North Carolina News

Va. Med-Mal Insurer’s Collapse Has Patients and Doctors Scrambling

Like many pediatricians, Dr. Raymond Jones has enjoyed watching his “kids” graduate from infancy to college. But his smiles often masked his anxiety that he was about to be ruined. The 2002 collapse of his malpractice insurer, Richmond, Virginia-based Reciprocal …

The Industry Goes to School: Universities That Offer Insurance Degrees

Twenty years ago, it was nearly impossible to find colleges and universities offering degrees in insurance. Now there are many programs across the nation that offer bachelor’s degrees, concentrations, certifications and even graduate degrees in insurance. Children of agents and …

Education Essential

Frequent CE Classes Keep Agents Informed Efforts to provide first-quality education at its annual convention, insurance day programs and at regular errors and omissions education programs puts the Professional Independent Insurance Agents of West Virginia in the forefront of educational …

Hurricane Frances Damage Claims Being Audited in Bladen County, N.C.

Almost a year after remnants of Hurricane Frances dropped less than 2 inches of rain in Bladen County, N.C. Federal authorities are auditing $2.7 in federal disaster aid received by 1,200 residents to determine if they fraudulently applied for Federal …

4,627 RECOVERY PROGRAM APPLICATIONS

North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley has announced more than 4,600 applications for individual assistance were filed as part of the Operation Brighter Day hurricane recovery program. The program began taking applications on April 22 and concluded on June 17. Hurricane …

The Industry Goes to School: Universities that Offer Insurance Degrees

Twenty years ago, it was nearly impossible to find colleges and universities offering degrees in insurance. Now there are many programs across the nation that offer bachelor’s degrees, concentrations, certifications, and even graduate degrees in insurance. Children of agents and …

Va. Med-Mal Insurer’s Collapse Has Patients and Doctors Scrambling

Like many pediatricians, Dr. Raymond Jones has enjoyed watching his “kids” graduate from infancy to college. But his smiles often masked his anxiety that he was about to be ruined. The 2002 collapse of his malpractice insurer, Richmond, Virginia-based Reciprocal …

The Industry Goes to School: Universities That Offer Insurance Degrees

Twenty years ago, it was nearly impossible to find colleges and universities offering degrees in insurance. Now there are many programs across the nation that offer bachelor’s degrees, concentrations, certifications and even graduate degrees in insurance. Children of agents and …

News Briefs

ALABAMA 60-Day Notice Required The Alabama Hurricane Issues Task Force headed by Walter A. Bell, Insurance Commis-sioner, has recommended a new regulation that would force insurers to give 60 days notice to policyholders whose insurance will be changed or canceled, …

People

Hull and Company, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., promoted Tim Ramsey to vice president, national personal lines. Ramsey joined Hull and Company in 1998 as manager of the company’s newly formed Charlotte personal lines department. In that role, he oversaw …