Alabama News

Texas Best, Vermont Worst Tort Climate for Jobs, Capital Investment, Claims New Study

In the competition for jobs and capital investment among the states, those states that suffer from high tort costs will continue to lose jobs and businesses to states with superior tort systems, according to a new report by the Pacific …

Alabama Department of Insurance Back in Service After Water Main Break

A water main rupture interrupted electrical and telephone services for several days to the Alabama Department of Insurance and the RSA Tower Building in which the department is located. According to Ragan Ingram, assistant Commissioner of Insurance, the staff is …

Regions Insurance Names Martin V.P, Director in Memphis

Daryll W Martin has been named executive vice president and director of strategic operations for Regions Insurance Group, a Memphis, Tenn. Wholly-owned subsidiary of Regions Financial Corp. in Birmingham, Ala. “Martin comes to us with a wealth of industry experience …

Vermont Joins States Making Insurance Fraud a Specific Crime

In what supporters hope amounts to a preemptive strike on insurance schemes, Vermont’s legislature on its last day of the 2006 legislative session passed a bill making insurance fraud a specific crime. Gov. Jim Douglas was expected to sign HB …

People and Places

Frank Vaccaro was named vice president of Information Services for Dallas-based Republic Companies Group Inc. He will report to Parker Rush, Republic’s president and CEO. Vaccaro most recently was assistant vice president – business segment partner of the financial departments …

New Markets

HO-3 Homeowners in TexasTITLE: Nuts & Bolts: The Republic Group, based in Dallas, introduced a new Homeowners Form 3 product in Texas. The company said the HO-3 is modeled after the ISO Homeowner form and is an all-perils product with …

People and Places

Carol Sipe has been named vice president and general manager of operations; Francis “Fran” Graham has been named Southeast director of sales; and Chris Neyrey has been named Southwest director of sales and agency relations of the Lakeland, Fla.-based Summit, …

People

Carol Sipe has been named vice president and general manager of operations; Francis “Fran” Graham has been named Southeast director of sales; and Chris Neyrey has been named Southwest director of sales and agency relations of the Lakeland, Fla.-based Summit, …

People

Frank Vaccaro was named vice president of Information Services for Dallas-based Republic Companies Group Inc. He will report to Parker Rush, Republic’s president and CEO. Vaccaro most recently was assistant vice president – business segment partner of the financial departments …

New Markets

HO-3 Homeowners in Texas Nuts & Bolts: The Republic Group, based in Dallas, introduced a new Homeowners Form 3 product in Texas. The company said the HO-3 is modeled after the ISO Homeowner form and is an all-perils product with …