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Employers Insurance Company of Nevada Report 3Q 2003 Financial Results
Dec 16 2003 // Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, A Mutual Company (“EICN”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Employers Compensation Insurance Company (“ECIC”) formerly known as Fremont Employers Insurance...
Interstate Insurance Group Implements Web-enabled Rating for Pair of Its Major Commercial Lines
Dec 12 2003 // Interstate Insurance Group (IIG) has successfully implemented Web-based rating for two of its six major commercial lines using a combined interface integrating IT breakthroughs from ePolicy Solutions, Inc. and Docucorp...
St. Paul: Supervisor Training Key to Safer Workplaces
Dec 11 2003 // The St. Paul Cos. announced a new CD-ROM and online training series aimed at helping supervisors promote safe and healthy behaviors in the workplace. The series, “Striving for Excellence: Elements of Effective...
Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, A Mutual Company, Re-Names Subsidiary Companies
Dec 9 2003 // Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, A Mutual Company, (EICN) announced that it has re-named two wholly-owned subsidiaries. Effective immediately, the company formerly known as Fremont Employers Insurance Company will...
A.M. Best Reacts to OneBeacon’s Purchase of Atlantic Mutual’s Commercial Lines Renewals
Dec 8 2003 // A.M. Best Co. has commented that the financial strength and debt ratings of the subsidiaries of White Mountains Insurance Group(Hamilton, Bermuda) and Atlantic Mutual Companies (New York, N.Y.), remain unaffected following...
OneBeacon to Acquire Atlantic Mutual’s Commercial Insurance Business
Dec 8 2003 // OneBeacon Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd., has signed an agreement in principle to acquire the Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Atlantic Mutual,...
McGraw Appointed to Board of Employers Direct
Dec 5 2003 // Michael McGraw, president and CEO of The McGraw Group of Affiliated Companies, has been named a director of Employers Direct Insurance Company. Employers Direct is the first new workers’ compensation insurance...
NAII Opposes NYPIUA Extension to Commercial Liability
Dec 4 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers has issued a bulletin calling the proposal to add commercial liability coverage to the property coverage currently available under the New York Property Insurance...
CALIF. WORKPLACE FATALITIES DECLINE BY 8 PERCENT IN 2002:
Dec 1 2003 // The number of workplace fatalities in California declined by 8 percent in 2002 according to the Department of Industrial Relation’s (DIR) Division of Labor Statistics and Research. The number of workers who died on...
S&P Affirms ‘BBBpi’ Rating for Maine Employers Mutual Insurance Co.
Nov 26 2003 // Standard & Poor’s has affirmed its ‘BBBpi’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Maine Employers Mutual Insurance Co. The ratings reflect its extremely strong capitalization, strong...
Former N.J. Company Employee Ordered to Pay $4,000 to Employer
Nov 25 2003 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a former employee of a Hudson County insurance agency has been ordered to pay nearly $4,000 in restitution after reportedly admitting to concocting a scheme to issue...
E.L.M. Offers Liability ‘Suite’ For Small to Mid-Size Businesses
Nov 21 2003 // Los Angeles-based E.L.M. Insurance Brokers Inc., a specialist in professional liability, targets small to mid-size businesses with its “professional liability suite of products,” which includes liability...
CNA Names Small Business Unit Managers
Nov 20 2003 // Chicago-based commercial insurer CNA recently announced that Paul Nhem and Tom Gill will become partnering managers of its dedicated small business program unit. Nhem and Gill will partner with agencies to generate and...
Policy Options and Offerings are Major Issues for Mid-Size Manufacturers
Nov 17 2003 // Coverage options and product offerings, rather than price, are the most important factors for middle market manufacturers when they go looking for insurance to cover their businesses. At least that’s the conclusion...
Policy Options and Offerings are Major Issues for Mid-Size Manufacturers
Nov 17 2003 // Coverage options and product offerings, rather than price, are the most important factors for middle market manufacturers when they go looking for insurance to cover their businesses. At least that’s the conclusion...
Numbers of Fla. Workplace Fatalities Drops in 2002
Nov 14 2003 // According to a joint federal and state survey, Florida workplaces had 4 percent fewer fatal accidents in 2002 than the previous year. The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), conducted annually by the Department...
ISO to Provide Kentucky Employers Mutual Insurance Data-Reporting Services for Workers’ Comp
Nov 12 2003 // Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) has entered into an outsourcing agreement with Kentucky Employers Mutual Insurance (KEMI) to collect the insurer’s workers’ compensation data. ISO will collect KEMI’s...
Commercial Liability Coverage Available in N.Y., But Reportedly Costly, Particularly for Contractors
Nov 10 2003 // While more costly for many New York businesses, commercial liability insurance is widely available throughout New York State, according to the New York Insurance Association (NYIA). Addressing a hearing before the New York...
PIANY President to Testify at Hearings on Contractors’ Commercial Liability Coverage
Nov 7 2003 // Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. President, T.J. Derella, CPIA, and president of Kingstar Co. of Kingston, N.Y. is scheduled to testify today on the need for the New York Property Insurance Underwriting...
Alliance: Ohio Top Court Gets It Right on Commercial Auto Cover
Nov 6 2003 // A decision by the Ohio Supreme Court to overturn its own previous ruling on commercial auto insurance coverage has finally corrected an injustice in the legal system, according to the Alliance of American Insurers. The...
