April 14, 2010
Socius Insurance Services Inc., a San Francisco-based management liability and property and casualty insurance wholesaler, announced the appointment of Kevin G. Miller as assistant vice president in the firm’s San Francisco office. Miller will serve as director of programs with …
April 14, 2010
Does this sound familiar? Your insurance agency is buying and generating a high volume of quality leads, you have a highly capable sales department, and yet your ROI ranges from decent to poor. At Leads360, we hear the above scenario …
April 13, 2010
Judge James O. Shelfer of the Second Judicial Circuit Court of Florida has ordered Miami-based Northern Capital Insurance Co. (NCIC) into receivership for the purpose of rehabilitation. At the same time, the court ordered the subsequent liquidation of the company, …
April 13, 2010
Washington drivers want stricter penalties for teen drivers who violate Washington’s intermediate license law, a recent poll by PEMCO Insurance revealed. The poll, taken by the state’s largest insurance company at the end of 2009, shows that 51 percent of …
April 13, 2010
The more than 940 property/casualty insurers in Arizona that compete for business add more than $1.2 trillion in assets to the state, that enables Arizonans to drive cars, own homes, protect their property and operate businesses, according to the state’s …
April 13, 2010
Sierra Specialty Insurance Services of Clovis, Calif., has named Lizette Felde vice president of transportation. Felde possesses knowledge of all lines of trucking and commercial auto insurance — from “tow trucks to semi trucks” as a result of more than …
April 13, 2010
The Missouri Labor Department’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) fraud and noncompliance referrals to the state attorney general for workers’ compensation violations more than doubled in the first quarter of 2010 when compared to the same time period in 2009. …
April 13, 2010
T. Hale Johnston, senior vice president and regional manager, Pacific Region, for Reno, Nev.-based Employers, has been re-elected as chairman of the board of directors of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. CWCI is a private, nonprofit association that works to …
April 13, 2010
The number of motorcycle sales dropped in 2009 and so did the number of motorcycle thefts. The latest report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) shows that motorcycle thefts declined by 13 percent in 2009, continuing a downward trend …
April 13, 2010
Kansas City, Mo.-based insurance broker the Lockton Companies has expanded its Chicago team with the addition of Thomas M. Schmidt as a vice president in the Employee Benefits Practice. Prior to joining Lockton, Schmidt was managing director of Schmidt Group …