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

Ratings Roundup: Employers; Argonaut; First Beacon

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of “A-” (Excellent) and assigned issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” to Employers Insurance Group and its two pooled property/casualty operating members, Employers Insurance Company of Nevada and Employers Compensation …

Rating Recap: Residential Re 2007 (USAA)

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has assigned senior secured debt ratings to five classes of variable rate notes issued by Residential Reinsurance 2007 Ltd. (Res Re 2007) as follows: — $145 million Class 1 Series 2007-1 variable-rate notes due June …

Ala. Legislature Approves Auto Insurance Hikes, Defers Building Code

The Alabama Legislature adjourned yesterday after giving final approval to a key insurance measure that will increase the state’s auto liability minimum limits from 20/40/10 to 25/50/25. Legislators deferred to the 2008 session final action on a bill establishing a …

N.C.: TriSure Names CEO, Restructures to Meet Future Growth

Raleigh, N.C.-based TriSure Corp. named John Cramer, a partner and co-founder, the firm’s new chief executive officer. The move stems from TriSure’s need to implement a management structure that positions it for future growth, according to a company news release …

Fast-Growing, State-Run Property Insurers Pose Risk for Taxpayers

Exponential growth of state-run property insurers of last resort ultimately may shift much of the long-term risk of hurricane-related losses to policyholders and taxpayers, even those who live nowhere near the coast, reports the private insurance industry’s Insurance Information Institute. …

Bell-Anderson Agency Named Key Producer by Ohio Casualty

Bell-Anderson Agency Inc., a locally based independent insurance agency, has been named as a “Key Producer” by the member companies of Ohio Casualty Group. “The status of Key Producer is awarded to a select group of agencies, based on their …

Marsh Appoints John C. Butcher to Lead Chicago Office

Marsh Inc., the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor, today announced the appointment of John C. Butcher as head of the Chicago office. The Chicago office of Marsh is located in the Loop at 500 W. Monroe St.. Timothy …

Former La. Agent Arrested for Alleged Felony Theft, Fined $10K

A former Shreveport, La., insurance agent has been arrested, issued a cease and desist order and served with a $10,000 fine notice for alleged felony theft and filing false public documents, the Louisiana Department of Insurance announced. Kristin Lakvold Childers, …

La. State Police Charge 2 with Insurance Fraud in Big Rig Wreck

Two people are accused of intentionally crashing the tractor portion of a tractor-trailer rig as part of an insurance scam in Louisiana. The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud and Auto Theft Unit arrested Christopher Bonier, 31, of Chestnut and Liza …

Rasberry Exits Miss. Insurance Race

Jim Rasberry has withdrawn as a candidate for Mississippi insurance commissioner. Rasberry, president of Rasberry Financial Services in Laurel, said that he was withdrawing from the Democratic Party primary because it was “difficult to obtain a firm footing in this …