October 23, 2006
A California organization seeking to be a collective voice for insurance industry philanthropy has launched a New York division, kicking off what it hopes will become a nationwide expansion. The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation said its New York division, which …
October 23, 2006
Back on track “With these new appointments, the Commission is committed to a new focus for the Division of Insurance, making New Mexico a more friendly place to do insurance business, while making the industry understand that if they do …
October 23, 2006
I have introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate to make future insurance policies easier for consumers to understand. The “Honesty is the Best Insurance Policy Act” calls for requiring insurance companies to state in plain English and big letters exactly …
October 23, 2006
The belief that the only way to reform the costly tort system is by adopting a no-fault law is a false choice, according to a new public policy paper issued an insurance industry association. Indianopolis-based National Association of Mutual Insurance …
October 23, 2006
Increased competition will eventually undermine results, says industry analyst The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry’s net income after taxes fell 9.3 percent to $28.3 billion in first-half 2006 from $31.2 billion in first-half 2005 as investment results deteriorated. Reflecting the decline …
October 23, 2006
A retired insurance industry executive turned turbo-charged motivational speaker told a group of independent insurance agents that they are the greediest people he has ever met. Ray Thomas, a former Zurich North America Small Business CEO, meant his remark as …
October 23, 2006
You could almost feel it, the bond that had formed as we worked to bring our agency back to life, help our clients, and assist each other through the most trying times we will hopefully ever know,” said Douglass C. …
October 23, 2006
Insurance issues have taken a back seat to crime and taxes but there is evidence that the candidates locked in the race to succeed Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney do have insurance on their radar. Republican Kerry Healey has made deregulation …
October 9, 2006
Northbrook, Ill.-based All-state Insurance was named by Working Mother Magazine as a 2006 Working Mother 100 Best Company. For 21 years the Working Mother 100 Best list has celebrated employers whose groundbreaking benefits, from flexible schedules and child care to …
October 9, 2006
A disgruntled magazine publisher did not commit libel against an insurance adjuster when he wrote a column criticizing the agent’s handling of his claim, North Carolina’s Court of Appeals ruled. Bernie Reeves, editor and publisher of Metro Magazine, wrote an …