October 3, 2003
Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers recently introduced a new real time, on-line homeowners insurance system – WSS RHQ Program. Agents can now quote and request binding of approved Homeowner applications in minutes, according to Richard L. Polizzi, president of Western …
September 30, 2003
The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc., has issued a bulletin congratulating the New York State Insurance Department and the Department of Motor Vehicles on the recent success of the Insurance Information & Enforcement System (IIES), and also …
September 26, 2003
A new service developed by Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) reportedly helps insurers comply with state legal and insurance regulatory requirements. ISO will begin making its new Policywriting Support Forms available to participating insurers on Oct. 1. ISO will maintain …
September 26, 2003
MaximInsurance, based in League City, Texas, announced it will now service customers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The company said it is one of the first agencies in the Houston area to respond to growing consumer interest …
September 24, 2003
New York’s Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio announced that Vincent Morciglio, 49, of Jamaica was arrested on Friday and charged with two counts of forgery and two counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument. He was allegedly selling …
September 17, 2003
Fremont Employers Insurance Company (FEIC) has received an “A- (Excellent)” rating from A.M. Best Company. FEIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, A Mutual Company (EICN). “Today is another historic day in our company’s continuing …
September 16, 2003
American Collectors Insurance (ACI), a provider of collector vehicle insurance, has a new interactive CD-ROM presentation available for agents & brokers interested in ACI’s collector policies. The business card-sized CD drops into the CD tray of one’s PC (need Windows …
September 16, 2003
Response Insurance Company, a direct-to-the-consumer auto insurer based in Meriden Conn., announced it has signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire National Merit Insurance Company from Unigard Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Winterthur Swiss Insurance Company. “The purchase will provide …
September 8, 2003
Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher announced a new online database designed to send automatic electronic notification to primary contractors who sign up for the service concerning changes to a subcontractor’s workers’ compensation coverage status. Florida law requires a contractor …
September 5, 2003
Fort Worth-based Hallmark Financial Services Inc. (www.hallmarkgrp.com) reported that it has completed a previously announced rights offering. Stockholders exercised subscription rights to purchase the entire 25 million shares offered at a subscription price of $0.40 per share, raising gross proceeds …