North Carolina News

Zureich to Succeed Arnold at North Carolina’s Lawyers Mutual

Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Co. of North Carolina announced that Gerald Arnold is retiring from his position as president of the company, effective Dec. 31, 2009. Arnold joined Lawyers Mutual in 1998 following his retirement as chief judge of the …

People

Monte Stringer, executive vice president with U.S. Risk Inc. in Dallas, has been elected president of the Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. for the coming year. Stringer and other new officers and directors of the organization were elected at the …

Business Moves

USAA Military insurance company USAA is expanding its customer base by nearly 35 million prospects by opening up eligibility for its products to all veterans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time. More than 18 million …

New Markets

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Top Personal Lines Agencies

Correction: Top Personal Lies Agencies The Top 2009 Personal Lines Agencies list that was published in the Nov. 16 issue of Insurance Journal was incorrect. Unfortunately, columns of spreadsheet data shifted in the process of producing that listing. Insurance Journal …

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Des Moines, Iowa-based Principal Financial Group announced that John Aschenbrenner, president of its insurance and financial services division, will retire at the end of 2009 after more than 37 years with the company. Aschenbrenner joined The Principal in 1972 and …

North Carolina Inspectors Cite Safety Violations in Slim Jim Explosion

Workplace inspectors cited ConAgra Foods Inc. and a contractor for dozens of serious safety violations in the June explosion at a Slim Jim plant that killed four people, the state Labor Department said this week. Most of the citations against …

TAPCO Underwriters Expands Into Alabama and Louisiana

Insurance agents in Alabama and Louisiana may now access the services provided by TAPCO Underwriters Inc. (TAPCO), a Burlington, N.C.-based MGA that specializes in high-volume, middle-market excess and surplus insurance lines. The company explained in its announcement that it has …

Texas Approves 13 Companies to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved the renewal of the Certificates of Authority for 13 companies to self-insure for workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the TDI-DWC Self-Insurance Regulation program. These 13 companies …

Insurer Trade Group PCI Names Isler Lobbyist for Southeast

The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has named Micaela Isler as regional manager, state government relations. Isler will cover the Southeast Atlantic region which includes the District of Columbia, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Prior …