The Insurance Women of North San Diego County affiliated with the National Association of Insurance Women, International has elected its new officers for the 2010-2011 term effective July 1, 2010. The officers are: President Carola Erb of State Farm Insurance; …
More than 1,000 Ohioans who have policies with American Trade Association Inc., American Trade Association LLC, Smart Data Solutions LLC and/or Serve America Assurance, will be affected by the liquidation of the companies in Tennessee, the Ohio Department of Insurance …
Liberty Mutual was right to deny workers’ comp benefits for a self-employed carpenter who severely injured his hand, the Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled. The decision upholds an earlier ruling by an administrative judge at the Industrial Accident Reviewing Board …
Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson announced that a non profit entity, Medical Mutual of Ohio, has been selected to operate the state’s temporary high risk pool program, created through the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, …
West Virginians can bring bad faith lawsuits against insurance companies under the state’s human rights act, the state Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled. The court found that the West Virginia Human Rights Act “prohibits unlawful discrimination by a tortfeasor’s …
Massachusetts-based insurance agency Provider Insurance Group has hired Julie Wetherbee as marketing manager specializing in social media, events and field sales support. Wetherbee is a weekend co-host/reporter for New England Sports Network’s Dirty Water TV and was also the former …
The American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) has awarded Monarch E&S Insurance Services with the 2010 Advertising, Marketing and Community Service Awards. Monarch E&S Insurance Services was awarded ‘first place’ in the Print Advertising category. Monarch E&S Insurance Services …
SeaBright Holdings, Inc.’s subsidiary, SeaBright Insurance Co., has launched a new managed care new program called “BrightCurePDQ”, which stands for Physician-Directed Quality. Starting in June, upon notice of loss, SeaBright will employ a more medically-oriented claim model using doctors to …
The National Hurricane Center in Miami continues to track a low pressure system, which developed earlier this week [See IJ web site – https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2010/06/14/110696.htm ]. The NHC’s latest bulletin places the system as “centered about 150 miles east-northeast of Cabo …
Asterisk Financial Inc. has introduced Personal Guarantee Insurance, a new insurance product that protects small-to-medium-size (SMB) business owners, or anyone who guarantees a SMB loan, against major loan-related losses. Loan guarantors – including business owners, commercial real estate investors and …
