North Carolina News

Caught in the middle

State legislatures are meeting, or will soon meet in most southeastern states to consider insurance proposals, many of which attempt to regulate the industry and prepare for the 2006 hurricane season. Associations in southeast states told Insurance Journal their utmost …

ATTEMPTED MURDER WARRANTS ISSUED FOR N.C. AGENCY OWNER

Jim Tedesco, 37, has been charged in warrants with two counts of attempted murder in Asheville, N.C. Police reports said Tedesco shot Murray Wilson, 53, and Michael Ezell, 33, during negotiations to purchase Tedesco Insurance. After warrants were issued for …

Business Moves

Brown & Brown, Axiom The acquisition of the assets of Axiom Intermediaries LLC of Stony Creek, N.C. has been completed by Brown & Brown Inc. of Daytona Beach, Fla. Axiom Intermediaries, with approximately $14.0 million in annualized revenues, is a …

Attempted murder warrants issued for N.C. agency owner

Jim Tedesco, 37, has been charged in warrants with two counts of attempted murder in Asheville, N.C. Police reports said Tedesco shot Murray Wilson, 53, and Michael Ezell, 33, during negotiations to purchase Tedesco Insurance. After warrants were issued for …

People

Susan Alford has been named executive vice president and southeast region head for Aon Consulting in Atlanta. The promotion is effective Jan. 1. Alford will be responsible for Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and Florida. In …

Editor’s Note: Caught in the middle

State legislatures are meeting, or will soon meet in most southeastern states to consider insurance proposals, many of which attempt to regulate the industry and prepare for the 2006 hurricane season. Associations in southeast states told Insurance Journal their utmost …

Connecticut

Welcome to Insurance Journal’s 2006 National Directory of Excess, Surplus and Specialty Markets, Volume 1. This exclusive biannual market directory has been designed to assist independent agents and brokers in the task of placing difficult or unusual risks. For ease-of-use …

13 Companies Approved to Self-Insure Workers’ Comp in Texas

Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts recently approved the reapplications for Certificates of Authority to Self-Insure covering a one-year period for 13 private employers in Texas. Commissioner Betts also accepted the withdrawal of Rockwell Collins Inc. and AT&T Corp. …

Barker Joins Findley Davies’ Charlotte, N.C. Office

Adam S. Barker has been named senior consultant and practice leader in Charlotte, N.C. for Findley Davies of Toledo, Ohio responsible for health and group benefits in North and South Carolina. Barker was most recently president and founder of Ascendant …

Satellite Images Used to Detect Crop Insurance Fraud

Satellites have been connected with space explorations, monitoring crop conditions around the globe, helping commodities markets price the product and more. Few of us think of satellite images showing up in courtrooms to help prosecutors prove crop insurance fraud. Times …