December 14, 2005
Esmeralda Temores of Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers, has won Hoffman Brown Co.’s Service Excellence Award for 2005 for her consistent servcie to the company. For the award, Hoffman Brown measured the quality of the support received from surplus lines …
December 14, 2005
Guy Carpenter & Company Ltd. reported the release of a new report, A Year in Review – 2005 Update: Issues and Trends Affecting the Liability Market in England and Wales. The in-depth review is conducted annually to help put key …
December 14, 2005
American International Group Inc. has named Eric N. Litzky as vice president for corporate governance. He has also been named special counsel and secretary to the Board of Directors. Litzky will report directly to the AIG board on corporate governance …
December 14, 2005
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New Jersey recently presented the Richard C. Hardenbergh Community Service Award to Richard J. Gilchrest of the Martin Agency in Toms River, New Jersey. The award, presented annually in memory of Richard C. …
December 14, 2005
The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. will present Howard Levy, principal of Morstan General Agency, with its General Agent Executive of the Year award at the 12th annual Metropolitan Regional Awareness Program, Jan. 19, 2006, at the …
December 14, 2005
Congress has only a few days left to decide the future of one of the legacies of the Sept. 11 attacks, federal backup for terrorism insurance sought by the nation’s builders and investors. The 2002 Terrorism Risk Insurance Act is …
December 14, 2005
If 39 counties in upstate New York were to increase their generic prescription drug fill rates to match the upstate counties with the best rates, the estimated annual health care savings would exceed $880 million, according to an analysis issued …
December 14, 2005
New York personal injury lawyer Warren Redlich is developing a television series entitled “Personal Injury.” Redlich says he met with eight Hollywood industry leaders at the Screenwriting Expo in Los Angeles in November to pitch the concept, and is in …
December 14, 2005
The National Council on Compensation Insurance has issued an independent evaluation of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s workers’ compensation overhaul proposal and says the governor’s top recommendations would yield little savings and prompt higher premiums. NCCI compiles information on workers’ …
December 14, 2005
While Troy and Yvonne Givens slept, on Nov. 29, a large sinkhole opened up under their Portland, Tenn. home, swallowing their house, possessions and family heirlooms. The Givens’ awoke early that day to discover that much of their house had …