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

Nautilus Names McKrill Assistant VP, Schiffer VP of Operations

Nautilus Insurance Group in Scottsdale, Ariz., has named Bonnie McKrill assistant vice president-marketing and business development. She will be responsible for managing agency relations, contract management, marketing and company events. She previously was marketing manager. E-mail: bmckrill@nautilus-ins.com. Also, the company …

Banque AIG Appoints Dusek as Executive Director

Banque AIG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc., has hired Tomas Dusek as an executive director in its European marketing group. Dusek will focus on developing business opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe for Banque AIG, which is …

United America Indemnity President, Joseph Morris, to Resign

United America Indemnity, Ltd., announced today that Joseph F. Morris, United America Indemnity’s president since January 2006 and formerly chief financial officer and president of Penn-America Group Inc., which merged with United America Indemnity in January 2005, will resign from …

FEMA Working With Apartment Owners on Evacuee Recertification in Texas

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced it is working with the Texas Apartment Association and rental housing owners to reach Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Katrina evacuees who have not recertified for continued rental assistance. Thousands of evacuees may be in …

Researcher: La. Subsurface Mostly Stable

Parts of coastal Louisiana have remained stable 30 to 50 feet underground for the past 8,000 years with little or no subsidence, a Tulane University researcher writes in a study that contradicts some other recent findings. That means Louisiana, though …

Agents Again Urge Passage of Surplus Lines Reform Legislation

As the Non-Admitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2006 (HR 5637) makes its way to full committee of the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services, the American Association of Managing General Agents sent a call to all 70 members urging …

Ohio Attorney General Says ‘Casinos’ Real Issue in Shawnee Tribe Case

Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro moved to intervene in the case against the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma’s claim for lands in Ohio. In May 2005, the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma filed this suit claiming that it retained hunting …

Optional Federal Charter ‘Legislation of the Worst Kind,’ Says PIA Exec

The National Insurance Act of 2006 would undermine key insurance consumer protections, constrict the availability of insurance, create market instability and prompt a flood of litigation, according to Leonard C. Brevik, executive vice president and CEO of the National Association …

Mich. Offers New On-line Payment Option for Agents’ Licenses

Individuals wishing to become licensed as insurance agents in Michigan may now pay online for their license, Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) Commissioner Linda A. Watters announced. The online payment service is the first to be offered by …

Ohio Jury Awards Family of Brain-damaged Girl $17.8 Million

The family of a Columbus, Ohio girl, now five years old, whose brain was damaged as doctors prepared her for surgery was awarded more than $17.8 million in one of Ohio’s largest medical-malpractice awards. The settlement money is to cover …