Governor Bob Taft’s lowest point, a conviction on ethics charges, topped the list of the state’s most noteworthy stories of 2005 according to the Associated Press story. Taft, serving his second four-year term, pleaded no contest in August to failing …
Todd Graves, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, reported that a former Kansas City, Mo., police officer pleaded guilty in federal court recently to a scheme to collect insurance on a fraudulent stolen car claim. Michael J. Galley, …
After signing a state law offering low-cost medical coverage for most uninsured children in Illinois, Gov. Rod Blagojevich flew to Washington to push for broader health insurance coverage for children around the nation. Blagojevich briefed fellow Democratic governors at a …
Jordan B. Lotsoff Jordan B. Lotsoff recently joined Integro as principal in the Casualty Practice Group in the Chicago office. Lotsoff, with more than 15 years experience in commercial insurance, will be responsible for complex casualty risks, with emphasis on …
Michigan’s Attorney General Mike Cox warned consumers about the danger of flood-damaged vehicles. A Consumer Alert, Used Vehicle Buyers Watch for Flood Damage, posted to the attorney general’s Web site provides tips to avoid unpleasant surprises. “There may be half …
With more than a quarter million law firms in the United States, the lawyers’ professional liability market represents a huge opportunity for retail agents and wholesale brokers seeking to grow their business. In any given year, five to six practicing …
Insurance agents and agencies who provided personal information regarding potential or actual insureds to ChoicePoint Services Inc. between Jan. 1 1997, and Aug. 9, 2005, may be entitled to money and benefits as a result of a proposed settlement in …
The brokerage firm from which a former insurance mogul siphoned millions of dollars was ordered in December by a federal judge to pay a fine of $1.4 million, reported the Associated Press. The politically connected Michael “Mickey” Segal was sentenced …
After deciding it was safe to land in a snowstorm, the pilots of Southwest Airlines Flight 1248 overran the zone where the plane needed to touch down, losing hundreds of feet of runway that would have helped stop the jet …
The CPCU Society and the Society’sGreater Milwaukee Chapter will host two CPCU Society National Leadership Institute (NLI) courses, Strategic Thinking and Strategic Planning, Jan. 18, 2006. The CPCU Society National Leadership Institute (NLI) is the CPCU Society’s educational program for …
