As North Carolina lawmakers prepare for adjournment after a long session, they can claim credit for passing important reforms to the state’s workers compensation system and identity theft protection legislation this week. “This session the Legislature took an important first …
ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, announced two appointments in its ACE Casualty Risk Unit. William Hazelton joins ACE USA as senior vice president and underwriting manager for ACE Environmental Risk and Mitchell …
Dallas-based McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. (MHBT), one of the largest privately owned insurance brokerages in the nation, announced the recent appointments of Carla Paschal and Ann Forkner as vice presidents of marketing in the firm’s Dallas office. “Carla brings …
The California Earthquake Authority has voted to reduce earthquake insurance premiums by 22 percent, in hopes that it will encourage more homeowners to purchase or renew earthquake coverage. The proposal will now go before the state’s Department of Insurance for …
Quadrant Insurance Managers, an Ohio-based MGA, announced it has opened an office in Houston, Texas — Quadrant Insurance Services LLC — to accommodate its expanding southwestern customer base. The Texas expansion follows the January 2004 management buyout of the Quadrant …
Arthur Picklo, a former Florida Department of Insurance investigator has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Jacksonville, Fla. to 40 years in federal prison for violating the civil rights of a man he shot and robbed five years ago …
The Florida Association of Independent Insurance Agents has just issued an alert cautioning members that Hurricane Katrina is eyeing the Panhandle, is already at CAT 2 intensity, and could soon become a CAT 3. Katrina could become a major hurricane …
An early morning fire in a dilapidated building in Paris 13th Arrondissement has left 17 people dead, including 6 children and another 30 injured. The building was one of many in the French capital that have been converted to temporary …
Typhoon Mawar came ashore on Honshu, Japan’s main island, early Friday morning (local time) packing winds up to 95 mph (152 kph) and heavy rains that triggered flood warnings for the Tokyo region. At least two people have died in …
The French Transport Ministry announced that it will publish a list of airlines that have been banned from landing in French territory due to safety violations. The decision follows the crash in Venezuela last week of a charter airliner operated …
