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Wells Fargo Insurance Appoints Delich in Colorado Springs

Wells Fargo Insurance Services has named Charles Delich branch manager for its office in Colorado Springs, Colo. Delich is responsible for leading the service and sales teams in Colorado Springs, including a focus on customer service and relationship development, performance …

Louisiana Commissioner Denies State Farm’s 19% Rate Increase

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has declined to approve a rate request filed by State Farm Fire and Casualty Company that would have raised homeowners insurance rates by a statewide average of 19.1 percent. State Farm filed the rate revision …

Malhi Joins ACE Europe as Account Engineer-Property

The ACE European Group announced the appointment of Imran Malhi as Account Engineer for its property business. He will provide value-added property services including client management, risk consulting and hazard management services to both UK and multinational clients across a …

WKF&C Agency Names Weddle Senior VP in Southern California

New York-based WKF&C Agency Inc. has named Becky Weddle senior vice president in the company’s Southern California office in Woodland Hills. She will work closely with the Northern California office to bring the company’s product capabilities to the western states, …

Best Affirms CNA and Subs Ratings; Revises Outlook to Stable

A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of CNA Insurance Companies (CNA) and its members. At the same time …

Santa Maria & Co. Names Tom Chairman

Santa Maria & Co. Risk and Insurance, a Walnut Creek, Calif.-based provider of risk management services, has named a new chairman, and has made two new hires and a promotion. Randolph L. Tom joins the company as non-executive chairman of …

CNA Announces New Western Service Center in Denver

CNA has announced plans to open a new Western Service Center. Scheduled to open in Denver with full functionality by the second quarter of 2011, the service center is designed to enable CNA to expand its service center capabilities –beyond …

Corjulo Joins ProMutual Group as Risk Management Consultant

Boston-based medical liability insurer ProMutual Group has hired Diane Corjulo as a risk management consultant. Corjulo, a registered nurse, has broad acute care hospital experience and physician office practice expertise. She has worked at Yale-New Haven Medical Center and the …

Illinois Commissioner Urges Purchase of Snowmobile Insurance

Snowmobilers in Illinois should properly insure their vehicles according to state insurance regulators. The Illinois Department of Insurance issued a statement saying it is encouraging enthusiasts to purchase snowmobile insurance that could help repair or replace damaged equipment or help …

Honda Adds 437,000 Cars to Global Faulty Air Bag Recall

Honda Motor Co. is adding 437,000 vehicles to its 15-month-old global recall for faulty air bags in the latest quality problem to hit a Japanese automaker. The company will replace the driver’s side air bag inflator in the cars because …

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