Monthly Archives: <span>February 2006</span>

Okla. Lawmaker Challenges Colleagues to be Examples of Healthy Living

As cancer and heart disease continue to be the two leading causes of death in Oklahoma, State Rep. Joe Dorman is urging legislators to set an example for living healthier lives. Dorman plans on teaming up with the Oklahoma branches …

Indiana General Assembly Considers Key Insurance Proposals

The Indiana General Assembly begins the second half of its 2006 session considering important insurance bills, according to the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies. “Key bills correcting an error in the state’s farm mutual tax code, modernizing the commercial …

Hupp Named President at AIG Aviation

American International Group Inc. (AIG) reported that David Hupp has been named president and chief executive officer of AIG Aviation Inc. (AIG Aviation), a wholly owned subsidiary of AIG. Hupp will be responsible for day-to-day operations of AIG Aviation, headquartered …

Crawford & Company Announces Quarterly Dividend

On Feb. 7, 2006, the Board of Directors of Crawford & Company, based in Atlanta, Ga., declared quarterly dividends of $0.06 per share on the Class A Common Stock and $0.06 per share on the Class B Common Stock, payable …

Mission Insurance Estate Liquidated, Claimants To Receive $530 Million

California’s Conservation and Liquidation Office (CLO) will distribute $530 million to policyholders and claimants from the liquidated estate of the Mission Insurance Companies, California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced Wednesday. The latest amount brings the total amount distributed since 2003 …

QualCorp, Inc. Announces QueryPlus Reporting Tool

QueryPlus is a reporting tool that reads every database you operate on your LAN/WAN simultaneously and in real time. Regardless of location or size of your database! QueryPlus connects the information from any of these databases: Access, dBASE, Informix, MySQL, …

eAutoclaims Sees Record Growth in Processed Transactions

Oldsmar, Fla.-based eAutoclaims, a provider of managed collision repair services and insurance claims processing technology applications, reported growth in claims volume processed for the quarter ending Jan. 31, 2006. The company said its Special Market Division saw a 50 percent …

Travelers Introduces Indian Tribal Workers’ Compensation Product

St. Paul Travelers has introduced a Tribal Workers’ Compensation product for Indian tribes and their enterprises. This product is specifically designed for federally-recognized Indian tribes that have a tribal ordinance which requires employers to pay benefits to their employees for …

AIG Settles Fraud, Bid-Rigging and Improper Accounting Charges with SEC, N.Y.

State and federal regulators today announced agreements that resolve pending litigation and investigations of fraud, bid-rigging and improper accounting by the nation’s largest insurance company. Under the agreements, American International Group (AIG) has acknowledged misconduct, adopted a series of groundbreaking …

Infinity Property and Casualty Increases Dividend 25%

Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation, headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., reported it declared a quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share of Infinity Property and Casualty Common Stock. The annual rate of $0.30 represents a 25 percent increase over the dividend paid …