$16 million The Archdiocese of Milwaukee said it has agreed to pay more than $16 million to settle sexual abuse claims involving 10 victims in California and two priests, one transferred there by the archdiocese. Half the settlement will come …
Iowa is perceived by other states as a model in terms of the number of companies domiciled in the state and those wanting to do business there, as well as having a very stable legislative and regulatory environment. But Iowa …
Schaumburg, Ill.-based Zurich Insurance recently promoted John LaGrassa to senior vice president and director of ceded reinsurance. In his new position, LaGrassa will be responsible for all of Zurich’s ceded reinsurance functions in North America. LaGrassa also will have governance …
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies presented 2006 Service Awards at its annual business meeting held this week in Tampa, Fla. The five recepients included Midwesterner Terry Wendorff, CPCU, president & CEO, WRC Group of Companies; Madison, Wis. According …
Dave Evans has been named the new executive director of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s Trusted Choice, the association’s consumer marketing identity for nearly independent insurance agencies, brokerage firms, branch locations and insurance companies. Evans has an …
Insurance Skills Center and the Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa will present a two-day conference focusing on farm and agribusiness insurance risks, Oct. 9-10, 2006 in Des Moines, Iowa. The Midwest Agribusiness Conference allows participants to receive continuing education credits …
Mark C. Russell, Grange Insurance vice president and chief administrative officer, has been named chairman of the Board of Governors for the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to preventing, detecting, and defeating insurance fraud and vehicle …
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has adopted a model bulletin regarding training requirements for insurance producers who offer policies through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). This effort relates to Section 207 of the Flood Insurance Reform Act …
The rippling of flags and passing traffic were the only sounds heard Friday as people milled about 2,988 American flags, each one representing a person killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The Healing Field of Central Iowa is …
Miami insurance agent Alex Soto has been inaugurated as the new president of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”), with Robert E. Fulwider and C. Brett Nilsson assuming the offices of president-elect and vice president, …
