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

Geo. F. Brown & Sons Extends Liquor Liability Program to Arizona

Geo. F. Brown & Sons Inc. is offering a liquor liability program in Arizona. Available on a non-admitted basis, the new program is for all classes serving alcoholic beverages including bars and taverns, restaurants, private clubs, retail stores, special events, …

Texas AG Warns of Bank Scam E-Mails

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott released an urgent message for all Texans to be on the lookout for official-looking e-mails purporting to originate from major financial institutions asking for personal account information. In the latest series of so-called “phishing” scams, …

Scoliosis Treatment Center Owner Charged with Fraud in La.

Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., reported that Arthur Copes, 5710 North Shore Drive, Baton Rouge, La., surrendered to Attorney General Special Agents on 117 counts of insurance fraud for his alleged involvement in a medical billing insurance scam …

Crouse and Associates Offers Contractors’ Land Improvement Program

Crouse and Associates has introduced a land improvement program designed for small- to medium-sized residential and commercial contractors. Target classes include: *Concrete curbs, gutter and sidewalks, shipping docks and pads for electrical panel sheds (no residential pads); *Driveways, parking lots, …

American National Declares Dividend

American National Insurance Company, headquartered in Galveston, Texas, announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of 75 cents per share on its common stock payable March 17, 2006, to shareholders of record as of the close of …

University of San Diego Hosts Real Estate Risk Management Seminar

The University of San Diego’s Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate will hold a free seminar in risk management Monday, Feb. 27 in USD’s Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice. The event begins with a reception at 6:30 p.m. …

PIA Western Alliance Forms Charitable Foundation for Local Communities

The PIA Western Alliance has formed the PIA Western Alliance Community Foundation, a partnership formed by the member agents and independent insurers to invest in local communities. Insurers and agents representing the nine Western Alliance states — Alaska, Arizona, California, …

King’s Bay Insurance Services Adds Cratem as Sr. VP of Underwriting

Michael Cratem has joined Florida-based King’s Bay Insurance Services as senior vice president, Underwriting. In this position, he will be responsible for the underwriting function of this Florida licensed Managing General Agency. Cratem has more than 14 years of property/casualty …

Legislators Considering Resolution Opposing Federal Preemption

A proposed resolution reiterating opposition to federal initiatives that would preempt state insurance regulation will be considered Friday afternoon by the National Conference of Insurance Legislators during its State-Federal Relations Committee meeting at it spring conference in Weston, Fla. The …

N.D. Supreme Court Ruling Backs Insurance Company, Poolman Position

Nodak Mutual Insurance Co. isn’t required to hold contested elections for its board of directors, nor is Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman obliged to force the company to do so, the North Dakota state Supreme Court decided. The Ward County Farm …