Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith PLC (GJTBS), a New Orleans-based firm that has a specialty in insurance litigation, announced that Billy Swaim, James Bailey and Mike Lonegrass have been promoted to company directors. Frederick W. (“Billy”) Swaim III joined …
Swiss Re has concluded an agreement with Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska to cede, a “closed block of yearly renewable term individual life reinsurance business, written prior to 2004.” The transfer is retroactive to October 1, 2009. Swis …
The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, a nonprofit organization that conducts public programs aimed at discovering what the humanities have to offer to the cultural life of the city, appointed Fred Wilkinson as its newest board member. Wilkinson is …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Aspen Insurance UK Limited (AIUK), Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Limited (AIL), and Aspen Specialty Insurance Company (ASIC), which is based …
Did the health insurance industry, among others, have unfair influence on California lawmakers, after it gave family members gifts? That’s the question voters and the state Fair Political Practices Commission might be asking following an Associated Press report that revealed …
The South Bay Chapter of the National Association of Insurance Women International (NAIW) has installed Gina Villacis, as a new member. Villacis, formerly with Zack Cooper & Associates Insurance Agency, is a commercial lines account manager with The Mahoney Group …
The Missouri Department of Insurance reports that in 2009 it returned $14.4 million to consumers who filed complaints. The money was recovered from insurance companies and represents a $2 million increase over the amount recovered in 2008. It was returned …
Wilson, Paves & Associates, which has offices in Bakersfiled and Atascadero, Calif., has joined PacWest Alliance Insurance Services Inc. PacWest Alliance Insurance Services Inc. is a California-based insurance cluster that provides a managed environment for its members to maximize growth …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland has fined a Tennessee company and two of its affiliates $25,000 each for violating a cease and desist order she issued in November of last year. According to the order, the company has been illegally …
The recent recession and record unemployment rates have increased pressure on the workers’ compensation insurance system to help return injured employees back to work while effectively managing costs. That was one of the messages shared by presenters at the Workers …
