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

Fireman’s Fund Targets Senior Living Facilities with Property-Gard

To meet the needs of small, large or multi-unit senior living facilities, Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. is now offering Property-Gard, a coverage specifically created to protect residents, guests, property and income streams of senior care facilities. With the first of …

Pa. Man a Real Lightning Rod

Lightning can strike twice. Just ask Pennsylvania resident Don Frick. Frick said he survived his second lightning strike last Friday — 27 years to the day of his first — and emerged a bit shaken with only a burned zipper …

Mass. Agents Could Be Losers Under Competitive Auto Rating

Massachusetts insurance agents aren’t happy about the decision to introduce competitive rating into the state’s price-regulated private passenger auto insurance system. They enjoy the best market share (86 percent) in the country under the current system and don’t want to …

Activist Drives Mass. to Check High Accident Rate in Big Dig Tunnel

Vincent Zarrilli knows a thing or two about lost causes. His proposal to convert an aircraft carrier to a prison went nowhere. And his calls for an alternative to the Big Dig went unheeded, as did his desire to create …

Tenn.: Engle Martin Opens Nashville Branch

Atlanta-based Engle Martin & Associates Inc., a national independent insurance adjusting and claims administration firm, has opened its first Tennessee office in Nashville, led by General Adjuster Jarred McNeal. McNeal has been with Engle Martin for five years, working in …

Daniel to Run Southeast Region for Cunningham Lindsey

Larry “Dan” Daniel has been appointed vice president and southeast regional manager for Cunningham Lindsey U.S. In his new role, Daniel will have operational control for the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Daniel …

Integro Insurance Brokers Opens Office in Tennessee

Integro Insurance Brokers announced the hiring of Greg Daniels, a managing principal, and Sheila Bauer, a principal, to lead the firm’s new Nashville, Tenn., office. Roger Egan, Integro CEO and co-founder said the firm has grown to nearly 400 employees …

McCroskey Named Manager at S.C.-Based Rosenfeld Einstein

Upstate-based Rosenfeld Einstein, a South Carolina insurance organization, has named Melissa McCroskey as Benefits Account Manager at the regional brokerage and consulting firm. Prior to assuming her position at Rosenfeld Einstein, McCroskey spent seven years in human resources and employee …

Warner Joins N.C.-Based TriSure

Cheryl Warner has joined TriSure Corp. as a client executive in the firm’s property and casualty insurance division where she will focus on new business development. Warner has 20 years of professional experience in the insurance industry, specializing in serving …

Task Force to Probe Allegations Involving Former SCIF Employees

The California Highway Patrol, California Department of Insurance, and San Francisco District Attorney’s Office jointly announced the formation of a task force to investigate allegations of potential misconduct by former employees of the State Compensation Insurance Fund. Since April 2007, …