Arkansas News

Texas to Host Southern Workers’ Comp Administrators Meeting

The Texas Department of Insurance and Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts are hosting the 59th Annual Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators (SAWCA) Convention on July 14-18, 2007, in Austin. Insurance carriers, health care providers, employers and employee organizations …

People

National Insurance Partners Inc. (NIP), a Texas-based risk management and financial solutions firm, has appointed William E. Harrison, Jr. as president. Harrison brings 16 years of experience in the insurance industry to his position. He served as president of Coleman …

Figures

50% Under rules in place at Arkansas-based retailing giant Wal-Mart, panels that screen applicants for driver positions should be racially diverse by at least 50 percent. However, the Associated Press reported that a judge in Little Rock found that none …

It Figures

$10 million A picture is worth a thousand words, but what about a smile? News reports say that the smile of actress America Ferrara, who plays the lead on the popular television show, “Ugly Betty,” is insured with Lloyds of …

People and Places

National Insurance Partners Inc. (NIP), a Texas-based risk management and financial solutions firm, has appointed William E. Harrison, Jr. as president. Harrison brings 16 years of experience in the insurance industry to his position. He served as president of Coleman …

Arkansas Program for Storm Protection Proving Popular

A state program to help Arkansans put safe rooms in their homes for protection from tornadoes and storms is becoming so popular officials say they have run out of money months before the budget year ends in July. The Arkansas …

Ark. Warns Consumers of Organization Posing as Insurer

Another state insurance department has issued a warning about a Tennessee entity posing as an insurance company. Days after National Foundation of America (NFOA) of Franklin, Tenn., was ordered to cease and desist from the insurance business in Texas, Arkansas …

Officials Warn Boaters of Dangerous Flow on Arkansas River

Swift currents on the Arkansas River is continuing to pose a danger to boaters, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reissued a warning as the state records more boating-related deaths this year than in all of 2006. The corps …

Business Moves

Hilb Rogal & Hobbs, Global Special Risks Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. (HRH) acquired the operating assets of Global Special Risks LLC, effective May 1, 2007. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Global Special Risks (GSR), an excess …

2007 Property/Casualty State Specialist Insurers

1 Brickstreet Mutual Insurance Co. WV 765,963 2 Texas Mutual Insurance Co. TX 743,095 3 Old American Cty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. TX 491,641 4 SAIF Corp. OR 449,794 5 Universal Property & Casualty Insurance FL 371,755 6 Physicians Reciprocal …