Washington agents and brokers are being advised to update the licensing business address with the Office of the Insurance Commissioner. In October, the OIC will launch a new search feature on its Web site to help consumers look for an …
The Insurance Marketing Communications Association (IMCA) has honored Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Foremost Insurance Co. with a Showcase Award of Excellence, in the category of Publications, for the company’s Manufactured Home Market Facts Report. The report, “Manufactured Home Market Facts Report,” …
Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance might not be missing any mail or checks from customers after all, although the insurer can’t be 100 percent certain. Insurance Journal and other media reported yesterday that the state-backed property insurer could be missing as …
Stephen M. Franz has been named senior vice president of Dallas-based managing general agency and wholesale broker Capstone Underwriters LLC. Franz has been with Capstone since 2004. Prior to Capstone, he held positions at all levels of the property/casualty insurance …
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) has promoted two longtime managers to director positions. Debra Taylor is now the director of Human Resources, and Jill Breard is the director of Risk Management Services Operations. Taylor has worked at LWCC since 1992, …
The presiding judge of the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court has created a furor by choosing to retain his post while running for a job as an Oklahoma County district judge. Some attorneys say Judge Kent Eldridge appears to be violating …
An Indiana man whose son was seriously hurt in a mo-ped accident is urging state lawmakers to crack down on use of the vehicles. Arthur Jewell said his son had lost his driver’s license for driving while intoxicated but was …
Insurance company interests have long complained that the state-backed Texas Windstorm Insurance Association charges rates that are not actuarially sound for the risks it insures, making it impossible for private insurers to compete for business in the areas TWIA serves. …
Geoff Pratt is joining NSM Insurance Group as director of Workers’ Compensation Programs. Pratt brings 23 years of underwriting and risk management experience in monoline workers compensation. He last served as vice president of ACE Risk Management and as a …
The National Hurricane Center in Miami is presently tracking a low pressure area located off the northwestern coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. According to the NHC, “showers and thunderstorms associated with a broad area of low pressure remain disorganized.” The …
