Dallas-based RISC Inc. announced that Carl Stapp Jr. joined the firm as a vice president. Stapp will lead RISC’s newly formed non-subscription unit. He has more than 34 years of underwriting and insurance company experience which includes reinsurance, claims and …
Disaster Kleenup International, Inc., a network of quality, independent property damage restoration contractors, has forged an alliance with the Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration (ASCR) and Ronald McDonald Charities to provide pro bono services to six Ronald McDonald …
A new law signed by Texas Governor Rick Perry reportedly changes the way the state regulates insurance and clears the way for Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) to provide advisory information services to insurers for four lines of insurance — …
The North Carolina Industrial Commission announced it is sponsoring the Eighth Annual North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, to be held Oct. 8 – 10, in Durham. The event, produced in association with the International Workers’ Compensation Foundation, a nonprofit …
The North Carolina Industrial Commission announced that effective Sept. 8, workers’ compensation cases tentatively identified for docketing in November 2003 are posted on the commission’s Web site at www.comp.state.nc.us. The link to the November 2003 list of cases is located …
New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a Union County businessman and insurance agent has pled guilty to stealing thousands of dollars in insurance premium monies collected from insurance purchasers seeking to buy auto, home and commercial insurance and, …
The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. will host its eighth annual CEO/Agency Conference, sponsored by the New York Insurance Association, during its first Hudson Valley Regional Awareness Program (RAP) on Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Holiday Inn …
A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) of Catlin Insurance Company Limited (CICL), Bermuda with a “stable” outlook. “The rating reflects the company’s excellent capitalisation and prospective financial performance, access to business …
Standard & Poor’s reported that rates across the global marine hull insurance market look set to peak in 2005, a year later than previously expected. It noted, however, that although this promised a “respite to a beleaguered market, it remains …
The Indiana Supreme Court has denied the appellee’s petition to transfer the jurisdiction of the DeHays/Pretzels case involving an agent’s duty to disclose from the Court of Appeals to the Indiana Supreme Court. Two construction companies, Shambaugh & Son Inc. …