The deadline for crop insurers to agree to the 2005 version of the federal crop insurance program’s Standard Reinsurance Agreement came and went June 30. And while all the 14 insurers who participated in the program last year have signed …
Donegal Group Inc. of Marietta, Pa. reported improved results including increased net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 of $6,770,187, or $.50 per share, compared to $5,268,953, or $.56 per share, for the second quarter of 2003. The …
Property/casualty guaranty funds were created by state statutes beginning in the late 1960s to protect the public against financial losses to policyholders and claimants as a result of property and casualty insurance company insolvencies. Each of the 50 states, plus …
The Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa is holding a two-day training seminar focusing on farm and agribusiness insurance risks Oct. 19-20 in Des Moines. The seminar, dubbed “The First Midwest Agribusiness Conference,” is designed for agents and brokers, customer service …
Harleysville Insurance of Harleysville, Pa., recently announced new appointments in three field offices serving independent agents and policyholders in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. The appointments include: — Michael L. Happe, resident vice president of Harleysville Insurance Company, a subsidiary …
The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio announced it will hold a continuing education seminar on flood insurance on Aug. 11, 2004. The seminar will be taught by experts from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). It will consist of …
The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio announced a July 23, 2004 continuing education seminar with a focus on workers’ compensation. Entitled “New Developments in Workers Compensation,” the seminar will be presented by Stuart Colburn, an attorney with Downs & …
PIA Services Inc. will assume administrative leadership of the Certified Insurance Counselors and Certified Insurance Service Representatives programs in Iowa. The Professional Insurance Agents of Nebraska, along with the Midwest Alliance for Education and Research, will conduct its first CIC …
The storms and tornado systems of late spring have once again struck cities and towns across the Midwest, with an estimated $63 million in insured damages announced by the time this magazine went to press. That estimate represents the total …
Nuts & Bolts: Construction Insurance Solutions (CIS), a program brand administrator, has a new program for specialty trade contractors involved in commercial and residential construction: air-conditioning, concrete, electrical, excavators and land graders, fence, fire sprinkler, garage door, ground water drilling, …
