Monthly Archives: <span>June 2009</span>

Wilson Elser Expands in Las Vegas with Five New Partners

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP has expanded its office in Las Vegas with new partners Michael M. Edwards, Jennifer Willis Arledge, David S. Kahn, Jorge A. Ramirez and Sheri Thome. The new partners will join current partners Gloria …

Nevada Airs Insurance Public Service Announcements

Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper has released three public service announcements to air on television and radio stations across the state beginning in June. The PSAs bring to light some important issues regarding insurance, and provide a brief education …

Insurance Group Donates $2,675 to Achieving a College Education Program

The Arizona Chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriting Society has presented Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation with $2,675 in support of the foundation’s Achieving a College Education (ACE) program. ACE is a program that identifies students at risk of dropping …

Obama Administration Steps Up Financial Reform Drive

The Obama administration stepped up its push for tougher bank and financial firm rules Thursday, scheduling a briefing for lobbyists, with a focus on insurance oversight, and sending a top regulator to a Senate hearing to discuss plans for regulating …

Judge Rules Jury to Hear Claims in Starr-AIG Battle

A jury should hear the claims in litigation between American International Group Inc. and Starr International Co. Inc. controlled by the troubled insurance giant’s former chief executive, Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, a U.S. judge ruled Thursday. U.S. District Court Judge Jed …

Wells Fargo Insurance Services to Acquire Grady & Associates

Wells Fargo Insurance Services Inc., part of Wells Fargo & Co., announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Grady & Associates, a single office, retail insurance broker in Las Vegas. The acquisition closed June 1, 2009, and …

Top 100 Profile: Strength in Numbers at Keystone Insurers Group

As Insurance Journal prepares for another Top 100 Independent Property/Casualty Agency List, to be published in our Aug. 3, 2009, magazine, the editors wanted to highlight a few of the current Top 100 agencies. Throughout the coming weeks, InsuranceJournal.com will …

Maryland Insurance Agent Reilly to Fill State Senator’s Seat

Edward Reilly, chairman of County Council of Anne Arundel, Maryland has been chosen to replace retiring Sen. Janet Greenip. The Anne Arundel County Republican Central Committee voted 8-5 for Reilly after a meeting Tuesday evening. Reilly is a Nationwide Insurance …

Vermont CPCU Society Elects New Officers

The Vermont Chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society (CPCU) recently elected new officers. Laura Backus Hall, State Relations Executive for NCCI, will continue on for a second term in the role of chapter president. Other newly elected chapter …

Michigan Mandates Insurers File Home, Auto Insurance Forms with State

Michigan’s insurance regulator is reinstating a requirement that insurance companies submit all home and auto insurance documents and forms to the state insurance department for review prior to using them with the public. The order from the Office of Financial …