As excitement over the Super Bowl builds, property casualty insurance professionals are anticipating their own “super” day: Monday, February 12. That’s the date when Insurance Journal magazine, in partnership with actuarial services firm Demotech, will unveil the industry’s first list …
Oregon’s Construction Claims Task Force has released a report noting 11 recommendations to help protect homeowners from construction defects and ensure affordable liability insurance for contractors. Highlights of the recommendations include: -Changing building code requirements to prevent moisture intrusion; -Strengthening …
Fort Worth-based independent insurance agency Higginbotham & Associates named brokers Tami Rodgers and Scott Shapard to its managing director team for 2007. Higginbotham appoints its brokers to managing directors who fulfill one of three criteria: they exceed $1 million in …
The Delaware Senate and House moved swiftly in the past week to pass a bill containing major reforms of the state’s workers’ compensation system and Gov. Ruth Ann Miller immediately signed the reforms into law. Lawmakers hope the new law …
Financial analysis and actuarial services firm Demotech, Inc. has been designated an official Research Partner of Insurance Journal. The Columbus, Ohio-based company will provide research, actuarial and statistical support for the Insurance Journal editorial team and participate in special joint …
Clem Booth, a member of the management board of Allianz, SE, has been designated the 2007 chair of ACORD’s board of directors. John Kellington, chief technology officer and senior vice president of Ohio Casualty Group, has been selected as the …
QualCorp, Inc. announces that they have just released a reporting tool that makes the on-going chore of mining data out of the industry’s most widely used agency management systems straight forward and simple. By using a simple 6-step query/filter process …
Strategic Independent Agents Alliance (SIAA), announced today that Barkema Insurance of Murray, Iowa has officially become SIAA’s 2,100th Independent Strategic Member Agency. Barkema Insurance joins the Midwest Insurance Agency Alliance (MIAA) master agency network in Lincoln, Neb. Barkema Insurance has …
Property/casualty insurers should be able to build on the momentum of 2006 to deliver another profitable year in 2007 if they maintain discipline on price, a group of industry observers told insurance executives attending the 11th annual Property/Casualty Joint Industry …
The American Association of State Compensation Insurance Funds (AASCIF) has named Pinnacol Assurance CEO Ken Ross as its 2007-2008 president. AASCIF is an association of workers’ compensation insurance companies from 27 states, plus 10 Canadian workers’ compensation boards. In the …
