The Central Oklahoma Chapter of CPCU announced the election of new officers for the 2007 – 2008 Chapter year. Leading the group will be: President Denise Engle, claim analyst, Midlands Management; Vice President Robert Sisco, commercial lines manager, Mercury Insurance …
Rain has helped stop the spread of wildfires in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest that have been burning for more than a week. Neither the 600-acre-fire at Dobson Knob or the 1,900-acre-fire at Shortoff Mountain, both in Burke County, were …
A state lawmaker called on his colleagues last week to make it illegal to own five breeds of dogs he deemed a threat to public safety. Rep. John Lesch, DFL-St. Paul, said he plans to push next year for a …
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has released a report on the activities of the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims (ICHEIC). Authored by ICHEIC Chairman Lawrence S. Eagleburger and Vice Chairman Diane Koken, former Pennsylvania insurance commissioner, the …
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Sprint Nextel Corp.’s appeal of an employment case that could make it harder for workers to prove discrimination allegations. The case centers on whether allegations by workers who are not part of an …
The Allianz Center for Technology (AZT), a 75-year old research facility of Germany’s Allianz SE, is holding a conference in Munich. The two-day event – entitled “Energy and Climate – Technical Solutions for Low CO2 Energy Production” – is attended …
More than one month ahead of schedule, Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink announced that the My Safe Florida Home program has “blown” through its waiting list and urged more Florida homeowners to take advantage of the valuable service through …
Gov. Charlie Crist announced California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as a keynote speaker at Florida’s global climate change summit. The two-day conference will be held in Miami, July 12-13 in Miamil. “At Florida’s climate change summit, we will begin working on …
South Carolina Director of Insurance, Scott H. Richardson, announced that South Carolina’s special purpose financial captive insurance program securitized premium streams totaled more than $5 billion in the second quarter of 2007. This program’s growth is due to its consistent, …
Safety officials are warning about the risk of a potentially deadly release of chlorine gas unless the government requires equipment for transporting it. A safety bulletin from the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board recommends that sites where rail …