The San Antonio Insurance Trade Fair, sponsored by the Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio will be held Mar. 2, 2006, at the Norris Crossroads Convention Center, 4522 Fredericksburg Road, San Antonio. Agency principals, producers, CSRs, underwriters, company representatives, adjusters, …
Kansas City, Missouri-based brokerage Lockton Cos. Inc. has announced that it will open a Florida division with staff that previously worked for Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. Sean T. Lyons and H. Stanton Shaffer, who joined Lockton after long careers …
Self Insured Solutions (http://www.calsig.com/), a California developer and administrator of private self insured workers’ compensation groups, reported the formation of three new agriculturally oriented Self Insured Groups (SIGs). “All three of these SIGs are up and ready for enrollments,” according …
Exercising everyday and not smoking could bring more than good health to those who participate. In Michigan it could mean cost savings for Medicaid patients who sign on to a healthier lifestyle. On the premise that good habits bring down …
California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi joined the Automobile Club of Southern California Tuesday to warn Southland used-car buyers who might be duped into purchasing a flood-damaged vehicle hauled from hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast states. According to the Commissioner’s office, seven 2005 …
Bruce Lees has been named vice president of sales for Athens Administrators in Concord, Calif. Lees is a veteran of 12 years in the insurance industry with experience in property and casualty, workers’ compensation, risk consulting, loss control and claims …
Sheryl E. Gordon of Louisville, Ky. has become the first female fraud investigator in Kentucky Office of Insurance history. “We are extremely proud of Gordon’s accomplishments and look forward to the contributions she will make in the important role of …
Specialty Global Insurance is launching a nationwide Travel Agents E&O program. The new program is designed for travel agents and tour operators with gross written receipts of $5,000,000 or more. Specialty Global declined to disclose the carrier’s name but advised …
Southern California residents awoke Tuesday morning to continued high winds, leaving officials worried about more fires breaking out. The Santa Ana winds, which began over the weekend, contributed to several fires, downed power lines and overturned vehicles. A wildfire aided …
Hurricane Katrina brought much death and destruction to Mississippi and Louisiana, and upcoming hurricane seasons could be just as dangerous, according to Partick J. Fitzpatrick, a Mississippi State University researcher. “We think we are 10 years into a 20- to …
