Independent insurance agents in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania now have access to a five-component, Web-based resource created to simplify agency management. The HR Solution includes an audit survey, employee handbook template, administrative and compliance guidelines, administrative forms and on-call consultation …
Some Ohio state officials aren’t quite ready to say that legislative efforts to cap award amounts and other tort reform efforts are having an impact on dropping claims numbers. The state insurance director said last week that it’s too soon …
The last of four Tiptonville, Tenn., firefighters who had been charged in a series of arsons has entered guilty pleas. Floyd Kilburn pleaded guilty Jan. 22 to reckless burning charges, receiving a suspended jail term of 11 months, 29 days. …
The Independent Insurance Agents of El Paso announced the installation of new members of its Board of Directors. George Saenz Sr. of Cielo Vista Insurance Agency was installed as president. Other officers who will serve for the 2008 term are: …
A bill introduced by Oklahoma state Senator Bill Brown would require a conviction of boating while under the influence (BUI) to be made part of an individual’s driving record. The aim of Senate Bill 1140 is to reduce the number …
Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers says an arson task force is looking at four fires set at the front doors of occupied homes. They were set this month and last month in South Philadelphia. Ayers says he fears someone will …
The two largest auto insurance writers in Massachusetts have been given the green light to use the rates they filed for 2008 in rulings that characterize the state attorney general’s objections as “irrelevant” in the state’s new competitive marketplace. The …
Addressing rollover safety, the government last week proposed that new cars and trucks undergo new tests to measure the strength of their roofs. With more than 10,000 people dying every year in rollovers, transportation officials modified a plan first issued …
A high-ranking attorney for General Electric Co. can go ahead with her class-action lawsuit against what she calls the “very male-dominated culture” in the international conglomerate, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Peter Dorsey last week rejected a …
Willis Group Holdings announced that Rob Perry will join its Asia Political Risk and Trade Credit division team in Singapore as an Executive Director. He is currently a team leader in Willis’ Political Risk Practice in London working closely with …
