Arizona News

Arizona Senate Considers Stricter Child Passenger Restraint System Laws

The Arizona Senate is considering beefing up the state’s child restraint system laws, to have older children ride in booster seats. According to SB 1050, existing law prohibits transporting children under five years of age in a motor vehicle unless …

SCF Arizona President An Arizona “Most Admired” CEO

Phoenix-based SCF Arizona President & CEO Smith has been named one of Arizona’s “Most Admired CEOs” by a local business paper. SCF Arizona is the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer. The weekly publication selected 25 individuals to honor at its …

Don’t Cheap Out on the Training

And Other Lessons from High-Performing Agencies Use your agency management system to the max. Measure your productivity. Communicate consistently and effectively with your staff, customers and carriers. And above all, don’t cheap out on the training. Do those tactics sound …

Business Moves

Hiscox Hiscox, an international specialist insurer, has opened an office in Miami to further expand its U.S. operations. The Miami office, which is located in the heart of the Brickell area, will serve brokers in the Southeast. The lines of …

New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Contractors General Liability Market Detail: London American Risk Specialists Inc. brings agents a commercial general …

Main Street America Expands New BOP Into Mass., Conn. and N.C.

The Main Street America Group, a super regional property/casualty insurance carrier, is making its Main Line business owners’ policy (BOP) product and Main Street Station for commercial lines quoting and policy issuance system available to its independent agents in Massachusetts, …

Los Angeles, Arizona Insurance Associations Install New Officers

The Chartered Property Casualty Underwriting Society’s Los Angeles and Arizona Chapters have installed their officers for the 2009-2010 year. In Los Angeles, new officers are: President Robert Wilson of Aon Risk Insurance Services West; Vice President Cedric Nellum of Deans …

Nautilus Insurance Group Receives Awards from the American Association of Managing General Agents

Scottsdale, Ariz. – June 9, 2009 – Nautilus Insurance Group, comprised of Nautilus Insurance Company (“Nautilus”) and Great Divide Insurance Company (“Great Divide”), member companies of W. R. Berkley Corporation, was recognized with community service, advertising and marketing awards at …

Universal Insurance Holdings To Purchase ICAT Specialty Insurance

Universal Insurance Holdings of North America and ICAT Holdings LLC of Boulder, Colo., have received regulatory approval that completes Universal North America’s purchase of ICAT Specialty Insurance Co. (ISIC). Under the terms of the agreement, Universal North America will acquire …

Insurance Group Donates $2,675 to Achieving a College Education Program

The Arizona Chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriting Society has presented Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation with $2,675 in support of the foundation’s Achieving a College Education (ACE) program. ACE is a program that identifies students at risk of dropping …