Operations News

8 Report faults FEMA on hurricane assistance

GAO estimates around $1 billion ‘improperly’ handed out 10 Let the towing begin Thousands of abandoned cars to be removed in New Orleans 10 IIAT presents awards, installs new officers Association holds 109th annual conference in Houston 11 Chevron makes …

People and Places

Swett & Crawford Group, based in Atlanta, Ga., has named Elizabeth Edelman, J.D., general counsel. Edelman comes from RBC Centura Bank, a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Canada, where for five years she had been general counsel, vice president …

Editor’s Note: Cyber storms

As reports of computer security breaches proliferate — the latest being the federal government’s snafu that put millions of veterans at risk for identity theft — the public is losing confidence in the nation’s digital infrastructure while remaining appreciative of …

Cyber storms

As reports of computer security breaches proliferate — the latest being the federal government’s snafu that put millions of veterans at risk for identity theft — the public is losing confidence in the nation’s digital infrastructure while remaining appreciative of …

Rising tide of lawsuits–EPLI

The reality of today’s workplace is that a wide variety of employee grievances may escalate, almost without warning, into costly lawsuits. Any time an employee objects to a company employment practice that is perceived as unfair, an employment-related action may …

Selective Insurance Group Announces Officer Appointments

Branchville, N.J.-based Selective Insurance Company of America, a subsidiary of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. announced the following officer appointments: Kathleen Imparato (Wantage, NJ), to assistant vice president of Selective’s Business Practices Group. Imparato joined Selective in 2002 as a government …

Agency Management Resource Group Holds Producer School in Sacramento

The Ultimate Producer School, provided by Agency Management Resource Group (AMRG), is offering its next school starting in September in Sacramento. The school combines technical coverage information, emphasizing commercial insurance, with sales training and business development planning. It also includes …

National Group Commends Mich. Governor on Helmet Bill Veto

The American Insurance Association (AIA) commended Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm for vetoing legislation that would have repealed the state’s 37-year old, life-saving all-rider motorcycle helmet law. Granholm vetoed the bill on Friday, June 23rd approximately two weeks after the Michigan …

Compensation Survey: Agencies Reward on Organic Growth, Profitability, Retention

With fewer large books of business changing hands recently, insurance agencies are relying on staff-driven, organic growth to expand their operations. Compensation packages and new recruitment and training strategies have shifted to reflect this trend, and also to address the …

Generali to Acquire De Agostini’s Majority Toro Stake; $4.84 Billion Total

Italy’s largest insurer, Assicurazioni Generali SpA, has signed an agreement for the acquisition of a controlling shareholding in Toro Assicurazioni SpA from Italian publishing group De Agostini the current owner. Initially Generali is paying €21.50 ($27.00) per share to acquire …