A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” of SALAMA Islamic Arab Insurance Company (P.S.C.), which is based in the United Arab Emirates. The outlook for both ratings …
As of 11:00 a.m. EDT the center of Tropical Storm Fay was about 70 Miles (115 kms) south-southeast of Key West Florida and about 65 miles (103 kms) east-northeast of Havana Cuba. Florida’s governor has declared a state of emergency …
The Ohio Department of Insurance says its consumer hot line can help when Ohioans have trouble with their insurance companies. In the first six months of this year, 1,429 complaints were filed with the state concerning health plans. An analysis …
Canton, Massachusetts-based OneBeacon Professional Partners has appointed Susan Angelo senior vice president of managed care. In her new role, Angelo will oversee all product, business development and underwriting strategies for managed care liability for the group, a member of OneBeacon …
A judge in Louisiana has asked a state official to review the validity of private attorneys’ contracts to represent Louisiana’s attorney general in a case over the state’s Road Home hurricane recovery program. U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval said insurance …
Texas-based managing general agency RSI International Inc. has promoted Holly Beers to vice president. Beers started her insurance career in 1994 with the J.D. Williams Company in El Paso. She joined RSI in 2002 as commercial lines underwriter; most recently …
USI Southwest announced that Jim Braniff III, John Braniff Sr., Jim Braniff IV and John Braniff Jr. have joined the Houston office as senior officers of the firm. This team represents the second and third generation of an insurance family …
The Missouri Supreme Court recently reversed a case involving emotional distress of one party after a major collision. The case involves the grant of summary judgment to the defendant in a negligence case where the plaintiff sought damages, in part, …
Atlanta-based insurance and risk management firm, Pritchard & Jerden Inc., added Lawson Burnat and Allen Lumpkin as account executives in its commercial lines department. Burnat worked in the staffing industry for four years prior to joining Pritchard & Jerden and …
Chester Springs, Pennsylvania insurance program RelMark launched the Fire Sprinkler Risk Purchasing Group, Inc. offering fire sprinkler contractors’ general liability insurance and risk management needs. RelMark President Tom Giangiulio said contractors can seek membership and coverage from the Fire Sprinkler …
