August 8, 2005
The opportunity to win a large cash prize, vacations for life, or a brand new car for sinking a lucky hole-in-one not only adds a high level of buzz and excitement to any golf tournament, but it also creates heightened …
August 8, 2005
The job description of property/casualty agents and brokers can on occasion include “golf event planner.” Typically insurance professionals turn to event experts, but sometimes budgets and time don’t allow for the hiring an event planner. In either case, insurance professionals …
August 8, 2005
If you believe the stereotype, insurance adjusters love golf. When I first began working in the insurance claims industry 15 years ago, I was told a joke about the industry: Three 10-year old boys are bragging about their dads, as …
August 8, 2005
Needless to say, all eyes surrounding Baltusrol are towards the skies. If the weatherman cooperates, the 87th PGA Championship in Springfield, N.J., could be one for the record books, as the game’s top golfers descend on the Garden State and …
August 8, 2005
One of the most problematic insurance questions that developed following the destruction of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, involved business interruption coverage. With the destruction of the World Trade Center complex, there was significant disagreement as to …
August 8, 2005
Common sense as well as experience suggest that handling and dialing cell phones while driving compromise safety, and evidence is accumulating that phone conversations also increase crash risk. New research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety quantifies the added …
August 8, 2005
Nuts & Bolts: Lexington Insurance is offering a new market for renters sold directly through insurance agents. The benefits to be paid, subject to the policy’s express provisions and to the extent of the $100,000 policy limits, are in the …
August 8, 2005
Nuts & Bolts: Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. is offering a new market for apartments. This new product is a comprehensive apartment building package policy especially designed to meet the needs of owners and managers involved in the commercial apartment …
August 8, 2005
Nuts & Bolts: Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services is introducing a new computer/technology liability insurance policy. The list of eligible classes is extensive–from data management service to software programming and systems design to security consultants. Among the computer/technology insurance features …
August 8, 2005
Charles Dangelo American International Group Inc.announced that AIG Vice President Charles Dangelo has been appointed AIG’s senior reinsurance officer, effective immediately. In this role, he will be responsible for all outward reinsurance relationships involving AIG companies. Alfred Bergbauer Dangelo will …