If you’re waiting for a hard market, you’ll be out of business. The revolution is underway. In the simplest terms, no one wants to do anything they don’t want to do. If this sounds overly innocent, it isn’t. The supermarket …
$19 Million The amount being funneled to the Mississippi wind pool from the Mississippi Insurance Department this month. Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said the funds should help stabilize premium rates for wind pool policyholders. $23,000 The fine levied by South …
Company Ransom “We have been duped into thinking that these AIG employees have some kind of secret code that no other employee could discover if they were hired to replace them and therefore they are able to basically hold the …
The board of directors of the American Academy of Actuaries has elected Mary Frances Miller as the organization’s president-elect. Miller will succeed Ken Hohman as president for the 2010-2011 term. Miller is a consulting actuary with Select Actuarial Services in …
TAPCO Insurance agents in Alabama and Louisiana may now access the services provided by TAPCO Underwriters Inc. (TAPCO), a Burlington, N.C.-based MGA that specializes in high-volume, middle-market excess and surplus insurance lines. The company says it has the ability to …
The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Stop All ID Fraud Market Detail: USX/S offers agents access to real ID theft protection …
WRM America, a New York-based specialty insurance and alternative risk management company, reports that Jeffrey S. Johnson has joined WRM America Indemnity Company (WRMAI) as regional marketing officer for the Midwest region. Johnson will be responsible for the planning and …
The number of miners killed on the job in the United States fell for a second straight year to 34, the fewest since officials began keeping records nearly a century ago. That was down from the previous low of 52 …
The Tennessee Highway Patrol will set up more than 100 checkpoints across the state during the rest of the year to arrest impaired drivers and other violators. Highway Patrol Col. Mike Walker issued this warning: “If we catch you, we …
A bank teller from a small North Dakota town says she’s scared and can no longer work after she was held up at gunpoint and left handcuffed on the floor. Now she’s getting robbed by the state workers’ compensation agency, …
