By a 5-2 bipartisan vote members of the Colorado Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee rejected a measure that would have banned insurers from using credit history to underwrite and rate automobile and homeowners insurance policies. The action by state …
Nationwide driver’s license regulation changes which took place as a result of the death of a teenage driver in Florida have resulted in a reduction in the number of automobile deaths caused by teenage drivers according to the Insurance Institute …
The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents has announce a partnership with Learn.net to launch a new on-line CE and Professional Skills Education Center for member and non-member agents at: www.PIANET.com/Education. The initial launch will serve Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, …
A new rate-comparison study shows that workers’ compensation rates in Washington remain among the lowest in the nation. The 2004 “Workers’ Compensation Premium Rate Ranking” study by the Oregon Department of Consumer & Business Services shows Washington at 35th. That …
At least 40 states have approved a settlement in an investigation of UnumProvident Corp., requiring the disability giant to reconsider about 200,000 claims and pay a $15 million fine, insurance officials involved in the deal said. Approval of the settlement …
A pilot program for rangeland insurance, criticized by some for how it calculated losses, has been revamped and expanded to include more producers in Montana and Wyoming, a federal agriculture official said Dec. 20. Beginning with the 2005 crop year, …
Ken Nigohosian The American Agents Alliance Board of Governors announced the selection of Ken Nigohosian as the association’s new executive director. He has worked for Safeco Insurance for 25 years. He began his career as Safeco’s personal lines manager in …
A Washington state man was ordered Monday to stop selling what officials characterized as phony insurance in Montana. Dr. Rev. Joseph-Michael Gardinier, of Puyallup, Wash., had no certificate of authority from Montana to act as an insurer, but was selling …
More than 120 firms participated in the Big “I” exhibit During my term we have made numerous advances, I couldn’t have done any of them without the help of the Executive Committee and dedicated committee-members,” said Louise “BeBe” Canter, president …
Camilla Marlowe Camilla A. Marlowe was appointed vice president of Irvine, Calif.-based SullivanCurt-isMonroe Insurance Brokerage. Marlowe specializes in employee benefits consulting. She has 23 years of experience in the insurance industry. She previously spent six years with Calco in Orange, …
