Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson announced that the average rates for the state’s top 10 private passenger auto insurers increased 0.8 percent in 2008. The average rates for the state’s top 10 homeowners increased by 6.9 percent …
Insurance Women of Dallas Inc., the Dallas, Texas, chapter of the National Association of Insurance Women, International, has installed officers for 2009-2010 officers. Ashley Hansen, a partner in Buchanan Clarke Schlader LLP, Certified Public Accountants in Colleyville, was installed as …
Colemont Insurance Brokers announced that Kevin Zinter has been promoted to broker in the company’s Chicago office. Zinter joined Colemont in 2005 and specializes in the brokerage of financial services products. He is responsible for the placement of directors and …
The New York State Insurance Department has signed a cooperation agreement with regulators in China calling for closer cooperation between the two agencies in overseeing insurance issues. Acting Superintendent Kermitt Brooks and Jiang Bo, deputy director general of the International …
Scooter-owners who feared getting a $65 ticket for parking on Boston’s sidewalks are getting a break. A new law taking effect Aug. 1 that requires “limited use” license plates and insurance for scooters capable of reaching speeds up to 40 …
Joseph P. Hudson has been named vice president of William Gallagher Associates’ (WGA) Princeton, New Jersey office. Hudson has been in the insurance industry for 10 years, most recently worked at Arthur J. Gallagher in Philadelphia, where he specialized in …
OdysseyRe Holdings Corp. has appointed Lambert Morvan as Senior Vice President and Chief Agent, with responsibility for the management of OdysseyRe’s Canadian operations within the Americas Division. He will be based in Toronto. Morvan is a Fellow of the Casualty …
A state lawmaker is urging Huntington to scrap an ordinance that has prompted a court challenge to West Virginia’s experiment with home rule. Delegate Jim Morgan, a Cabell County Democrat, wants the city to withdraw a measure that allows Huntington …
Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. reported net income of $474.3 million, or $8.10 per share on a fully diluted basis for the second quarter of 2009. The bulletin said the figure “includes net after-tax realized and unrealized gains on investments of $279.6 …
Democrats in the House pounced on a congressional budget analysis to bolster their plan for a government-run health insurance option Monday, as party leaders said they were closer to agreement on healthcare reform. The report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget …
