Latest Assurance Headlines
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Washington Commissioner Issues Multiple Fines, Enforcement Actions
Jan 31 2007 // Washington’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner has ordered UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. of Minneapolis to pay a $59,000 fine following an agency investigation into the company’s use of unapproved contracts...
Ill. Assurance Agency Names New Executive Vice President
Dec 19 2006 // Schamburg, Ill.-based Assurance Agency has named Michael Mann as its new executive vice president. In his new role, Mann will be responsible for managing and directing one of Assurance s property and casualty production...
Genworth, AIG Units Receive Federal Subpoenas
Nov 22 2006 // Insurance holding company Genworth Financial Inc. and two units of the insurance company American International Group Inc. have received subpoenas from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Justice...
Insurer, Agent Told to Stop Selling Unauthorized Insurance in La.
Nov 22 2006 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon reported that his office obtained an order from the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge to stop the alleged sale of unauthorized commercial insurance by United...
N.H. Places ACA, Fraternal Benefit Society, in Temporary Rehabilitation
Oct 17 2006 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department and the Board of Directors of ACA Assurance jointly announced that ACA Assurance has temporarily been placed in rehabilitation. ACA Assurance is a Manchester, N.H.-based fraternal...
Ill. Assurance Agency Hosts Educational Seminar on Disability Insurance
Oct 11 2006 // Ill. Assurance Agency Ltd., announced this week that a free educational seminar titled “From Disability to Disaster” is being held at Entourage on American Lane in Schaumburg, Ill., on November 9th, 2006. The...
Pinnacol Assurance Honored as “Top Company”
Sep 22 2006 // Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s oldest and largest workers’ compensation insurer, has been named the state’s “Top Company” in Financial Services by ColoradoBiz Magazine. Pinnacol was selected...
Ill. Assurance Agency Is Sponsor for 2006 Business Association Expo
Sep 6 2006 // Assurance Agency Ltd., headquartered in Schaumburg, Ill., will be the presenting sponsor at the Schaumburg Business Association Expo held at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center on Tuesday, Sept. 19,...
Pinnacol Assurance Named One of Nation’s Best for Workers Over 50
Aug 30 2006 // Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s leading workers’ compensation insurer, has been recognized nationally by AARP as one of America’s “Best Employers for Workers Over 50” for the second consecutive...
Ill. Assurance to Address How to Reduce Workers’ Comp Costs
Aug 8 2006 // Assurance Property & Casualty Staffing Insurance Specialist, Jeff Tuisl, will be a featured speaker at the “Ultra Staff 2006 Software & More Seminar” at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in...
Baldwin to Retire from Allied World’s UK Operations
Jul 28 2006 // Michael Baldwin, managing director of Allied World Assurance Company’s London branch, is retiring from the company effective Monday, July 31, 2006. Baldwin was one of four founding members of Allied World during its...
Ill. Assurance Agency Introduces Publication for Staffing Industry
Jul 10 2006 // Assurance Agency, a privately-held brokerage based in suburban Chicago, recently published its first Staffing Industry edition of their insurance related newsletter, Assurance Edge. Specifically written for staffing...
Freeze Joins Assurance Systems as Internet Sales Director
May 31 2006 // Ryan Freeze has joined Assurance Systems Inc. (AccuAuto) of Atlanta as internet sales director in charge of the firm’s new management initiatives. “Freeze will be a multifaceted employee, not only involved in...
Assurance Only Brokerage Named to Chicagoland’s 101 Best and Brightest
May 23 2006 // Schaumburg, Ill.-based Assurance Agency Ltd. was named one of Chicagoland’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For. The 101 Best and Brightest awards, administered by the National Association for Business...
Assurance Awards 2006 Scholarships to Illinois State University Students
May 16 2006 // Assurance Agency, Ltd., recently announced the recipients of its 2006 insurance college scholarship program. Illinois State University students Matt Britton and Christopher Switzer were each presented with a $1,000...
Middleton Named General Manager of Mt. Washington Assurance in N.H.
May 16 2006 // Mt. Washington Assurance Corporation announced that Richard Middleton has joined the company as its general manager. In this newly created role, he will be responsible for directing the insurer’s strategy for growth...
W.Va. Spouses Ask High Court for Assurance of Lifetime Benefits
May 13 2006 // West Virginia lawyers for spouses of people who died from work-related injuries and illnesses, including four victims of January’s Sago mine disaster, have asked the state Supreme Court in Charleston, W.Va. to ensure...
Hettich Named to Pinnacol Assurance’s Board
Apr 26 2006 // Ryan Hettich, a Colorado Springs, Colo., businessman and former insurance agency executive, has joined Denver-based Pinnacol Assurance’s board of directors. Hettich was appointed to the board by Governor Bill Owens...
Best Takes Various Rating Actions on R&SA’s Canada Group Subsidiaries
Jan 20 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has made several announcements concerning its ratings on Royal & Sun Alliance’s Canadian operations. Best affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of “A-” (Excellent) of Royal...
Plymouth Rock Assurance Names Cranley Chief Operating Officer
Jan 19 2006 // Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation has hired Thomas Cranley as chief operating officer for Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation and as president of Mt. Washington Assurance Corporation of Concord, N.H. Cranley’s...
