Southwestern Insurance Information Service announced the program for its 53rd Annual Educational Conference, June 27-28, 2006, at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Dallas, Texas. “We have arranged an outstanding array of presenters who will be addressing subjects of interest to …
Insurance and risk management firm McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP (MHBT), announced the appointment of Trey Halbert as a consultant in the employee benefits group in the company’s Austin office. “We are pleased to welcome Trey to the MHBT family,” …
Farmington, Conn.-based InsurBanc, a federal savings bank exclusively serving insurance agents, brokers and their clients, has made plans to also offer its customers personal banking products including, mortgage programs, home equity loans, checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, retirement …
The hailstorm that struck Central Texas on April 21 is expected to exceed $100 million in insured losses, according to the Insurance Council of Texas. Baseball-size hail pounded the city of San Marcos smashing vehicles at car dealerships and shopping …
Tryton Insurance Group LLC, based in Houston, Texas, announced the addition of Becki Tucker as associate director of marketing. In this position, Tucker’s responsibilities include the promotion of Tryton to independent agents throughout the country. Before joining Tryton, Tucker held …
The National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. has received approval for two new Florida-only class codes related to the marine industry effective July 1, 2006. NCCI is the oldest and largest provider of workers’ compensation and employee injury data and …
Minnesota’s Attorney General Mike Hatch said this week that he will press the state’s $50 billion investment fund to vote against UnitedHealth Group Inc. chairman Bill McGuire to protest his compensation. McGuire, who is also CEO of the nation’s second-largest …
“Cover the Uninsured Week” was launched in southeast Michigan this week and sponsors released a new report with government data that confirmed there is a significant gap in Michigan in the amount of health care accessed by people who do …
Republican lawmakers in Nashville, Tenn. have questioned the lack of an extended funding plan for Gov. Phil Bredesen’s Cover Tennessee health insurance proposal. Bredesen, a Democrat, has said he wants to use $100 million in TennCare reserves to pay for …
Leon County (Florida) Circuit Court Judge Thomas Bateman has ordered Southern Family Insurance Company, one of three financially-troubled property insurers of the Tampa-based Poe Financial Group, into rehabilitation. The two other Poe companies appear to be on the brink of …
