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

Odom Joins Felten & Assoc.

Jeremy Odom has joined the Felten & Assoc. staff in Vero Beach, Fla. as a financial representative. Odom was previously with Northwestern Mutual in Orlando, Fla. Felten and Associates is a 52-year-old company offering employee benefits, personal and commercial insurance …

Sagil to Direct CHOICE Provider Management, Bill Review Ops

Julie M. Sagil has been promoted by Tampa, Fla.-based CHOICE Medical Management Services, LLC to director of provider management and bill review operations. Sagil was previously director of network operations. Her duties have been expanded to also include CHOICE’s Medical …

Two QA Inspectors Arrested in Miss.; Allegedly Solicited Contractors for Hurricane Ivan Bribes

Clarence Parnell of Vicksburg, Miss. and Sarah Tolbert of Pensacola, Fla. have been indicted by a grand jury and face federal charges of soliciting bribes while doing relief work after Hurricane Ivan hit the Florida Panhandle last September. Parnell is …

Allianz Sees Continued Growth in Central and Eastern Europe

Allianz notes on its Web site – www.allianz.com – that Central and Eastern Europe continues to be an important growth area for the German insurer. “In the first half of 2005, premium income stood at 1.355 billion euros [$1.65 billion] …

Goerke Appointed to Zurich Group Management Board; Head of HR

Zurich Financial Services Group announced the appointment of Peter Goerke (43) as Group Head of Human Resources and a member of the Group Management Board. He joins Zurich from Egon Zehnder International where he was a Principal and Global Head …

Aon: 4 Airline Crashes Result in $180 Million Bill for Insurers

Aon Corp. reported on Friday that the four airline crashes that have hit Canada, Italy, Venezuela and Greece this month, have resulted in August being the worst month for airline losses in more than three years. According to Aon, the …

Terminated Doc Owes W. Va. WCC More than $1 Million

The West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission’s decision to terminate a Beckley physician from the workers’ compensation program was recently upheld by an administrative law judge, resulting in the right to reclaim more than $1.3 million in fraudulently obtained payments. Earlier …

MJM Investigations Names Halliday as Tech VP

North Carolina-based MJM Investigations Inc., an international insurance investigations firm providing investigative solutions to the insurance industry, announced the appointment of John Halliday as vice president of Technology. Halliday comes to MJM with more than 26 years of experience in …

Maryland’s IWIF Partners with Pair of Members to Offer WC Coverage

IWIF Workers’ Compensation Insurance, a Maryland workers’ compensation insurance carrier, recently introduced two new target market programs specially designed for WANADA and AIMS members domiciled in Maryland. The Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association, in partnership with IWIF, now offers …

Progressive Announces Q3 Dividend

The Board of Directors of The Progressive Corporation has declared a quarterly dividend of $.03 per common share payable Sept. 30, 2005, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Sept. 9, 2005. The Progressive Group of Insurance …