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

Personal Lines Profiles

Bollinger Inc. Short Hills, N.J. Owner(s)/principal(s): John A. Windolf, G. Alex Crispo, Douglas T. Cook, Lori Windolf Crispo, Matthew Gardner, Rhonda Linnett Graber 2006 personal lines premium: $85.0 million Number of personal lines insurers represented: 20+ Founded in 1933, Bollinger …

Personal Lines Profiles

Lawley Service Inc. p:Buffalo, N.Y. Owner(s)/principal(s): William J. Lawley Jr., Christopher D. Ross, Michael R. Lawley 2006 personal lines premium: $61 million No. of personal lines insurers: 15 Lawley Service Inc. resides in downtown Buffalo, N.Y., on its local main …

Personal Lines Profiles

Oklahoma Agents Alliance Oklahoma City, Okla. Owner(s)/principal(s): Ken Anderson, Tony Caldwell 2006 personal lines premium: $35.8 million Founded in 2000, Oklahoma Agents Alliance is a network of independent agencies with offices in 45 locations. OAA grew its personal lines business …

Personal Lines Profile

North Florida Agency Network Tallahassee, Fla. Owner(s)/principal(s): Rod Vaughn, Virginia Vaughn, Vanessa Jung 2006 personal lines premium: $29.6 million No. of personal lines insurers: 31 North Florida Agency Network is a network of agencies with administrative offices in Tallahassee. NFAN, …

News Currents

Survey: 75% of consumers satisfied with insurance agents; personalized service Three-quarters of consumers are very satisfied with the service provided by their insurance agents and remain committed to working with them in the future, according to a new survey of …

Personal Lines Profiles

Frenkel & Co. Inc. New York, N.Y. Owner(s)/principal(s): John Kelly, John Bradley 2006 personal lines premium: $26.8 million No. of personal lines insurers: 20 Frenkel & Co. Inc., founded in 1878, serves only high net worth individuals through its two …

‘Broken lawsuit system’ hurts small business, dampens the spirit of entrepreneurship, study claims

The tort system in the United States cost small businesses $98 billion in 2005, with the fear of lawsuits altering the way the small business owners make decisions, according to studies released at a Congressional hearing by the U.S. Chamber …

New ‘Green’ captive insurer forms for eco-friendly businesses

Plans are in place for what its creators say will be the first captive insurance program designed exclusively for companies that are committed to sustainable business practices such as using renewable energy and producing environmentally friendly products. Denver-based Domani Sustainability …

Figures

9.6% Proposed amount of increase the Property & Casualty Insurance Co. of Hartford, part of the Hartford Insurance Group, wants to raise private passenger automobile rates in Nevada, according to the state Department of Insurance. The rate increase proposal is …

Fraud Roundup

Hawaii producer’s license revoked Hawaii State Insurance Commissioner J. P. Schmidt revoked the insurance producer license of Amy Pohaiokalani Fernandez (aka Amy Pohaiokalani Waikiki and Pohai Waikiki) and fined her $20,000. Commissioner Schmidt charged Fernandez with stealing $11,737 in premium …