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

NCCI Workers Comp Symposium Set for May in Orlando

Workers compensation rating organization, NCCI Holdings, Inc., released the full agenda for its Annual Issues Symposium to be held May 10-11 in Orlando, Fla. The highlight of the AIS is the annual State of the Line presentation by NCCI Chief …

Ky., Federal Officials to Address National Flood Insurance Questions

Specific information about national flood insurance will be available as representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Flood Insurance Program, staff members from the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet’s Office of Insurance and Division of Water will hold a …

Orlando Attorney Elected President of Windstorm Insurance Group

Attorney Janice A. Kelly was recently elected as the 2007- 2008 president of the Windstorm Insurance Network, Inc., a non-profit organization comprised of almost 1,000 individuals and groups interested in windstorm-related insurance and claims services. Kelly was elected at the …

Qualcorp, Inc. unveils QueryPlus reporting tool for AFW & 360 Agency Management Systems at National AMS User Conference

QualCorp, Inc announced today that they will be showing their new agency reporting tool, QueryPlus AFW/360, in Orlando Florida at the AMS National User Conference on March 21-25, 2007. QueryPlus makes the on-going chore of mining data out of the …

W. Va. Hosting Workers Comp Training Sessions

The Offices of the Insurance Commissioner of West Virginia in cooperation with the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), will hold training sessions around the state on development of workers’ compensation premiums and experience rating calculations. The half-day sessions are …

N.D. Legislature Passes Insurance Modernization Bill

The North Dakota Senate took a positive step toward a more flexible and responsive insurance marketplace, according to one national insurance trade association. “Both commercial and personal lines customers will be better served under the provisions of SB 2296 because …

Kaufman Financial Group/Burns & Wilcox Adds Corporate Staff

Kaufman Financial Group/Burns & Wilcox has announced that Christopher Zoidis has joined the company as director of corporate development. In this newly created position, Zoidis will focus on acquisitions and new business opportunities. Most recently, he served as senior manager …

FBI: Internet Crimes Range from Auction Fraud to Murder Threats

When it comes to crime, the Internet is like a Swiss Army knife—a multi-purpose tool that’s easy to use and highly versatile. That’s made clear, says the FBI, by the 2006 annual report just issued by its Internet Crime Complaint …

Reed Joins Thoits Insurance as Vice President

Mountain View, Calif.-based Thoits Insurance has named Jim Reed vice president. Reed has 11 years of experience in the high tech industry at the senior management level, including six years with Nokia Corp. Prior to joining Thoits, Jim spent a …

PSIC Reduces Rates in the California Homeowners Market

Property and casualty insurer Pacific Specialty Insurance Co. has rate reductions in its suite of residential property products in California. Rates have been reduced 17 percent on preferred homeowners HO-3, 11 percent on standard homeowners HO-3, 10 percent on renters …