Monthly Archives: <span>January 2015</span>

USG Lauches New California Office With Tourtellott

USG Insurance Services Inc. has launched a new office in San Diego, Calif. and hired Michael Tourtellott as a producer and broker in the office. Tourtellott will handle commercial lines accounts nationally, with a focus on their product lines. Tourtellott …

Penn. Insurance Dept.: 2014 Was a Banner Year for Consumer Protection

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department said 2014 was a banner year for consumer protection. The department said its Office of Market Regulation concluded 2014 by collecting more than $4 million in penalties and fines and recovering approximately $295 million in restitution …

Campbell Named CIG’s Agency Development Manager for Northern California

Capital Insurance Group has named Dawnya Campbell agency development manager for the Western portion of the Bay Area Territory in the Northern California Region. The Northern California regional team serves independent agents for agri-business, personal lines and commercial lines accounts. …

SASSI Introduces Workers’ Comp Coverage for Beauty Shops

The Salon and Spa Specialty Insurance agency (SASSI), is now offering workers’ compensation insurance coverage for salons, day spas, electrologists, beauty schools and barber shops. Available through RTW, Inc., the CompConnect program is available in most states. To meet the …

ANE Hires Simpson as Agency Recruitment & Development VP in Penn.

ANE (Agency Network Exchange LLC) in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, has hired Beth Snyder Simpson as vice president, Agency Recruitment and Development, a new position to expand the insurance agency network in New Jersey and other mid-Atlantic states. She is …

Federal Judge Allows N.J. Town’s Dune Construction Plan to Proceed

A federal judge ruled on Jan. 15 to let a beach replenishment project proceed — for now — over the objections of a Jersey shore town that does not want the sand piles. Judge Renee Marie Bumb decided that neither …

RSA Vows to Fight Case Taken by $39,000 a Month Ex-Irish CEO

RSA Insurance Group Plc said it will fight a constructive dismissal case filed by the former head of its Irish unit, who stepped down more than a year ago amid an accounting scandal. Philip Smith, who was paid €34,000 ($39,400) …

Small Tornado in Washington Confirmed by Weather Service

The National Weather Service confirms it was a small tornado that knocked down some trees and blew around loose objects Sunday afternoon at Gig Harbor in Washington. A Weather Service survey team determined the tornado was on the ground for …

Number of Utah Driver Cards Issued To Immigrants Falls

The number of driver privilege cards issued in Utah to immigrants in the United States without permission hit a six-year low in 2014, state figures show. The 35,200 cards issued last year are down significantly from a high of 43,000 …

NAIC Hires Former Arizona Regulator Urias as International Director

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has hired Christina Urias, former Arizona insurance commissioner, to the fill newly-created position of managing director of the International Insurance Regulatory Affairs Division. This position reports directly to the CEO Ben Nelson and …