An ordinance passed last year after Hurricane Ivan struck Escambia County, Florida will have to be amended by the county commission here to allow families to replace trailers destroyed by Hurricane Dennis in areas where they are ordinarily prohibited. Dennis …
Ronald L. Alexander has been promoted to president and managing partner of Willis Group Holdings Ltd.’s Tennessee operations in Knoxville, Tenn. Alexander was formerly executive vice president and COO of Willis’s Tennessee operations. In his new capacity, Alexander will be …
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies has told a Hawaii legislative committee that passage of rate modernization laws would benefit state commerce and insurance consumers. In written comments filed last week, NAMIC State Affairs Manager Christian John Rataj cited …
The Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) reported recently that California personal injury and other plaintiffs’ lawyers contributed nearly $7.5 million to incumbent and candidate campaigns in the 2003-2004 state election cycle. Since the 1997-98 election cycle, plaintiffs’ lawyers have …
Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c22564) has announced the addition of Competitor Profiles of the Top UK Commercial General Insurers to their offering This report will profile in depth the top UK commercial insurers. Key market data on each player and their position …
WellPoint Inc. announced that Alan Spiro, M.D., has been named vice president and chief medical officer of its National Accounts business unit. He will lead the development and delivery of care management programs for employers with more than 5,000 eligible …
In the second major airline accident in just the last three days, officials reported Tuesday that all 153 passengers on a West Caribbean Airways flight from Panama to Martinique died when the plane went down in eastern Venezuela. Officials reported …
In the aftermath of last month’s destructive hailstorms, North Dakota’s Construction Compliance Task Force has begun aggressively checking construction sites to ensure that contractors are insured and licensed. Investigators from Workforce Safety & Insurance (WSI), the Attorney General, Secretary of …
Oklahoma public sector workplace accident rates are the lowest in state history, according to Commissioner of Labor Brenda Reneau. Gov. Brad Henry, reacting to the news, said the data demonstrates “the professionalism and dedication” of public employees. “Incident Rate” describes …
Speakers from the Texas Department of Insurance, the state comptroller’s office and the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas will discuss topics of importance to surplus lines professionals during a series of October seminars, SLSOT announced. The seminars will offer …
