Shelly Diegel has been elected chairman of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents‘ company council of executive officers for 2006. Diegel is vice president for small business distribution at Zurich in Baltimore, Md., and has represented Zurich Small Business …
A multimillion-dollar construction defects award was erased by a unanimous Nevada Supreme Court decision that held the case had been improperly given class-action status by a lower court judge. The high court ruling favors Beazer Homes Holding Corp. and went …
Ventura County, Calif., District Attorney Gregory Totten reported that the office’s Consumer and Environmental Protection Division recently obtained two convictions for violation of the California Contractors State Licensing Laws. On Dec. 13, 2005, Manuel Francisco Galan was placed on probation …
It’s one thing to prepare for a disaster to mitigate damage, but what should policyholders do if the damage is already done? The Association of California Insurance Companies offered the following tips — that can be shared with customers — …
Actions and Proceedings Topliff v. Chicago Insurance Co. (Wash. Court of Appeals, Nov. 15, 2005) Ruling: The insured, an attorney, had been sued in an underlying action, and his professional liability insurer denied coverage because the claim was not within …
New penalties for drunk drivers, street racers, and “pocket bike” riders–along with improvements to California’s teen driving requirements–are among the laws that took effect Jan. 1, 2006, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. “Many of these laws are …
Nuts & Bolts: Yates & Associates Insurance Services is offering a new garage program targeting new and used car dealers, private passenger auto repair shops, RV dealers and repair, motorcycle dealers and repair, gas stations with auto repair and convenience …
Nuts & Bolts: SIU LLC is offering new general liability and property products for technology-related service entities, including: computer consultants or programming; computer programming services; staff augmenters/IT staffing; government and defense contractors; computer data processing time-sharing; computer data processing operations; …
Nuts & Bolts: Excess & Surplus Lines Insurance Brokers Inc. is placing EPLI with or without third-party liability. Policies can be written monoline or as part of the directors’ and officers’ or partnership liability. Both new ventures and long-established firms …
Insurance buyers see increasing value from reducing their total cost of risk across multiple lines of commercial insurance, according to a new survey commissioned by property and casualty insurer Wausau Insurance, Wausau, Wis. The survey, “Wausau Multiline Productivity Poll,” indicated …
