November 14, 2010
The Nov. 2 elections will mean there will soon be a number of new insurance commissioners across the country. Three states – Georgia, California, and Oklahoma-elected new insurance commissioners. Republican state Sen. Ralph T. Hudgens will be the new Georgia …
November 14, 2010
It’s a new day in several state houses in the Southeast, which has been red for years but went even redder as it got caught up in the Republican tide that swept the nation. Voters elected new Republican governors in …
November 11, 2010
Illinois Department of Insurance Director of Insurance Michael T. McRaith has issued the following disciplinary orders for September and October 2010: Shango D. Johnson, Chicago – Insurance producer license suspended effective Sept. 8, 2010. Johnson was licensed to sell life, …
November 8, 2010
A new federal study estimating the rate of workplace injuries last year finds North and South Carolina among the country’s safest in which to work. But some workplace safety experts doubt whether the rates accurately reflect which states are safer. …
November 4, 2010
Republicans were not only victorious in the U.S. House but also in state houses across the country. Tuesday night’s GOP power will give the party its largest number of seats in state legislatures since the Great Depression, according to the …
November 4, 2010
ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group, has appointed Jim Shevlin as senior vice president and regional executive officer for its Southeast region, and Tim Rau as senior vice president and regional executive officer for the …
November 2, 2010
Ohio Mutual Insurance Group (OMIG) has reached an agreement to acquire N.E. Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Casco Indemnity Co., a property and casualty insurer located in Saco, Maine. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of …
November 1, 2010
Garden Variety Fraud “Consumers should know that in addition to being wide-spread, insurance fraud also affects a wide-spread group of people: everyone.” —New Jersey Insurance Commissioner Tom Considine, commenting on the launch of a new unit within the Department of …
November 1, 2010
Tuesday’s elections could have ramifications for a number of state insurance commissioner posts across the country. Nationwide, 11 commissioners are directly elected but there are only four such elections tomorrow; the rest of commissioners are appointed, most by governors or …
November 1, 2010
Pioneering “This new lab is a tangible, dramatic, generous demonstration of the property insurance industry’s deep commitment to reducing and preventing losses that disrupt the lives of millions of home and business owners each year.” —Julie Rochman, Institute for Building …