February 25, 2007
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners named its 2007 committee chairs and vice chairs. The new committee assignments are for one year. International Insurance Relations Committee: Chair Diane Koken, commissioner, Pennsylvania Insurance Department, and Vice Chair Dorelisse Juarbe Jiminez, commissioner, …
February 25, 2007
Hospitality Program Nuts & Bolts: Underwriters at PLIS are offering The Hospitality program, written on Lloyd’s paper covering named perils ranging from Aeromonas hydrophila to Yersinia enterocolotica. The policy has the benefit of: a “trade name trigger;” up to 25 …
February 25, 2007
News Currents Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., chairman of the Judiciary Committee, joined with Senate Democratic and Republican leaders earlier this month to introduce a bipartisan bill that would strip the insurance industry of its limited antitrust exemption. Leahy introduced the …
February 23, 2007
Margaret Corey Humphrey, 49, of Kinston, N.C., was arrested on two charges of obtaining property by false pretense and three charges of embezzlement by an insurance agent. Humphrey, who officials said has surrendered her insurance agent license, is accused of …
February 21, 2007
North Carolin officials arrested Richelle E. Jones, 23, of Hope Mills last week and charged her with one count of obtaining property by false pretense and one charge of attempting to obtain property by false pretense after Department of Insurance …
February 20, 2007
The Smart Choice Agents Program, which currently serves more than 2,300 independent agencies across the country, has announced the formation of Smart Choice University and the selection of Mary Quinn as its first Director of Education. Smart Choice University will …
February 15, 2007
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, joined with Senate Democratic and Republican leaders this week to introduce a bipartisan bill that would strip the insurance industry of its limited antitrust exemption. Leahy introduced the Insurance Industry Competition …
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 12, 2007
Charged with five counts of obtaining property by false pretense and five counts of insurance fraud, Kathy Ball, 40, of Archdale, N.C., faces felony convictions, according to state officials. Ball, arrested by N.C. Department of Insurance investigators in High Point …
February 12, 2007
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners named its 2007 committee chairs and vice chairs. The new assignments are for one year: International Insurance Relations Committee: chair, Diane Koken, commissioner, Pennsylvania Insurance Department, and vice chair, Dorelisse Juarbe Jiminez, commissioner, Puerto …