Monthly Archives: <span>March 2007</span>

QuickQuote Under New Leadership

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.-based QuickQuote Inc., a developer of insurance software, has begun a corporate restructuring. Mark Malis, founding partner and new company president, replaced Ira Saunders, who is no longer associated with the company. Malis is the original creator of …

What Every Insurance Agent Should Know About Insurance Leads

North Hollywood, CA – QuotesAuction.com’s Real Time Insurance Leads Program is helping insurance agents nationwide increase sales and spend less time on pointless cold calling. This service was designed based on feedback from thousands of insurance agents and countless industry …

First Responders, Businesses Tell Congress U.S. Needs Disaster Plan

A coalition of first responders, emergency management experts, businesses and insurers told Congress that America needs a comprehensive public-private, federal-state partnership to protect against a massive hurricane or earthquake. “Catastrophe protection and preparation is a nationwide priority that must be …

Mass. Auto Report Urges Limited Price Competition; No Assigned Risk Change for Now

A special auto insurance study group appointed by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has recommended modest changes to introduce limited pricing competition while warning against a proposed overhaul of the state’s high risk pool at this time. Although the study group …

Conn. Court: AG Must Release Internal MassMutual Report on CEO

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today that the Connecticut Supreme Court has dismissed Mass Mutual’s appeal to stop him from publicly releasing the company’s internal investigative report on its former chief executive officer. Mass Mutual has until April 13 to …

Insurance Marketing Group Opens New Regional Office in Ind.

BHC Marketing, an independent national insurance marketing organization, has announced that it will establish a new Midwest regional office in Carmel, Ind. The office will create 20 jobs in Central Indiana. BHC Marketing, headquartered in The Woodlands,Texas, markets annuities and …

Brooks Named Symetra Financial’s Chief Actuary

Symetra Financial in Bellevue, Wash., has named Tommie Brooks vice president and chief actuary. Brooks, who has been with the company for 15 years, will be the senior manager in charge of actuarial functions and guide the company’s product pricing …

Washington Aims to Establish Insurance Fair Conduct Act

The Washington Senate has adopted an amendeed bill that insurance industry associations say will increase the number of lawsuits filed and needlessly drive up insurance costs for consumers. Senate Bill 5726 was developed to create an insurance fair conduct act. …

PLUS, CPCU To Host D&O Seminar in San Francisco on April 11

The Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) of Northern California and the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society (CPCU) Golden Gate Chapter will present their first joint program, “Directors and Officers Insurance for Private Companies,” on April 11, 2007 at The City …

PLUS Foundation Names Two Directors to Board

The PLUS Foundation, the charitable arm of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, has added two directors to the Foundation Board. From San Francisco, Patrick Hanley, president of Socius Insurance Services (previously ECM), has more than 20 years of insurance industry …