Liberty Mutual has vowed to continue its court fight against charges begun by former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer that it engaged in anti-competitive bid-rigging and broker compensation practices after a judge declined the insurer’s bid to dismiss the …
As the oil industry cycles into a drilling boom, the shortage of experienced workers raises safety issues that smart companies are working hard to address. Oil production has always been a boom-and-bust industry. At the peak of drilling activity, jobs …
Insurance education provider, The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, has selected Beverly A. Messer as vice president, in charge of National Business Development for the not-for-profit organization. Messer began her insurance career in 1975 when she joined her …
The Rhode Island Ethics Commission has rejected an offer by former Senate President William Irons to settle conflict-of-interest charges related to his business dealings with CVS Corp. After a closed-door meeting, Commission Chairman James Lynch Sr. refused to say why …
Ind.-based Gibson Insurance Group has been named “Agency of the Year” for 2006 by Accident Fund Insurance Co. of America. Gibson representatives received the award in front of 650 Accident Fund employees during an all-company meeting on January 25, 2007. …
Heffernan Insurance Brokers has appointed Earl Butler senior vice president and branch manager of its Orange, Calif., office. In this role, he will be charged with new business development in Southern California as manager of the Orange operations. Butler joins …
Liberty Mutual has vowed to continue its court fight against charges begun by former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer that it engaged in anti-competitive bid-rigging and broker compensation practices after a judge declined the insurer’s bid to dismiss the …
Austin, Texas-based The National Alliance Research Academy announced it has published a new study, The Paperless Agency: Transformation through Innovation, which focuses on front-end scanning and shows how to use this process to increase agency efficiency. Author Robert E. Dunn …
Markel, Black/White Associates Markel Insurance Co. has agreed to acquire the social services program business of Black/White & Associates Insurance Brokers. The transaction is scheduled to close on April 1, 2007. Black/White’s Alameda, Calif., location will become a Markel underwriting …
Last November, then-New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer notified four insurance companies that they could no longer pay contingent commissions to agents and brokers who sell automobile, homeowners and certain other insurance products. The four companies — ACE, AIG, St. …
