As part of a strategy to expand its capabilities for program administrators, two additional admitted companies–American Family Home Insurance Co. (AFH) and American Southern Home Insurance Co. (ASH)–are now available to program administrators of the Specialty Markets Division of Munich …
Alteris Inc., a provider for the managing general agency community, has partnered with Insurent Agency Corp. to provide an insurance program focused exclusively on guaranteeing residential leases. Established in 2008, the Insurent Lease Guaranty Program offers financial guarantees to landlords …
The Connecticut Supreme Court has upheld a verdict in favor of a woman who sued her gynecologist and Yale University School of Medicine claiming doctors misdiagnosed her with cancer and performed an unnecessary hysterectomy. The high court ruled unanimously Friday …
The American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) has awarded Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. located in Rocklin, Calif., with 2010 Advertising, Marketing and Community Service Awards. Abram Interstate was chosen for second place in the Print Advertising category and …
The Excess Line Association of New York has appointed Jasmin Chen Johnson as financial director. She will be responsible for conducting financial analysis, review and monitoring of all New York-eligible excess line insurers. She has over 15 years of experience …
The board of directors of the Mercer Insurance Group Inc. (MIGP) has named Paul D. Ehrhardt as president of MIGP’s subsidiary, Financial Pacific Insurance Co. of Rocklin, Calif. He will also retain his position as chief underwriting officer for MIGP …
EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has added Bill Merget and Mike Ryan as principals in the firm’s newest branch office in Petaluma, Calif. The pair bring to EPIC a combined 35 …
The wildfire burning near Flagstaff, Ariz., has claimed more than 10,000 acres and is only 10 percent contained three days after it started, the National Interagency Coordination Center has reported. NICC’s latest Incident Management Situation Report said the Schultz fire, …
National Specialty Underwriters Inc. (NSU) of Bellevue, Wash., was named one of Washington’s 2010 Best Companies to Work For. Seattle Business magazine chose 100 finalists in their search for Washington’s Best Companies to Work For. More than 10,000 employees from …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Board of Directors has voted to modify two tables that impact experience-based rate adjustments for Public Employer Taxing Districts (PEC), effective Jan. 1, 2011. The credibility table will have maximum value of 65-percent …
