November 21, 2013
The National Collegiate Athletic Association sued Electronic Arts Inc., saying the video-game maker hasn’t agreed to indemnify the NCAA for legal claims by college athletes and hasn’t maintained insurance to do so. The NCAA is a co-defendant in a consolidated …
November 21, 2013
Binders Redux. A binder is a temporary insurance contract. This is a fact. The Acord 75 field Description states, “A Binder is a temporary insurance contract which provides coverage in advance of the issuance of an insurance policy.” The Acord …
November 21, 2013
Ironshore International’s Pembroke Managing Agency Limited has begun offering insurance coverage for lenders engaged in the financing of satellite projects. The product provides insurance coverage for banks and export credit agencies against the risk of non-disclosure and misrepresentation by the …
November 20, 2013
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) announced that it is aligning its Safety and Communications Departments, and has promoted Michael Johnson to communications manager and Michael Page as director of corporate communications and safety outreach. Johnson joined LWCC in 2003 as …
November 20, 2013
The Oklahoma Insurance Department is mourning the loss of former chief examiner and assistant commissioner, Stephen P. Garrett, 69, who died Nov. 18 after a brief hospitalization. “I have the highest level of admiration for Steve, working with him, not …
November 20, 2013
Service Lloyds Insurance Co., based in Austin, Texas, announced that G. Steven Collier has been named the company’s director of underwriting and Jan Kearbey has been named director of marketing. Collier is a senior-level executive with more than 32 years …
November 20, 2013
The Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana Inc. (Indiana Big “I”) has installed its slate of officers for 2014. The executive committee leadership team for the Indiana Big “I” for 2014 is: President Michael Anton, Jr., Anton Insurance Agency Inc., Chesterton …
November 20, 2013
Keystone Insurers Group announced that Williams-Manny Inc. of Rockford, Ill., has become its second franchise partner in Illinois. Keystone, with partner agencies in nine states, is pursuing a strategy of rapid expansion into the Prairie State. As is the case …
November 20, 2013
I have the good fortune of meeting and working with the very best in our business. I routinely engage in discussions on a variety of topics that affect our industry. Interestingly enough, the conversations I enjoy most are not those …
November 20, 2013
Remember driving to the nearest pay phone to return a page? That’s about as far away from today’s technology as was the horse drawn carriage from the days of pagers and buck-a-gallon gasoline. That much was clear during the Connected …