July 18, 2006
Susan Mack has joined the Main Street America Group as senior vice president, general counsel. She will head the firm’s legal department and be responsible for determining the organization’s legal posture, will be a member of its senior management team …
July 18, 2006
Peerless Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, announced the appointment of Linda O’Donnell to vice president of underwriting for commercial lines. In this new capacity, O’Donnell will lead and oversee underwriting policy and quality management for all regional and …
July 18, 2006
Texas’ proposed program to verify that motorists have auto insurance is on hold until next year while the state figures out the best way to manage the data of 15 million drivers. Officials said the program, which the Legislature approved …
July 18, 2006
The three candidates running for Louisiana’s Commissioner of Insurance collected more than $600,000 since the beginning of the year. Acting Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon raised the most of the three, with $526,325 in cash contributions and another $4,558 in in-kind …
July 18, 2006
New York officials have denied a requested 7.5 percent hike in workers compensation premiums and criticized carriers’ attitude towards combating fraud in doing so. The decision means rates will not be going up in October as insurers had hoped. “The …
July 18, 2006
Ben Roethlisberger doesn’t plan on doing public safety announcements for motorcycle or helmet safety following his accident last month. “I don’t think that’s my place,” the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback said in a taped interview aired on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” …
July 18, 2006
New York Superintendent of Insurance Howard Mills has appointed Michael J. Tobin as the New York State Insurance Department’s deputy general counsel. He assumes his new post immediately and will report to Susan Donnellan, the deputy superintendent and general counsel. …
July 18, 2006
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled that gun owners may be negligent for shootings with their stolen firearms in specific situations, if they fail to properly lock up the weapons when they know someone with a history of violence …
July 18, 2006
Florida, Mississippi and South Carolina now rank as three of the top five states in the nation in flood insurance policy growth according to data released by the National Flood Insurance Program and FloodSmart. In order, the top states are: …
July 18, 2006
Roof deck attachment, secondary water barriers, roof coverings, brace gable ends, reinforced roof-to-wall connections, opening protection and exterior doors, including garage doors, are included in a two-step process to be implemented in August by Florida’s Department of Financial Services. DFS …