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

IMG to Refund U.S. Grand Prix Tickets

International Medical Group(R), Inc. announced that, through its subsidiary iTravelInsured(R), it would offer refunds for U.S. Grand Prix tickets to any client who purchased trip cancellation coverage through the company for the trip to Indianapolis to attend the race. Formula …

Montana Worried About Pending Work Comp Ruling

A case before the Montana Workers’ Compensation Court could potentially create a $300 million deficit for the state workers’ compensation insurance system. The case before Workers’ Compensation Judge Mike McCarter could, if successful, force the Montana State Fund and other …

Provo, Utah Needs Extra Money to Settle Claims

Utah’s city budgeting office has requested an additional $100,000 from the Municipal Council to replenish the diminished insurance-claims fund. The original budget allocated $200,000 for that fund for the 2004-2005 fiscal year, but during that time, the city paid out …

IINC Hosts Marketing Conference for Emerging Industries July 8

California’s cultural melting pot challenges professional marketers and communicators to tailor their efforts to communities that are constantly evolving. To address the many challenges of reaching these emerging markets, the Insurance Information Network of California will host a one-day business …

Welty Joins MCS

Irvine, Calif.-based Millennium Corporate Solutions has hired Matt Welty as its resident surety and bonds expert. Welty, who has over 20 years of experience specializing in surety products, began his career at Amwest Surety Insurance Company, in San Bernardino in …

State Farm Mutual Auto Reduces Ga. Auto Premiums 3.8 Percent

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company has announced it will reduce auto policy rates by an average of 3.8 percent over the next six months. State Farm, with 1.5 million policyholders, is one of Georgia’s largest insurance companies. A company …

WIAA Fights Back Against Calif. Commissioner’s Proposed Regulations

The Western Insurance Agents Association has released a brochure on behalf of its member agents detailing its campaign to stop California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi’s alleged excessive and unjust regulations aimed at the insurance industry. “It’s a fact: agents and …

L.A. CPCU Chapter Installs New Directors

On June 14, Society Vice President Betsey Brewer of The Rule Company installed the newly-elected Officers and Directors of the CPCU Society’s Los Angeles Chapter. The installation, for the upcoming 2005-2006 year, was held at the Jonathan Club in downtown …

J. Hyatt Brown Undergoes Successful Bypass Surgery

J. Hyatt Brown, chairman and CEO of Brown & Brown Inc., with offices in Daytona Beach and Tampa, Fla., has undergone successful bypass surgery. According to a company spokesperson, the procedure, performed June 21, is not expected to prevent him …

American Agents Alliance Convention Selling Out Fast

This year’s annual American Agents Alliance’s convention will feature another solid program of seminars and continuing education courses, a sold-out two-day trade show, three general sessions with speakers from the insurance industry’s top echelons, and much more! The Alliance invites …