Operations News

Sloan Mason Offers Street, Road, Paving Contractors Program

Sloan Mason is offering a program for street, road and paving contractors that includes workers’ compensation, general liablity, auto and umbrella liability coverage by an “A+” XV admitted carrier. The program is available in California, Nevada and Texas. Contractors can …

Minn. Nominee Named 2007 Outstanding Insurance CSR of the Year

Peggy S. Lund, CIC, of R. J. Ahmann Cos. in Eden Prairie, Minn. was recently awarded the most prestigious honor available to an insurance customer service representative (CSR)β€”the 2007 National Outstanding CSR of the Year Award. The Society of Certified …

Marsh Cleared to Accept Insurer Fees

New York insurance officials and the attorney general’s office have agreed to let big insurance broker Marsh accept some fees from insurance companies for work on processing and servicing of accounts. The approval comes in an amendment is to a …

News Currents

Report: N.D. has the best roads, Kansas ranks 3rd Nearly 52 percent of U.S. urban interstates are now congested and traffic fatality rates rose slightly, but road surface conditions and bridge conditions improved, according to the Reason Foundation’s latest annual …

Agents capitalize on soft market opportunities when buying E&O

Jim Armitage of California and Jonathan Geib of Tennessee are among the numerous independent agents who are looking for higher professional liability limits, and why not. Soft market conditions prevail in today’s agent errors and omissions liability market. Armitage has …

People

The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America has named Deputy Secretary of Commerce David A. Sampson to serve as the association’s president and chief executive officer. Sampson takes over the reins of PCI on Sept. 4. PCI represents more than …

The Hartford settlement ends agents’ contingent commissions

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. announced it has reached a settlement with the New York, Connecticut and Illinois attorneys general resolving matters relating to their investigations of the compensation arrangements between the insurer and its property/casualty agents and brokers. …

My New Markets

Auto Repair Shop Pollution Liability Nuts & Bolts: USAssure Insurance Services is offering a new market that includes auto repair shops, as well as: oil change facilities, motor vehicle dealers, tire sales and repair, and auto parts stores. Coverage provides …

Agents Errors & Omissions

If ever there was a time for insurance agents to get out and go looking for a better errors and omissions policy, this is the season. Agents who do will come across several admitted carriers that are welcoming new business …

News Currents

Report: N.D. has the best roads, Kansas ranks 3rd Nearly 52 percent of U.S. urban interstates are now congested and traffic fatality rates rose slightly, but road surface conditions and bridge conditions improved, according to the Reason Foundation’s latest annual …