August 8, 2005
About thirty years ago, you could travel around Europe for $25-a-day. Of course, it meant low-end accommodations and marginal meals. Today, both the times and the dollar values have mightily changed, but our raw urge for adventure still rages on. …
August 8, 2005
If you believe the stereotype, insurance adjusters love golf. When I first began working in the insurance claims industry 15 years ago, I was told a joke about the industry: Three 10-year old boys are bragging about their dads, as …
August 8, 2005
About thirty years ago, you could travel around Europe for $25-a-day. Of course, it meant low-end accommodations and marginal meals. Today, both the times and the dollar values have mightily changed, but our raw urge for adventure still rages on. …
August 2, 2005
AutoOne Insurance, a division of OneBeacon Insurance Group, announced that, pending regulatory approvals, AutoOne plans to expand its LAD (Limited Assignment Distribution) services to Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina, Idaho, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming. …
August 2, 2005
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company has begun the national roll-out of a very high-limit excess policy tailored to the unique needs of affluent and high-net-worth clients with special liability coverages for nonprofit directors and officers as well as for those involved …
July 29, 2005
Charlotte, N.C.-based Royal & Sun Alliance has agreed to sell Viking Insurance, its specialty U.S. non-standard auto business to Sentry Insurance, of Stevens Point, Wisc. for $200 million in cash. The purchase is subject to regulatory approval. Viking wrote direct …
July 26, 2005
Attorney General Mike Beebe issued a consumer alert regarding a new service available to help military personnel protect their credit records while they are deployed around the world protecting their fellow Americans. All members of the military may now request …
July 26, 2005
Twenty-eight percent of identity theft victims indicate they have not been able to restore their identities, despite averaging more than a year trying. Results of a survey of 1,097 identify theft victims by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. also shows victims …
July 18, 2005
Outstanding State CSRs of the Year for 2005 Arkansas – Johnnie Ann Washburn California – Janet L. Sprague Colorado – Beverly Maxwell Florida – Cathy M. Cassetta Georgia – Nancy C. Gates Idaho – Cricket Mitchell Illinois – Andrea Krugler …
July 18, 2005
Hancock Bank, J. Everett Eaves Gulfport, Miss.-based Hancock Bank, announced the closing of its acquisition of one of New Orleans’ oldest property and casualty insurance agencies, J. Everett Eaves Inc. (JEE). Officials representing Hancock and JEE signed an agreement for …