February 8, 2010
Everyone’s heard the shibboleth “It’s not rocket science.” This implies that whatever “it” may be it’s easier than flying a rocket. In fact Robert Goddard fired off the first real rocket in 1926. Today rockets are an integral part of …
February 8, 2010
Georgia Insurance Department staffers raised questions about an investigation into an Iowa-based insurer and noted Commissioner John Oxendine’s “personal interest” in the complaint against the company filed by a doctor who later became a major campaign donor, according to e-mails …
February 8, 2010
ACE Westchester, the Philadelphia-based wholesale-focused P/C operation of the ACE Group, has appointed Bruce Kessler as president of ACE Westchester Casualty and Specialty Lines. Based in Atlanta, Kessler will have responsibility for leading overall efforts in business development, strategic direction …
February 8, 2010
Crime prevention takes more than the work of law enforcement officers. Mississippi citizens are also doing their part through a program called Crime Stoppers. The Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers has been in existence since 1991. It serves six counties — …
February 8, 2010
K. Patrick Armstrong has joined the executive team at New York-based ReSource Pro as a business process consultant. Armstrong will work with insurance agencies, brokers, MGAs and carriers to implement insurance process outsourcing Patrick joins ReSource Pro with 20 years …
February 8, 2010
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue’s proposal to appoint — rather than elect — four statewide constitutional officers has run headlong into opposition. Critics from both parties said the plan was unlikely to win the needed two-thirds vote in the Legislature and …
February 8, 2010
The Southern California subsidiary of Lockton Companies named Bryan Davis vice president and senior consultant, and Lissa Thomson as senior vice president, chief consultant, in the San Diego office. Davis will serve as a liaison between clients and the benefits …
February 8, 2010
American International Group Inc. is expected to hire Peter Hancock, a KeyCorp vice chairman and financial services veteran, in a newly created role, overseeing finance, risk and investments, according to two sources close to the insurer. AIG, which was propped …
February 8, 2010
Lloyd’s has released its 2010–2012 Strategy after a detailed review. The bulletin noted that it had consulted “over 50 managing agents, brokers and market associations” in assessing the market’s position. The strategy will focus on “maintaining and developing the attractiveness …
February 8, 2010
The Main Street America Group reported its 2009 financial results that included a 1.3 percent increase in net premium to $815 million, an 18.2 percent return on equity, and a 97.4 combined ratio for the year ended Dec. 31, 2009. …