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

News Briefs

Louisiana Producer Arrested, Issued C&D A Caddo Parish, La., insurance producer was arrested and issued a cease and desist order for allegedly misappropriating insurance funds, according to the Louisiana Depart-ment of Insurance. DOI Fraud Unit investigators served Tammie Barron Thompson …

Oklahoma’s Holland Sets High Standards for Insurance Department

Commissioner views agency as a resource for industry and consumers. Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland has been at her current job less than six months, but new to the insurance industry she’s not. A former insurance agent with a specialty …

Business Moves

Republic Republic Companies Group Inc., based in Dallas, filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of up to $115,000,000 of newly issued common stock. Proceeds of the …

Ballinger Describes Texas Stamping Office Operations to AAMGA University

Structural similarities and differences between stamping and service offices in the 15 stamping offices across the U.S. and how their markets differ were discussed by Phil Ballinger, executive director of the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas, during a presentation …

Ballinger Describes Texas Stamping Office Operations to AAMGA University

Structural similarities and differences between stamping and service offices in the 15 stamping offices across the U.S. and how their markets differ were discussed by Phil Ballinger, executive director of the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas, during a presentation …

New Markets

Staffing Firms Nuts & Bolts: Victor O. Schinnerer and Company launched SpecialtyOne, an errors and omissions insurance program for management consultants and staffing firms. Target risks for the program include a range of consultants such as management, marketing, human resource, …

HR Outsourcing Booms as Organizations Gain Experience, Reap Benefits

Human resources outsourcing is on track to continue record growth in the United States, according to a new survey by Hewitt Associates, a global human resources services firm. The survey of 129 large companies representing nearly 2 million employees found …

Editor’s Note: Get with the Programs

If Insurance Journal readers have one consistent request it is for more information about available markets. No matter their agency size, history, politics or niche, readers like knowing about new opportunities for their own businesses, as well as about what …

People

U.S.I. Holdings Corp. appointed C. Jeff Pan senior vice president – Business Transformation. Pan, who will be based in Dallas, is responsible for transforming the company’s business processes from a decentralized, distributed model for information technology, accounting and administrative services …

IIAT Unveils Expanded, More Powerful Web Site

The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas launched an expanded, more powerful and newly renovated Web site, iiat.org, which incorporates its premium technical and management resources site, InfoCentral. “IIAT continues to experience a substantial increase in the level of services it …