Aon Risk Services of the West has appointed Julie Davis to its senior management team in the technology practice to strengthen its San Francisco/Bay area team. In her new role, Davis will be tasked with building on client relationships, new …
Recognizing that innkeepers need broad protection and flexible limits. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. is now offering the innkeepers’ extension endorsement, which combines 32 options in a single package for small inns. These coverages have been bundled together to make it …
Former North Dakota workers compensation director Sandy Blunt pleaded not guilty to two felony charges of misspending agency funds, almost two months after the state Supreme Court ruled Blunt should go on trial. South Central District Judge Bruce Romanick tentatively …
West Palm Beach, FL, August 28, 2008 — McAuley Woods and Associates is excited to announce that it has completed negotiations with Adrian Smith, CEO of Geneva Risk Services, to open McAuley Woods of the Midwest. Adrian’s current team of …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A++’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa+” of General Re Group and its members. The ratings apply to General Reinsurance Corporation (Delaware) and its core P/C and …
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has proposed regulations that would make green auto insurance option available for California consumers. If implemented, pay-as-you-drive auto insurance would allow motorists to more accurately pay for the coverage they need, by linking their premium …
A 600-acre wildfire near Draper, Utah, continues to threaten more than 100 buildings. Fire officials said Aug. 26, 2008, they’re trying to establish containment lines around the blaze. On Aug. 25, more than 60 homes in nine Draper neighborhoods were …
Caroline Edkins has been hired by Cavignac & Associates, a San Diego-based risk management and commercial insurance brokerage firm, as an account administrator. Edkins brings to Cavignac & Associates more than 16 years of experience in the insurance industry. In …
A new study on teen driving habits and safety found that 59 percent of teens always buckled up in the driver seat but only 42 percent always wore seat belts as passengers. However, only 38 percent of all teens in …
TAPCO Underwriters Inc., a Burlington, N.C.-based managing general agent, said it is now offering its products and proprietary quoting and binding process to retail agents in Pennsylvania. TAPCO says its “instant” service model with its proprietary software reduces the insurance …
