Erin C. Cerne has been named account representative for Towerstone Inc., wholesale insurance brokers and managing general agency based in Dallas. Cerne has held diversified sales and marketing positions in New York. She holds a degree in Journalism from State …
The following commentary on the push for federal regulation as a result of AIG and other financial institutions’ troubles was written by Robert PIerce, CEO, Michigan Association of Insurance Agents. Over the last few days, proponents of a new regulatory …
As repair crews work to make this hurricane-ravaged Galveston, Texas, inhabitable for the thousands of residents set to return this week, the mayor is seeking more than $2 billion in emergency federal aid. The final price tag to fully restore …
An Illinois Senate committee wants to require insurance companies to cover expanded treatment for autism. It’s the Senate’s third attempt this year to approve the measure, which would require insurers to cover up to $36,000 a year and unlimited doctor …
Richard Ford, chief examiner of the Alabama Department of Insurance since 1993, accepted election as president of the Society of Financial Examiners at the organization’s recent annual meeting in Nashville, Tenn. At the Department of Insurance, Ford directs the efforts …
Nearing the end of a years-long highly specialized residential construction project, one Hurricane Katrina survivor has become a regular stop for insurance industry representatives touring along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In some ways, Scott Sundberg of Pass Christian, Miss., is …
Homeowners in New Jersey won’t have to pay the state an extra fee to rebuild their houses after a fire or flood. The state’s Council on Affordable Housing proposed an exemption. The council had come under fire for approving regulations …
A former assemblyman from Queens has been hired to a newly created $140,000-a-year state job — in spite of the governor’s own orders putting a freeze on hiring. The Daily News reports that retired Assemblyman Ivan Lafayette has been named …
Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group finalized its acquisition of Seattle, Washington-based Safeco Corp. on Sept. 22 after entering the agreement in April. While improving its scale and geographic reach, the transaction strengthens Liberty’s already nationally-established standing to fifth largest property and …
Bermuda-based Sovereign Risk Insurance Ltd. announced that Sophie Demeyer will join the Company as a Vice President and Senior Underwriting Officer. She will replace Nila Davda, who is relocating to open Sovereign’s office in Dubai. Demeyer comes to Sovereign from …
