Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of WorkCare Northwest Inc. headquartered in Boise, Idaho. Established in 1998, WorkCare Northwest Inc. is a program administrator specializing in workers compensation insurance for a diverse range of industries. Their business is …
Nuts & Bolts: Avon, Conn.-based Target Insurance Services has available new markets for home inspectors professional liability, including optional general liability; professional liability for large law firms (50-plus in size); and professional liability for accountants. Through the professional liability program …
Nuts & Bolts: ISO introduced a new insurance program to protect financial institutions from employee dishonesty, forgery, computer crime, kidnap and ransom, and safe-deposit liability. The program includes policy forms and endorsements, underwriting rules, loss costs (projections of future claims) …
Idaho’s 2005 legislative session was marked as much by what legislation was passed as by what was not passed, according to the American Insurance Association. “Idaho legislators and Gov. Dirk Kempthorne (R) approved HB 160, a measure creating an exclusion …
The PIA Western Alliance has always supported vigorous insurance oversight and penalties should be imposed when agents or brokers break the law. As an association we regularly school our members to make sure their practices are in compliance with the …
The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that a Caddo Parish, La., insurance producer has been arrested and issued a cease and desist order for allegedly misappropriating insurance funds. DOI Fraud Unit investigators served Tammie Barron Thompson with a C&D order …
Columbus, Ohio-based exclusive-agent carrier Nationwide Insurance announced that its new identity theft policy will also be available through independent agents appointed with Nationwide subsidiary Allied Insurance. Nationwide Washington D.C.-based ID Theft Assist are joining forces to offer identity theft protection …
Bermuda’s other major insurer, XL Capital Ltd., joined ACE (See previous article) in reporting slightly lower profits for the first quarter of 2005, as it posted net income of $442.9 million or $3.18 per share, compared with $452.2 million, or …
Idaho’s 2005 legislative session was marked as much by what legislation was passed as by what was not passed, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). “Idaho legislators and Gov. Dirk Kempthorne (R) approved HB 160, a measure creating an …
Insurance, Recovery Services and Preventive Measures One in 23 adults can expect to be victimized this year by identity thieves, at a cost to Americans of more than $50 billion. That’s according to the 2005 Identity Fraud Survey Report from …
