Gov. Haley Barbour signed a new law on March 22 designed to shore up Mississippi’s insurer of last resort and to bring economic stability to a state still recovering from Hurricane Katrina. After Katrina plowed across the state Aug. 29, …
Associated Industries of Florida is urging the state’s insurance officials and budget leaders to proceed with caution as they work toward the overhauling of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Citizens plans to expand the types of coverage it can provide. Before …
The National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies (NAILBA) announced today that it has accepted the resignation of Executive Vice President Joseph M. Normandy. NAILBA has appointed an executive search committee, to be led by former NAILBA Chairman Edward Murray, …
A severe pandemic flu outbreak could result in the second-worst recession in the United States since World War II, with the gross domestic product dropping more than 5.5 percent, according to a report recently published by Trust for America’s Health. …
A recent San Diego Superior Court ruling serves as a potential warning to legal malpractice insurers to review policy language to ensure their claims made policies can’t be more broadly construed as occurrence policies. In a ruling handed down in …
Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurane Services Inc., Rocklin, Calif., has made its Victory Artisan Contractor Program available on an admitted basis in California, Arizona, Nevada and Oregon. The program offers 46 different classes, including structural remodlers. It also allows new residential …
Aon Consulting, the human capital consulting organization of Aon Corp., announced today that Johan DeKeyzer has joined its Health and Benefits practice as senior vice president and west cluster practice leader. He has also assumed the role of local practice …
The Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration announced that Larry McCord has been named the new deputy director and general counsel. McCord has served as a unit manager for DST Systems, Inc., financial analyst for Sprint, corporate …
Schaumburg, Ill.-based Zurich announced today that Cathy Benton has been named Automobile Line of Business director for its Technical Center unit in North America. According to Gary Kaplan, chief underwriting officer for Zurich in North America, as Automobile director, Benton …
Texas State Rep. Helen Giddings announced that four bills she sponsored that deal with workers’ compensation and identity theft passed the House of Representatives and will proceed to the Senate. The first of the four bills to pass, HB 886, …
