July 27, 2005
Warren Heck, chairman and chief executive officer of Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company in New York, N.Y., brought his company’s front line experience with terrorism risk before a House Financial Services subcommittee that is weighing the future of the …
July 1, 2005
It’s essential to prepare now in case that one-in-10,000 major hurricane hits the Southern United States, Roger Looyenga, CEO of Auto-Owners Insurance told conventioneers attending the Florida Association of Insurance Agents 101st Convention and Education Symposium in Orlando, Fla. Auto-Owners, …
June 20, 2005
Zurich North America has announced the appointments of H. Lindy Hardman III, Jerry J. Blais, Joseph S. Murphy, M. Bradley Brown, Kathleen Dwyer, Matt Munson, Donald D. Doyle, Jr. to newly created regional executive positions. In their new roles, each …
June 19, 2005
From the playground to the classroom to the office – bullies can be found in all walks of life, says an anti-bullying advocacy group vying for new legislation that could potentially outlaw workplace bullying. But how would new anti-harassment legislation …
June 10, 2005
The federal government on Wednesday declared the City and County of Honolulu as TsunamiReady and StormReady – designations that could mean insurance savings for residents on Oahu’s flood plains. “We can’t prevent tsunamis. We can’t prevent a hurricane. But we …
June 8, 2005
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) praised Gov. Linda Lindle for signing into law legislation that will establish a graduated driver’s license program designed to save lives and reduce accidents involving young, teen drivers. “Graduated licenses that place …
June 6, 2005
Experts Caution that a Tsunami in the U.S. Could Cost Trillions of Dollars Early in the morning on Dec. 26, 2004, opposing subterranean tectonic plates deep beneath the Indian Ocean floor shifted in violent unison along a line about 300 …
June 6, 2005
You’ve probably heard by now about what happened in Ohio. The administrator of the state’s Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Robert Conrad, has resigned amid a scandal over hundreds of missing coins. But these aren’t the kind you can locate by …
June 6, 2005
Summer is upon us, and in the insurance world, that means it’s prime time for conventions and meetings. Attending meetings and conventions is a great way for insurance professionals to get together, network with peers, gain industry insight and knowledge, …
June 6, 2005
Nuts & Bolts: Victor O. Schinnerer and Company launched SpecialtyOne, an E&O insurance program for management consultants and staffing firms. Target risks for the program include a range of consultants, such as management, marketing, human resource, public relations and market …