Assurex Global Partners assembled “more than 100” members “from six continents” at its annual Spring Partners’ Conference, held recently in Hong Kong, where they “discussed the intricacies of doing business in this part of the world.” The bulletin notes that, …
Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. has announced management changes in the Group’s U.S. and worldwide catastrophe reinsurance underwriting operations. Effective July 2007, Tad Walker will succeed Robin Williams as Executive VP and Chief Underwriting Officer. Williams has advised the Company of her …
Oregon’s Insurance Division has established a new toll-free telephone number so that consumers can more easily contact the department with questions or complaints about agents or companies, order insurance publications, or request complaints forms. The new toll-free number is 888-877-4894. …
Agents from the Arizona Department of Insurance (ADOI) Investigations Division have arrested Mario Martinez for impersonating a chiropractor and fraudulently billing insurance companies for chiropractic treatment. Martinez is the owner of Natural Solutions Chiropractic and Wellness Center located in Chandler, …
Following the Washington Senate’s passing of an Insurance Fair Conduct Act, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has issued a statement voicing its concern that the bill will lead trial attorneys to seek more litigation that could lead …
Alabama Governor Bob Riley and state agency leaders huddled this week to review Alabama’s plans for the upcoming hurricane season, which begins June 1. The state leaders joined officials from FEMA, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National …
Georgia’s top insurance regulator is warning that auto insurance costs could go up $400 million if lawmakers pass a bill changing uninsured motorist insurance. The legislation, Senate Bill 276, has been working its way through the legislature and will soon …
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The Army Corps of Engineers needs to acknowledge that the world is heating up and seas are rising to better protect the nation from flooding and hurricanes, according to a report by two environmental groups. The report, released by Environmental …
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) will pay a $23.2 million dividend to qualifying policyholders in late April, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon and LWCC President/CEO Kristin W. Wall announced. LWCC’s board of directors declared the dividend for the calendar year 2006, …