Massachusetts News

NAPSLO PRESENTS ASLI ACADEMIC AWARDS

The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) recognized the top four graduates of the Associate in Surplus Lines Insurance (ASLI) program at its annual convention in Boston, Mass. Andrew Frazier, member of the board of directors of the …

Allenbrook, Blue Cod Release Out-of-Sequence-Endorsement Product

Allenbrook Inc., a Brunswick, Maine-based provider of automation and consulting services for the property/casualty insurance industry, and Blue Cod Technologies Inc., a Worcester, Mass.-based provider of customer service and work management software solutions, announced the release of Blue Cod’s automated …

Agent Partners with CNA on Realty Firm Coverage

The Maryland-based agency Victor O. Schinnerer announced that it has introduced a p/c policy, Victor O. Schinnerer’s Realty Choice(TM), for real estate firms located in Massachusetts, Virginia and Illinois underwritten by CNA. “The Realty Business Owners Policy offers broad P&C …

CNA, Schinnerer Launch P/C Coverage for Real Estate Industry

Schinnerer & Company Inc. of Chevy Chase, Md. announced it has extended its Realty Choice™ program, which provides property/casualty coverages for the real estate industry, to firms in Massachusetts, Virginia, and Illinois. The Realty Business Owners Policy, underwritten by CNA, …

NAPSLO Presents ASLI Academic Awards

The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) recognized the top four graduates of the Associate in Surplus Lines Insurance (ASLI) program at its annual convention in Boston, Mass. Andrew Frazier, member of the board of directors of the …

Mass. Rating Bureau Denies Auto Rate Hike Request

The Massachusetts State Rating Bureau announced it has filed a recommendation for a statewide 2 percent increase for private passenger auto insurance rates in 2003, denying the 7 percent increase requested by auto insurers. According to State Ratings Bureau Director …

An Exact Science: Insuring Biotech Takes Know-How

As far as commercial property and casualty coverages are concerned, it goes without saying that individual companies require specific types of policies to most effectively address risks inherent to their industries. The biotechnology industry is no exception—on the contrary, it …

DCU Partners with BIS to Form Insurance Agency

The Banc Insurance Services Inc. (BIS), a Springfield, Mass.-based service provider to financial institutions trying to set up insurance agencies, announced it has contracted with Digital Federal Credit Union (DCU), a Marlborough, Mass.-based thrift, to help it form such an …

Fisher Chosen to Lead NAMIC in 2003

The final general session of the 107th convention of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Cos. (NAMIC) featured an eventful business meeting that saw a new slate of officers elected during the week in San Diego. NAMIC’s 2002-2003 officers and …

Leadership is Theme at NAMIC Convention’s Sessions

Robert Bailey characterizes himself as an “unemployed senior citizen” with some notions about leadership and effective management. The retired CEO of State Auto Insurance Cos., Columbus, Ohio, passed along some homespun and deceptively simple basics of leadership during NAMIC’s General …