Monthly Archives: <span>December 2003</span>

Learn.net Appoints Wilkinson as CTO

Atlanta-based Learn.net, an online training company specializing in insurance “Agent Competency Excellence (A.C.E.)” announced the appointment of Clayton Wilkinson as chief technology officer. Wilkinson comes to Learn.net from AirSage Inc., an Atlanta cellular software provider. “We are delighted to have …

Seldin Named EVP of Investigative Services at Omega

St. Petersburg, Fla.-based First Advantage Corporation, a global risk management solutions provider, announced the promotion of Judy Seldin to executive vice president for its Investigative Services division subsidiary, Omega Insurance Services. Since joining Omega in 2002 as vice president of …

DKI Launches DIAMOND Platform

DKI Services Corporation, based in Chicago, Ill., announced the launch of the next generation of its client services platform, DIAMOND, to better serve its Disaster Kleenup International members, DKI affiliates and property claims customers. DIAMOND, which stands for DKI Information …

Paul M. Limbert Elected to WesBanco Board of Directors

Edward M. George, chairman of the board of WesBanco Inc., a Wheeling, West Virginia based multi-state bank holding company which operates WesBanco Insurance Services Inc., announced that the WesBanco board of directors recently elected Paul M. Limbert to the holding …

Arkansas Agent Arrested for Fraud

State Insurance Commissioner Mike Pickens announced the arrest of Steven Edward Gwin, who has been charged with a class D felony count of Fraudulent Insurance Act. A January 20, 2004 court date has been set in Pulaski County. According to …

Agent Arrested on Insurance Fraud Charges

Attorney General Peter C. Harvey announced that the last of five South Jersey/Philadelphia-area women indicted by the Division of Criminal Justice – Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor has been sentenced in Burlington County Superior Court for her participation in a …

FIFA Wins World Cup Ruling Against Axa

The Cologne district court has ruled that the termination of the cancellation insurance for the FIFA World Cup in Korea and Japan last year by Axa was unlawful. The court also ruled that, as leader of the consortium of 63 …

Symantec Granted $3 Million Settlement Against Maryland-Based Internet Marketing Company

Symantec Corp., an Internet security company, announced that the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Western Division awarded Symantec a $3 million judgment against Baltimore-based Maryland Internet Marketing for selling counterfeit Symantec software. As part of a …

Amtrust Awarded More Than $1.1 Million in Settlement

A New York arbitrator has awarded more than $1.1 million to AmTrust Western Insurance Group Inc. (AWIG), a company controlled by Michael and George Karfunkel, in settlement of a claim originally brought by Frank James Brown involving the acquisition by …

Report Fortress Re Ordered to Pay $1.12 Billion

Fortress Re, a No. Carolina-based reinsurance company, which collapsed following Sept. 11 related losses, has reportedly been ordered to pay Japan’s Sompo Insurance Co. $1.12 billion. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, as excerpted by Reuters, an …