Five members of the professional staff at the Gilroy Kernan & Gilroy insurance agency in New Hartford, N.Y. have been promoted. Agency President Larry Gilroy announced the promotions as follows: Donald Polczynski to chief financial officer; Gail Manfredo to sales …
The Proformance Insurance Co., a subsidiary of National Atlantic Holdings Corp., has appointed Douglas A. Wheeler, Esq. as general counsel. Wheeler joined the company in 2006 as vice president and also continues in that role. As general counsel, he will …
Insurance Skills Center is hosting its 20th Annual Agribusiness Conference on March 14-15, 2007, in Sacramento, Calif. The conference will focus on specialized farm and agricultural insurance education, with seven concurrent sessions running during two days. Among the break-out sessions …
A cell phone apparently ignited in a Vallejo, Calif., man’s pocket and started a fire that burned his hotel room and caused severe burns over half his body, fire department officials said. Luis Picaso, 59, was in stable condition Monday …
The Los Angeles, San Gabriel Valley, California El Camino and Orange Empire Chapters of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriting Society are sponsoring their First Annual Golf Tournament on Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at Brookside’s Koiner Golf Course, next to the …
Firefighters warn that the next big wildfire on Casper Mountain could be far more damaging to property than the huge fire that burned much of the area last summer. The Jackson Canyon fire covered 12,000 acres, cost about $4 million …
New Mexico Auditor Hector Balderas wants to send a message to the public and would-be whistleblowers in state and local government: alert his office to potential fraud, corruption or mismanagement. Balderas, a lawyer and former legislator from Wagon Mound, has …
When Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio and State Senate President Ken Pruitt slammed their gavels in opposite sides of the Florida Capitol Tuesday signaling commencement of a special legislative session, the hopes and dreams – and affordable house payments – …
Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland has declared a state of emergency following the recent severe winter weather impacting all 77 counties in the state. According to the Commissioner’s release the declaration will allow emergency claims adjusters from other states to be …
Recent survivors of the nation’s recent wind and ice storms know weather can affect companies’ bottom lines. Keeping that in mind, several former Google employees have developed an online platform, WeatherBill, that allows companies to purchase coverage for adverse weather …
