February 22, 2007
A bill to raise the age at which children must be strapped in booster seats while riding in cars, trucks and vans received preliminary approval in the state Senate. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Jim Carlson, DFL-Eagan, would raise the …
February 16, 2007
Chicago-based Mesirow Financial recently announced that Brian Evans, an ex-Hoosier and three-year NBA veteran, has joined its Insurance Services division as a senior vice president. He is responsible for leading new business development initiatives for the firm’s Carmel, Ind. office. …
February 15, 2007
Strap in the kids, buckle up and turn off the cell phone. The rules of the road in Minnesota might get more strict in 2007. In the name of highway safety, lawmakers are debating bills to increase the use of …
February 14, 2007
Western National Insurance Group today announced their full year financial results through December 31, 2006. These results reflect the pooled financial results of all companies in the group. For year-to-year comparison purposes, 2005 was adjusted to reflect the combined results …
February 12, 2007
Georgia Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine announced that St. Paul Travelers Insurance Companies has changed what he alleges was the company’s prejudicial agent commissions on homeowners policies in Georgia’s coastal counties, allowing him to cancel a planned hearing into the …
February 12, 2007
As we are well aware, flooding caused by hurricanes and tropical storms can wreak havoc along the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast from June through November. What many fail to realize, however, is that flood risk is not limited to …
February 12, 2007
D&O for Small Public Cos. Nuts & Bolts: The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has introduced specialized directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance for publicly traded companies with market capitalizations of $100 million or less. These “micro-cap” coverage enhancements can …
February 12, 2007
Trucking Nuts & Bolts: AIX Group, Inc., a specialty insurance holding company, has formed a program to provide automobile physical damage coverage to commercial trucking operations. This program will be targeting operations with above average loss experience and fleets between …
February 11, 2007
As we are well aware, flooding caused by hurricanes and tropical storms can wreak havoc along the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast from June through November. What many fail to realize, however, is that flood risk is not limited to …
February 11, 2007
D&O for Small Public Cos. Nuts & Bolts: The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has introduced specialized directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance for publicly traded companies with market capitalizations of $100 million or less. These “micro-cap” coverage enhancements can …