Two California-based financial services companies took hundreds of thousands of dollars from senior citizens through deceptive tactics, state Attorney General Roy Cooper said in a lawsuit brought against the companies in Raleigh, N.C. Cooper alleged that agents at American Family …
Workers’ compensation costs per claim in Maryland grew very rapidly in the most recent year studied, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). A major factor driving these costs higher was rising medical costs per …
Phyllis R. Austin has been named Crawford & Co. senior vice president of human resources, according to Tom Crawford, president and CEO. Austin assumed the position April 24 when Bill Beach, former head of human resources, assumed leadership of Crawford’s …
Additional InsuredsEquilon Enterprises, LLC v. Great American Alliance Insurance Company (Washington Court of Appeals, Apr. 3, 2006) (Unpublished) Ruling: A wholesale distributor of fuel had contracted with a supplier of fuel to buy the fuel and distribute it to various …
The cost of auto insurance is expected to rise by just 0.5 percent in 2006, the smallest increase in six years, reports the Insurance Information Institute. A declining number of auto accidents, safer cars and fraud-fighting efforts are some forces …
Brentwood Services Inc. of Brentwood, Tenn., a specialty insurance brokerage firm, has promoted John Smitherman to director of sales for Brentwood Services Administrators Inc., its affiliated company, according to Richard D. Hammer, BSI president and CEO. “Smitherman began his career …
Oswald Cos., Poyle Associates Cleveland-based Oswald Companies acquired Poyle Associates, located in the Detroit suburbs. The Cleveland-based risk expert and insurance brokerage will now serve Michigan markets as Oswald Poyle Associates. “We appreciate Poyle Associates history of client commitment and …
Pierson & Fendley, CAA Combined Agents of America LLC, Austin, announced that Pierson & Fendley Insurance Agency LLC of Paris, Texas, joined CAA as the group’s 34th member. Pierson & Fendley has served Paris and surrounding areas for over 70 …
Additional Insureds Equilon Enterprises, LLC v. Great American Alliance Insurance Company (Washington Court of Appeals, Apr. 3, 2006) (Unpublished) Ruling: A wholesale distributor of fuel had contracted with a supplier of fuel to buy the fuel and distribute it to …
News Currents The cost of auto insurance is expected to rise by just 0.5 percent in 2006, the smallest increase in six years, reports the Insurance Information Institute. A declining number of auto accidents, safer cars and fraud-fighting efforts are …
