State regulators are asking Delaware insurance agents to fess up if they’ve been engaging in illegal conduct. In the wake of alleged industry abuses in New York, the Delaware Department of Insurance is asking more than 4,000 insurance agents and …
Leaving aside the insurance brokerage compensation investigations, the World Trade Center trial, the St. Paul-Travelers merger and the UnumProvident settlement, all of which have their roots in this region but grew to become national insurance stories; and bypassing most reform …
AutoOne Insurance, an insurance company that accepts Assigned Risks on behalf of its client insurance companies, has been approved as a servicing carrier to write personal auto assignments in eight new states and to write commercial auto assignments in three …
Rich Robleto, director of Life and Health Product Review at the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has received the Robert Dineen Award from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The award was presented at NAIC winter meetings in New …
Southern Ohio’s Smith-Feike-Minton agency has engaged with Justice & Young Public Relations to proactively educate consumers in light of the bid-rigging scandals. The regional education and community relations initiatives will strategically focus on the security that an objective and independent …
Art Seifert The Target Markets Program Administrators Association has a new president. He is Art Seifert, founder, president and chief executive officer of Anandale, Va.-based The Lighthouse Companies, and one of the original members of the Target Markets organization. Lighthouse, …
Scott Nein Ohio Senate Insurance Committee Chair Scott R. Nein, a Republican, has joined the Ohio Association of Insurance Agents as executive vice president, the group announced recently. The group, affiliated with the national Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of …
Nuts & Bolts: BVSA Marine Insurance is now offering coverage for recreational watercrafts up to 32 feet. Dollars: Liability limits of up to $500,000 are available. Deductibles range from 1 to 3 percent with no minimum premiums. Carrier: American Reliable …
Georgia and West Virginia may reconsider their approval of the Anthem Inc./WellPoint merger, after learning about California’s $265 million concessions package. Seven other states, plus Puerto Rico, may decide to reconsider their earlier approval of the merger including Delaware, Illinois, …
Nonprofits’ Insurance Alliance of California (NIAC), a nonprofit, charitable risk pool specializing in 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, recently celebrated its 15th anniversary. NIAC, based in Santa Cruz, Calif., offers liability insurance to nonprofit entities of all sizes and estimates that it …
