Six organizations serving the property/casualty insurance industry have become associate members of the American Association of Insurance Services. The organizations that have become associate members in 2007 are: – AgencyPort Insurance Services Inc., Boston; -E2Value Inc., Stamford, Conn.; -First Internet …
David Linton has been promoted to vice president of information services at the American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS), a national insurance advisory organization that develops policy forms and manuals used by more than 600 property/casualty insurers throughout the U.S. …
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. will readjust claims for about 500 Mississippi policyholders whose homes were reduced to foundations by Hurricane Katrina, state Insurance Commissioner George Dale said. The so-called “slab cases” on the Gulf Coast have been the most contentious …
Ill.-based The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) recently announced that it has teamed with Experian Automotive, a division of global information solutions company Experian(R) Inc., to use its AutoCheck vehicle history reporting solution to help identify and recover vehicles stolen …
Hub International Midwest Limited announced today the appointment of John E. Blachaniec to the newly-created position of director of personal lines sales for the private client group in Chicago. Blachaniec will assume the responsibility for personal lines sales and growth …
Allstate Insurance Co. must pay a Louisiana man who lost his home to Hurricane Katrina more than $2.8 million in damages and penalties, a federal jury decided April 16 in a case that hinged largely on whether it was wind …
The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld a $1.5 million judgment against Canadian National/Illinois Central railroad in a favor of a worker injured in 2000 at the Jackson train yard. In the closely decided case, three justices said the railroad didn’t …
The Republic Group, a Dallas-base regional insurer, announced that Gina A. Wood has joined the company as its new auto product manager. In this newly created position, Wood will focus on product development, ease-of-doing-business, and growth and performance of its …
Jurors may consider whether a Slidell couple misrepresented part of their claim, possibly voiding the whole homeowner policy, when they decide Louisiana’s second Hurricane Katrina insurance trial against Allstate Insurance Co., a federal judge ruled April 13. After testimony ended, …
More Garden State employers dropped health insurance coverage for workers last year amid skyrocketing costs that were nearly double what they were five years before, according to a major business association’s survey of its members. The information was likely to …
