Arkansas News

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Arkansas Insurance Agency

Insurance brokerage and risk management services firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired the operations of Bowen, Miclette, Britt & Merry of Arkansas Inc. in Fort Smith, Ark., from Bowen, Miclette & Britt Insurance Agency LLC in Houston, Texas, …

Medicus Insurance Appoints Roque as Southeast Market Manager

Austin, Texas-based medical professional liability insurance carrier, Medicus Insurance Co., has hired Michael Roque as Regional Market manager for the Southeast region. Roque has been actively building a network of healthcare providers and agents in the Southeast territory, as Medicus …

America First Insurance Appoints Jimenez to Specialty Lines AVP

America First Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company based in Richardson, Texas, has appointed Ray Jimenez to assistant vice president, Specialty Lines. In this position, Jimenez will be responsible for growing America First Insurance’s farm and ranch, and …

Texas Approves 10 Companies to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved the renewal of the Certificates of Authority for 10 companies to self-insure for workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the TDI-DWC Self-Insurance Regulation program. These 10 companies …

Arkansas Agents Name The Republic Group Company of the Year

The Republic Group, headquartered in Dallas, has been named 2010 Company of the Year by the Independent Insurance Agents of Arkansas (IIAA). According to the IIAA, this award recognizes the company that most demonstrates a strong commitment to the independent …

Louisiana to American Trade Association: Stop Selling Insurance

Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Section Investigators served American Trade Association, its 13 companion companies and 14 personnel with cease and desist orders on June 7, 2010, for selling unauthorized insurance in Louisiana. Louisiana’s action follows regulatory moves against ATA …

Ohio Revokes Insurers’ Licenses

The Ohio Department of Insurance has revoked the licenses of two troubled insurance companies: Imperial Casualty and Indemnity Co. of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. (AMIC) of New York, N.Y. In March 2010, the District Court of …

Arkansas Class Action Suit Against Farmers Union Can Proceed

The Arkansas Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court order certifying class action status in a case involving an insurer’s depreciation practices in property claims against “actual cash value” homeowners policies. In Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Company v. Randall and …

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Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) President and CEO Kristin W. Wall has been elected to the board of directors of NCCI Holdings Inc., a provider of workers’ compensation and employee injury data and statistics. Wall is among five new board …

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