North Carolina News

Garamendi Joins Speier In Effort to Ban Industry Contributions

Democratic Nominee John Garamendi joined Calif. State Sen. Jackie Speier and consumer advocate Harvey Rosenfield on the steps of the State Capitol in Sacramento March 21 to call for a new effort to ban contributions from the insurance industry in …

Utah Legislature Sends Structured Settlement Protection Bill to Gov.

The Utah Legislature has passed a bill aimed at protecting consumers who depend on structured settlements, becoming the first state this year to do so, according to the Alliance of American Insurers. Five other states are considering such legislation this …

Habitational Umbrella

Nuts & Bolts: Preferred Property Program is offering a habitational umbrella program. The program is available on a brokerage basis. Endorsements follow form D&O, Liquor, GL, Auto, Employers Liability. Dollars: Minimum premiums of $1,150 to $3,250; policy limits of $15 …

AgentSecure Picks up Endorsements from 7

AgentSecure, a member of the InsureZone family of companies that offers smaller and rural agents easy access to commercial products from highly rated carriers, has picked up endorsements from seven state-based organizations affiliated with the Independent Insurance Agents of America …

Building Profitability into the Commercial Auto Market

Like most property and casualty insurance lines, the commercial auto insurance market has witnessed rate increases over the past year and expects to see more. And, as in other lines, underwriters are scrutinizing accounts more closely than they have been …

NAIC Changes Dates of Fall National Meeting

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) announced that the dates for its Fall National Meeting in New Orleans, La., have been changed to Sept. 9-12, 2002. The meeting will continue to be held at the New Orleans Hilton. After …

DriveCam Video Systems Successfully Completes Study for Commercial Fleets

San Diego-based DriveCam Video Systems announced positive results from the completion of a 12-month intensive insurance study. Fleets in the study reduced physical damage from collisions by 35 to 99 percent by using the DriveCam video event data recorder. Initiated …

InsuranceNoodle Licensed in Wyoming

InsuranceNoodle has signed its 800th “NoodleNetwork” insurance agency partner to quote and bind small commercial insurance business using the e-broker’s proprietary web-based agency technology, and has been licensed in Wyoming, the 46th state in which it is selling small business …

Calif. Won’t Adopt Terror Exclusions

According to a Jan. 7 Los Angeles Times article, California has refused to allow insurers to adopt terrorism exclusion language, a move which has already been by approximately 20 other states in the wake of Sept. 11. The Times quoted …

Dearborn Launches Online Proctoring Support System

Dearborn Financial Services, a Kaplan Professional Company, has launched its Online Proctoring Support System, a single source for CE training and compliance for licensed insurance professionals. Chicago-based Dearborn said the online proctoring system enables insurance professionals in proctor-mandated states to …