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

Desert Wind, Heat Making Fighting Calif. Wildfires Tough

California firefighters dug in for another day of blistering heat Thursday as they struggled to keep a string of desert wildfires from spreading toward the mountain resort community of Big Bear Lake. The lightning-sparked flames had already destroyed nearly 100 …

Mo. Department Files Complaint Against Former CEO of Capital Reserve

The Missouri Department of Insurance has filed a complaint seeking discipline of the former Chief Executive Officer of Capital Reserve Life Insurance Company. The complaint names Joseph E. Warden, of New Albany, Ohio, as an insurance producer who misappropriated company …

London-based Aviva PLC Aquires Iowa’s AmerUs for $2.9 Billion

Aviva PLC, Britain’s largest insurance company, said Thursday it will take over U.S. life insurance company AmerUs Group Co. in a $2.9 billion deal that will expand the U.K. insurer’s reach into the U.S. market. London-based Aviva will pay $69 …

Ng Joins Dealey, Renton & Associates in Oakland, Calif.

Dealey, Renton & Associates Insurance Brokers has named Marlowe Ng manager, Agents & Brokers Department in the company’s Oakland office. Ng will have overall responsibility for sales and customer service in that department. The department places professional liability policies for …

Wis. Gas Giveaway from Allstate Leads to Crashes, Arrests

Allstate’s good intentions turned nasty when two car crashes occurred and four people were arrested in excitement over a gasoline giveaway to reward the city of Milwaukee for its safe-driving record. For the most part, hundreds of drivers waited patiently …

Happy Birthday Visit Ends with Lawsuit Between Daughter, Mother

An Illinois woman is suing her Wisconsin parents for negligence, claiming a surprise birthday visit to her mother in January 2005 left the woman with a broken ankle after a fall on her parents’ icy driveway. A federal judge has …

Langford Honored With Raymond Mauk Award

James Langford, an assistant vice president at the Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies, was presented the Raymond Mauk Leadership Award July 13, at the 14th Annual Mid-Year Property and Casualty Symposium. Langford becomes the ninth recipient of the award. The …

New Bid Deadline for Texas’ Insurance Verification System Looms

The Texas Department of Insurance revised the bid deadline competitive offers from individuals and/or entities for the establishment of a motor vehicle financial responsibility program for the verification of whether owners of motor vehicles have established financial responsibility in accordance …

Suit Against La.’s Last-Resort Plan Becomes Class Action

A lawsuit alleging that Louisiana’s insurance plan of last resort failed to pay homeowner claims following hurricanes Katrina and Rita has been granted class-action status. State District Judge Henry Sullivan took the action on the suit, which alleges that Louisiana …

America First Creates Disaster Plan Guide for South Central Customers

Dallas-based America First Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, announced it has created a disaster planning guide to help its 8,500 homeowner insurance customers throughout Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas protect their families and homes during hurricane season. A …