The Utah Association of Independent Insurance Agents is seeking applicants for a new executive director. After 23-plus years with UAIIA, Steve Baugh will be stepping down due to health issues. Resumes for the executive director position will be accepted between …
Many U.S. states are worried that the healthcare overhaul plan approved by the U.S. House of Representatives will usurp their sovereignty and impose more spending on their already stretched budgets. Republican attorneys general in at least 12 states announced on …
Republican attorneys general in at least 12 U.S. states warned Monday that lawsuits will be filed to stop the federal government’s healthcare reform bill from encroaching on states’ sovereignty. The lawsuits were announced hours after the U.S. House of Representatives …
Jay Patel stands behind the counter at his Discount Liquors store here on Lake Weiss, waiting as a customer tries to decide just how much Jack Daniels he can afford. “Not that one,” the young man says as Patel reaches …
Las Vegas-based Premier Physicians Insurance Co. risk retention group announced it has earned a Financial Stability Rating (FSR) of “A Exceptional” from Demotech Inc., a financial analysis firm located in Columbus, Ohio. The FSR is Premier Physicians’ first rating. According …
Cheryl Celcer has joined wholesale insurance provider Swett & Crawford after a nearly 30-year career with The Hartford, in which she held the position of executive select customer sales representative. Celcer will work out of her office in Oklahoma City. …
Medicus Insurance Co. has created an endorsement that gives insureds coverage for unintentional network security, billing, regulatory and privacy violations. The new endorsement is called Medicus Advantage Gold. The Medicus Advantage Gold endorsement has been added to all Medicus policies …
Ever since Enron, it seems more academics have been trying to understand and rectify unethical behavior. Research in a forthcoming paper might help organizations better understand thinking patterns in the workplace. “The Ethical Mirage: A Temporal Explanation as to Why …
The Natural Catastrophe Insurance Program (NCIP), available at www.CatCoverage.com, says it is providing an online alternative to the National Flood Insurance Program for agents, brokers and property owners. This Web-based program offers primary layer insurance for the perils of landslides, …
National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group (“NCIC”), A.M. Best Rated B+ (Good), is expanding from 25 to 35 states, with their Commercial General Liability coverage now being made available in Alabama, Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Mississippi, …
