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United America Indemnity Ltd.’s board of directors has selected Joseph F. Morris as its president. The company will also consolidate its two U.S. insurance subsidiaries, United National Group and Penn-America Group, under a single United America Insurance Group management structure …

Cooper Gay & Cashman Names Sandercox SVP

Cooper Gay & Cashman, based in Minneapolis, Minn., and Cooper Gay Group, based in London, have appointed Phil Sandercox as a senior vice president. Sandercox joins Cooper Gay & Cashman from General Re in Stamford, Conn., where he was vice …

Business Moves

First Acceptance, Chicago Non-Standard Auto Agencies First Acceptance Corporation, a provider of private passenger non-standard automobile insurance, has acquired certain assets of Insurance Plus Agency II Inc. and Yale International Insurance Agency Inc. These agencies sell private passenger non-standard automobile …

People United America Indemnity Ltd.’s board of directors has selected Joseph F. Morris as its president. The company will also consolidate its two U.S. insurance subsidiaries, United National Group and Penn-America Group, under a single United America Insurance Group management …

New Orleans Levee Board Questions Premium Increase from St. Paul

The New Orleans Levee Board said this week it would review other options for its excess general liability coverage from St. Paul Travelers when it discovered the insurer wants to charge almost eight times more than the current premium with …

Jury Acquits Minnesota Family in Agriculture Fraud Case

A federal jury deliberated about a day before returning acquittals for members of a Minnesota family accused of criminal charges in a large agricultural fraud case, the Associated Press reported. The defendants had been accused of scamming the federal government …

Argonaut’s Great Central Partners with Minn. Restaurant Association

Great Central Insurance, a member of the Select Markets segment of San Antonio, Texas-based Argonaut Group Inc., announced it has been selected by the Minnesota Restaurant Association (MRA) to offer property and casualty insurance on an exclusive basis to its …

Wyde Launches Wynsure Claims

Minneapolis, MN – Wyde Corporation announced today the official launch of their new insurance claims application, Wynsure Claims. This new addition to their Wynsure suite of administration products handles claims processing from First Notice of Loss through benefit payment for …

2006 Begins with Politics Up Front; State Legislatures Tackle Auto Issues

Midwesterners have never been known to take a “back seat” on anything. Seizing the opportunity seems to come naturally to us. A case in point is the recent scramble by three Midwestern congressmen to jump into the spot of House …

MINN. GOV. ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER TO CORRECT MEDICARE GLITCHES

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed an emergency executive order this month authorizing the Minnesota Department of Human Services to help cover some costs for low-income residents struggling to get prescription drugs under a new Medicare plan, according to the Associated …