October 8, 2007
It’s not a secret that Waukesha, Wis.-based Markel American Insurance Co. insures motorcycles and other recreational vehicles, but it is a surprise that its employees are accomplished builders of motorcycles. The company recently announced the completion of the custom board …
October 8, 2007
Trade and Professional Associations Nuts & Bolts: Aon Association offers coverage to 56,000 nonprofit organizations and their members throughout the U. S. Clients range in size and needs from an Elks Lodge seeking general liability coverage to a long-term care …
October 8, 2007
Trade and Professional Associations Nuts & Bolts: Aon Association offers coverage to 56,000 nonprofit organizations and their members throughout the U. S. Clients range in size and needs from an Elks Lodge seeking general liability coverage to a long-term care …
October 8, 2007
The Insurance Marketing Communications Association named its 2007/2008 slate The Insurance Marketing Communications Association named its 2007/2008 slate of directors and officers, with Cora Barran of Farmers Insurance Group continuing as IMCA president for her second year. Barran is director …
October 8, 2007
103 The number of Mississippi cases relating to Hurricane Katrina claims included in a settlement with State Farm Mutual Insurance Co. last month. Terms of the settlement are confidential, said attorney Chip Merlin. Forty-seven of the 103 policyholders involved had …
October 8, 2007
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) promoted Jamie Bourg to claims manager for the company’s large accounts team. Bourg will manage and direct the claims department, including claims handling and investigation, and return-to-work for injured employees. She was previously a claims …
October 5, 2007
Harleysville, Penn.-based Harleysville Insurance Co. recently named Kathleen Killgore regional vice president of its Midwest claims service center located in Edina, Minn. In her new position Killgore will be responsible for the company’s claims activities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, …
October 4, 2007
A safety group is speaking out about the what they say are the dangers of the override of Illinois SB 540, which allows large tractor-trailer trucks to travel on rural, four-lane highways at the same speed limits as passenger vehicles. …
October 3, 2007
Thirteen companies with approximately 49,800 employees in Texas were approved to self-insure for workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation Self Insurance Program, TDI announced. To qualify to self-insure for …
October 1, 2007
Quad/Graphics and its insurer are entitled to $63 million in damages from the 2002 collapse of a shelving system that ignited a fire at the publishing giant’s Lomira plant, according to a jury verdict. The jury deliberated for 2 1/2 …