Georgia’s Oxendine Returns Funds From Insurance Executive
Georgia Insurance Commissioner and Republican gubernatorial candidate John Oxendine, who blasted a news report alleging he accepted what appear to be illegal campaign contributions from an insurance executive, said he has returned the donations. Oxendine said his campaign did not …
BB&T Insurance Services of California Names Nielsen VP
BB& T Insurance Services of California Inc. announced the appointment of John M. Nielsen as vice president for its San Francisco office. Nielsen, a seasoned insurance professional with more than 15 years of sales and underwriting experience, will be responsible …
Religious Group Seeks Exemption From Georgia Auto Insurance Law
The small community of Mennonites that multiplied along a web of dirt roads in rural southeast Georgia has steadily grown the same way it does just about everything: Quietly. The community’s 100 or so members have raised their own church, …
Idaho Hispanic Population Shows Buying Power
Two years ago, Nestor Carrillo could fit the demands for his Mexican candies and tortillas into one truck as he drove products to a handful of stores across Idaho. Carrillo now has four trucks, three employees and delivers to more …
Peachtree City Mayor Logsdon Joins Georgia Insurance Commissioner Race
Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon wants to be Georgia insurance commissioner. According to his Web site, Logsdon made his announcement over the weekend at the Fayette County Republican breakfast in Fayetteville. “I believe that life is not about self, but …
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As Credit Scores Fall, Criticism of Insurers’ Credit Scoring Rises
Consumer Advocates Focus on How Insurers Treat Insureds in Difficult Economic, Credit Climate With consumers’ credit scores dropping as lenders tighten credit terms, insurance consumer advocates are stepping up their criticism of the use of credit scores by insurance companies. …
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The Professional Insurance Agents Association of Ohio Inc. (PIA) has selected Douglas L. Jackson to serve as director of education. Jackson, a Certified Parks and Recreation Professional (CPRP), comes to PIA after working more than six years as director of …
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Joseph Tracy has been named president of Travelers Inland Marine business unit. Tracy, who joined Travelers in 2006, most recently served as chief underwriting officer for the Inland Marine business unit. Prior to joining Travelers, Tracy was the head of …
