January 29, 2007
NovaPro Risk Solutions, a national provider of outsourced claims solutions, announced that it has relocated its San Diego headquarters. The previous location was 610 West Ash St. The new address is: NovaPro Risk Solutions 401 West “A” Street, Ste. 1400 …
January 29, 2007
Aid has cropped up for California workers and growers hurt by a devastating cold snap that froze more than $1 billion in crops and left thousands jobless. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced he had issued an executive order to waive a …
January 29, 2007
The federal government agreed Friday to make emergency loans available to ranchers and farmers in 10 southeastern Colorado counties after devastating snowstorms left thousands of cattle dead. The loans will be available in Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa, …
January 29, 2007
Former Denver Broncos star Terrell Davis has settled his lawsuit against an insurance company stemming from a scuffle at an Emmy Awards afterparty, his attorney said. Davis sued Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. in September for breach of contract over …
January 29, 2007
Seattle-based Safeco (NYSE:SAF) has updated the time of its fourth-quarter and year-end conference call to Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 12 p.m., Eastern Time. A live Webcast of the presentation will be available on Safeco’s Web site: www.safeco.com/irwebcast at tha time. …
January 29, 2007
Small landlords form the backbone of much of the housing market in the New Orleans area, but rebuilding aid for mom-and-pop rental property destroyed by Hurricane Katrina has lagged. An $869 million recovery program set to begin taking applications Monday …
January 29, 2007
The Texas Department of Insurance announced it has a new interactive resource on the agency’s Web site, http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/commish/careers.html, describing careers available in the insurance industry: from agents to underwriters to jobs many outside the industry may not have considered. With …
January 29, 2007
Medical Professional Mutual Insurance Co. (ProMutual) will not increase its rates for physicians, surgeons, dentists and certified nurse midwives in Massachusetts for 2007. If the proposed rates are approved, the company said that many policyholders will see a decrease in …
January 29, 2007
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services reported that it has preliminarily reviewed its Lloyd’s Syndicate Assessment (LSA) coverage for 2007. S&P said it will “undertake a full review of the LSAs upon receipt of the year-end report and accounts for 2006.” …
January 29, 2007
Warning that “European businesses face uninsurable environmental impairment risks,” the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) called on insurers to be less “risk averse.” It urged members to “develop products that will allow businesses to protect themselves against new …