July 4, 2005
Joe Grauwiler Joe Grauwiler has been named regional vice president of The Main Street America Group’s Jacksonville Region and president of its Old Dominion Insurance Co. unit. The region encompasses Main Street America’s operations in Florida and Georgia. Doug Short …
July 4, 2005
Carmelo Sanfei and William Paul Crouse, accused by Florida’s Department of Financial Services of bilking more than 7,000 Floridians of more than $2.5 million in unpaid insurance bills, have pleaded guilty to charges of racketeering and unlawful transaction of insurance. …
July 4, 2005
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Bowditch Insurance Corp., an independent insurance agency based in Jacksonville, Fla., has been acquired by The South Financial Group of Greenville, S.C. The transaction became effective June 6, its terms were not disclosed. Bowditch Insurance focuses on general …
July 4, 2005
ALABAMA Arlene’s Timing Perfect for Referral List When Tropical Storm Arlene blew through Alabama it made the timing ideal for the release of a homeowners insurance referral list providing area homeowners with the names and contact numbers of insurance companies, …
July 4, 2005
Bridgefield Casualty Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Summit Holding Southeast Inc., announced it is expanding its operations to North Carolina. Bridgefield Casualty is rated “A” (Excellent) by A.M. Best Co. and offers employers comprehensive workers’ compensation insurance services, including loss …
July 4, 2005
The independent agency arm of giant Nationwide Insurance is expanding and looking for agents in the East and South. Allied Insurance now has more than 4,500 independent agency locations in the West and Midwest. It began writing personal and small …
July 4, 2005
Joe Grauwiler has been named regional vice president of The Main Street America Group’s Jacksonville Region and president of its Old Dominion Insurance Co. unit. The region encompasses Main Street America’s operations in Florida and Georgia. Kelly Stacy, senior vice …
July 4, 2005
Well-intentioned legislation aimed at fighting broad-based identity theft needs several changes before it can work effectively for property/casualty insurance policyholders, according to Raymond G. Farmer, Ameri-can Insurance Association assistant vice president of the Southeast Region. “Similar security breach legislation has …
June 30, 2005
The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research has announced the selection of the state winners of the 2005 National Outstanding CSR of the Year Award. This honor originated in 1991 to recognize the contributions of customer service representatives within …
June 29, 2005
Rackley Solutions has joined with personal lines carrier Kemper Auto and Home (KAH) to launch a real-time connection allowing KAH’s Connecticut agents access to auto rates through SETWrite, Rackley’s new Web-based rating product which allows agents to enter information once …