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ALABAMA AIIA Conference, Educational Sessions The Alabama Independent Insurance Agents has scheduled five upcoming seminars in Mobile, Birming-ham and Huntsville. Oct. 19, Small and Rural Agents Conference, two topics, “Agency Ethics and E&O Risk Management” and “Am I Covered When …

Course of Construction Builders Risk Program

Nuts & Bolts: Builders and Tradesmen’s Insurance Services launched a national Course of Construction/Builders Risk program in the following states: California, Arizona, Oregon, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah, and Washington. The program can be accessed at www.cocins.com. The program will pay …

Chubb’s Contractors Equipment Express

The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies created an online system designed to make it easier for agents and brokers to quickly obtain a rate, quote or binder for contractors’ equipment risks with schedules up to $5 million. Contractors Equipment Express …

OREGON MUTUAL HELPS MISS. FARM BUREAU

Oregon Mutual Insurance is donating the time and expertise of its property adjusters to help the Mississippi Farm Bureau handle the thousands of insurance claims related to Hurricane Katrina. “We are stepping up to the plate to help with disaster …

Gray to Head CLUS’ South Central Region; Based in Dallas

Dallas-based insurance claims services company Cunningham Lindsey U.S. (CLUS) announced the following staff changes commensurate with the recent transfer of Western Regional Vice President Steve Lynch to Cunningham Lindsey Axis, the domestic division of Cunningham Lindsey International providing specialty loss …

Merck Faces Surge of New Vioxx Lawsuits at Filing Deadline

Eight weeks after a Texas jury handed drug maker Merck & Co. a $253 million verdict in its first Vioxx product liability trial, the number of Vioxx lawsuits is rising like floodwater. More than 1,000 new Vioxx cases have been …

People & Places

Pat Mulady RISC Inc. in Dallas, announced the appointment of Pat Mulady, to the position of vice president in the Brokerage Department. Mulady’s focus will primarily be tough casualty risks. Kenneth Rassi Mulady joins RISC with over 12 years of …

People

Victor McCarley Sr., executive director of the Alabama Independent Insurance Agents was presented the L.P. McCord National Education Award for outstanding commitment to education by Thomas Grau, president of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America during National Board …

People

RISC Inc. in Dallas, announced the appointment of Pat Mulady, to the position of vice president in the Brokerage Department. Mulady’s focus will primarily be tough casualty risks. Mulady joins RISC with over 12 years of insurance experience, primarily on …

The artisan contractors market on the rise

As the United States’ total population creeps up on the 300 million mark, no one can call the residential construction industry a dying breed. The continuous need for housing is apparent in the nation’s fastest growing states, where new residential …