February 26, 2007
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford named and the Senate confirmed Sen. Scott Richardson of Hilton Head as the director of the Department of Insurance. Richardson, 55, was elected to the South Carolina Senate in 2000, and previously served in the …
February 25, 2007
A former high school principal, George Dale is now the longest serving state insurance commissioner in the nation. He has been elected by the people of Mississippi since 1975 and recently announced he would run for re-election to a ninth …
February 25, 2007
Trucking Auto Physical Damage Nuts & Bolts: AIX Group Inc., a specialty insurance holding company, has formed a new program to provide automobile physical damage coverage to commercial trucking operations. This program will be targeting operations with above average loss …
February 25, 2007
Richardson named S.C. commissioner, replacing Kitzman South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford named and the Senate confirmed Sen. Scott Richardson of Hilton Head as the director of the Department of Insurance. Richardson, 55, was elected to the South Carolina Senate in …
February 25, 2007
Monoline Energy Accounts Nuts & Bolts: MarketScout launched a new exclusive monoline energy workers’ compensation program that accepts most class codes related to the energy industry, including operations “over the hole” and USL&H exposures. Dollars: Statutory and $1 million employers’ …
February 25, 2007
EIG Mutual Holding Co. Nevada Insurance Commissioner of Insurance Alice A. Molasky-Arman announced that EIG Mutual Holding Co., a Nevada domestic insurer specializing in workers’ compensation, has completed its demutualization. The demutualization culminated on Jan. 31, 2007, with the initial …
February 25, 2007
Hospitality Program Nuts & Bolts: Underwriters at PLIS are offering The Hospitality program, written on Lloyd’s paper covering named perils ranging from Aeromonas hydrophila to Yersinia enterocolotica. The policy has the benefit of: a “trade name trigger;” up to 25 …
February 25, 2007
Trucking Auto Physical Damage Nuts & Bolts: AIX Group Inc., a specialty insurance holding company, has formed a new program to provide automobile physical damage coverage to commercial trucking operations. This program will be targeting operations with above average loss …
February 25, 2007
Robber baron “We’re looking a robber baron in the face. State Farm is not a responsible corporate citizen.” Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood fighting a recent decision by State Farm Insurance Co. to stop writing new home and commercial property …
February 23, 2007
Reforms aimed at improving South Carolina’s climate for small businesses are high on Gov. Mark Sanford’s list of things to do. The governor’s three-point plan – outlined in his State of the State last month – would lower income taxes, …