March 12, 2003
The Texas Department of Insurance announced the state has joined into an agreement with the Midwest Zone States regarding continuing education (CE) reciprocity. With some exceptions, a course approved by a participating state will be accepted by other participating states …
March 12, 2003
Nuts & Bolts: E.L.M. Insurance Brokers announced a new errors & omissions program for agents. Managing general agents and wholesalers are also acceptable in the program. New agents/agencies will be considered subject to experience requirements and agencies with lapsed coverage …
February 26, 2003
New state laws concerning workers’ compensation and automobile insurance make up the majority of the property/casualty-related insurance laws enacted by state legislatures last year, according to an analysis of trends in new state insurance legislation published by the National Association …
February 24, 2003
They’re baaack. High-flying medical malpractice liability claims losses, that is. The availability crisis of the 1970s and the affordability crisis of the 1980s may be nothing compared to the crisis insurers and doctors face this time around. Almost 8 percent …
February 20, 2003
ACE USA has announced a new organizational structure in which nine newly-named regional executives will oversee ACE’s regional operations. As the senior executive in each geographic region, and working closely with the ACE divisional presidents, the regional executives will oversee …
February 13, 2003
E.L.M. Insurance Brokers recently announced a new errors & omissions program for insurance agents in California, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Kansas and Wyoming. Managing general agents and wholesalers are also acceptable in this new program. This …
February 11, 2003
Gray Davis, a 16-year veteran of the insurance industry, has been named western regional manager for Discover Re, the alternative risk transfer operation of The St. Paul Companies. Based in San Francisco, Davis will lead a Discover Re staff responsible …
February 10, 2003
The commercial lines auto market used to be a steady line of business, stirred up occasionally by a Department of Transportation regulatory change or fallout from personal auto regulatory issues. Like other lines, it was sensitive to litigation expenses, although …
January 21, 2003
Monitor Liability Managers Inc., a subsidiary of W.R. Berkley Corporation, announced that it will be actively pursuing additional business opportunities in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Leading this effort are …
January 13, 2003
Nuts & Bolts: Target Environmental Insurance offers a new program providing commercial auto, general liability and environmental impaired liability for transporters of hazardous materials. Dollars: Target Environmental looks for accounts generating over $25,000 in auto premiums. Premiums start at $25,000 …