Monthly Archives: <span>April 2010</span>

Politics Makes Things Better?

A Connecticut State Senator thinks things have become too chummy between the state’s insurers and the commissioner of the state’s insurance department. To fix it, he says he would like to make the commissioner’s office an elected position. Senator Edward …

Maine Insurance Superintendent Mila Kofman Reappointed

Maine Insurance Superintendent Mila Kofman has been reappointed by the state Senate. Kofman has served as superintendent since 2008, and was nominated for reappointment by Gov. John E. Baldacci earlier this month. Prior to her appointment as superintendent, Kofman was …

Ex-Insurance Executive Sentenced in Wisconsin for Kickback Scheme

A judge in Wisconsin has sentenced a former insurance executive to prison for bilking his firm out of more than $1 million in phony claims. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb sentenced Douglas Nickerson to three years and 10 months in …

When Main Street Met Washington

Agents Make Grassroots Lobbying Campaign Amid wind-whipped exhaust fumes and an early March cold front, Connecticut insurance agent Michael Gergler ducks inside the lobby of the Wardman Park hotel and surveys the lobby where roughly 150 other insurance agents have …

When a House Is a Home … and a Museum

How One Insurance Agency Is Helping Preserve Historic Homes and Businesses While other insurance agents are out visiting manufacturing plants, shopping malls and office parks, Brian Phoebus is hanging out in historic homes, renovated museums, art galleries and performing arts …

When Main Street Met Washington

Agents Head to D.C. as Part of Grassroots Lobbying Campaign Amid wind-whipped exhaust fumes and an early March cold front, Connecticut insurance agent Michael Gergler ducks inside the lobby of the Wardman Park hotel in Washington, D.C. and surveys the …

It Figures

20% Potential increase in a home’s value if it is designed to be green, because the many benefits such as energy efficiency, improved occupant health and better public perception are magnified down the road, according to Scott A. Ellis, assistant …

Private Company Directors and Officers Coverage

Should It Be First on Your List Rather Than Last? But we are a private company,” is a typical response when trying to open a conversation about directors and officers (D&O) liability coverage with a prospect or client. It is …

It Figures

20 A computer hacker who pleaded guilty to helping run a global ring that stole tens of millions of payment card numbers was sentenced to 20 years on prison, the harshest sentence ever handed down for a computer crime in …

Business Moves

ISU, Webb, Ken Hargis, Cox & Kimball, Darlage ISU International added four new member agencies in the Midwest: ISU Insurance Services The Webb Agency of St. Charles, Mo.; ISU Insurance Services Ken Hargis Agency of Terre Haute, Ind.; ISU Insurance …