brown Joins MarketScout

Dallas, Texas-based MarketScout has announced that Ralph Brown will become part of the company’s underwriting and brokerage operation, focusing on energy, manufacturing and wholesale opportunities. Brown, formerly vice president of XL’s primary domestic and international casualty division, has more than …

Zuger Joins Network E&S Insurance Brokers

Network E&S Insurance Brokers, LLC, a California-based wholesale broker announced that Dina Zuger has joined the company as a partner and executive vice president. Her immediate responsibility will be to establish and staff an office in San Francisco. Zuger brings …

Kelter-Alliant Moves to New Offices

Birmingham, Mich.-based real estate insurance brokerage Kelter-Alliant Insurance Services announced today the relocation of its offices to 101 Southfield Rd., Birmingham, Mich., 48009. The new headquarters building for Kelter-Alliant is a landmark property, located at the gateway to the city. …

Burns & Wilcox Adds Ryda as Ad Assistant in Mich. Home Office

Farmington Hills, Mich.-based managing general agency Burns & Wilcox has hired Kristyn Ryda as the advertising assistant in the company’s home office advertising department. As advertising assistant, Ryda is responsible for supporting the advertising department in coordinating marketing campaigns and …

CPCU Society Weighs Self-Regulatory Option for P/C Industry to Help Restore Public Image Hurt by Brokerage Issues

The property casualty industry’s leading educational society is weighing what role to play in helping the industry restore its image after months of charges about bid rigging and contingent commissions. A presidential task force of the Society of Chartered Property …

Calif. Student Arrested in Fraud Case

Alisa Louise Yates, 21, and her husband, Gregory Daniel Yates, 25, both of Buttonwillow, were taken into custody last week as a result of investigations by the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the California Department of Insurance’s Fraud Division, and the …

Society of Insurance Research Announces Spring Workshop Series, May 11-13

The Society of Insurance Research will hold its Spring 2005 Workshop Series in Chicago from May 11-13. Nearly two dozen leading insurance researchers will deliver presentations at the event. On May 11, attendees can choose between a full-day symposium on …