Washington News

Goldberg Joins Gendelman Insurance

Bruce Gendelman Insurance Co. has hired Christopher J. Goldberg as vice president of its new division that will concentrate on relationships with advisers for wealthy families. Goldberg will be working with financial advisers, attorneys, bankers, and CPAs to ensure that …

AIG’s Cassano, Sullivan and Goldman Excutives to Face Crisis Panel

Joseph Cassano, a former AIG executive who played a big role in bringing the giant insurer to its knees, will face-off next week with a U.S. panel investigating the causes of the financial crisis. Cassano will rub shoulders with a …

Status of Post-Flood Report for Tennessee Unclear

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been giving different answers about whether it will produce a post-flood report for the Cumberland River basin and surrounding areas. In an interview, Corps Programs Integration Division Chief Gary Loew said last Thursday …

Democratic Governors Defend Healthcare Overhaul

A small group of Democratic governors this week launched a counter-attack over the federal healthcare overhaul, firing back against legal challenges from nearly two dozen state attorneys general who are seeking to overturn the new law. In a sign of …

Federal Judge Signs off on Deal for 9/11 Responders

Some recounted their days at the smoldering ruins of the World Trade Center. Some fought back tears. Some complained that no amount of money would make them whole. Despite the mixed emotions, most of the responders on Sept. 11, 2001, …

Texas Association Honors Outstanding Insurance Agents

Corpus Christi, Texas independent insurance agent Wallace C. (Wally) Goodman has won the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ Drex Foreman Award, and Landon Ogilvie, partner at Gans & Smith Agency in Longview, has been honored with the IIAT’s André P. …

Arizona Wildfire Incurs $1.8 Million in Claims

An Arizona wildfirethat has burned 14,000 acres and incurred $1.8 million in claims to date might be the first example of the fire risks the Western United States are facing in 2010. But, the National Interagency Coordination Center expects fire …

Sorenson is New I.I.S. Chairman

The Board of Directors of the International Insurance Society (IIS), at their annual meeting in Madrid, announced the election of Norman R. Sorensen, President – International Asset Management and Accumulation, Principal Financial Group, as the new Chairman. He succeeds Marsh …

Lawmakers Seek Funds for Study of Tennessee Floods

U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper and U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander say they would secure funding for the Army Corps of Engineers to produce a detailed report of the May flooding in Tennessee. Cooper issued a statement saying he had been told …

CNA Opens New Branch in Washington, D.C.

CNA has opened a new branch office in Washington, D.C., a move aimed at extending the insurer’s geographic footprint and bringing it closer to its agents, brokers and customers. George Agyen, Mid-Atlantic Zone officer, will head the Washington, D.C. branch. …