The Ultimate Producer School presented by Agency Management Resource Group, starts in March in Sacramento, Calif. The school is especially designed for the recently licensed producer or those transitioning into commercial sales to provide sales training with commercial coverage information. …
Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance George Dale twill hold a public hearing for the his proposed regulation regarding a homeowner insurance policyholder bill of rights. The hearing will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, January 26, 2007, in the Public …
Harleysville Insurance has appointed Ronald Gorman as regional president of its Mid-Atlantic operation. In this position, he oversees the underwriting, agency management and support functions throughout the region—which is headquartered in Harleysville, Pa., where Gorman is based—and includes the states …
Insurance brokerage firm Aon Corp. said last week it would lay off 550 workers at its facilities in New York, Texas and Maryland. Aon spokesman Rahsaan Johnson said the Chicago-based company was consolidating its “administrative support functions” performed in New …
Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm has signed legislation permiting Michigan to join the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact Commission, making Michigan the 29th state to join the Commission. Created through the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the Commission provides participating …
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has affirmed a lower court decision that federal ERISA law invalidates a Maryland law that would have required giant retailer Wal-Mart to offer a certain level of health benefits to …
Despite claims by business and medical lobbying interests, there is no medical malpractice lawsuit crisis in America, according to analysis released by Ralph Nader’s national group, Public Citizen. But there is a problem with a small group of doctors who …
Federal prosecutors pursuing public corruption charges against former Maryland state Sen. Thomas Bromwell are trying to seize the $400,000 buyout he received when he stepped down as head of the state’s largest insurance fund for injured workers. U.S. Attorney Rod …
Maryland Insurance Commissioner R. Steven Orr has appointed Kimberly Yvette Robinson as director of government relations at the Maryland Insurance Administration. Robinson succeeds Brett Lininger who resigned the agency in December to form his own government relations firm. Robinson joined …
Insurance companies would be required to cover gastric bypass surgery for morbidly obese residents under a bill the Utah Legislature will consider in the session that begins Jan. 15. A 386 pound man, Jeff Haaga, urged Rep. Steve Mascaro, R-West …
