| 03/10/2010
01:11 PM Ark. Regulators Suspend Agent License of Standridge for Dishonest Practices
Arkansas' Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford has immediately suspended the resident producer license of Steve Standridge, founder of the Steve Standridge Insurance Inc. based in Mount Ida, Ark., ... |
| 03/10/2010
12:32 PM Judge Dismisses Suit over New Jersey Teen Driver Decals
New Jersey judge has upheld a new law that requires drivers younger than 21 to display identifying decals on their vehicle license plates.
State Superior Court Judge Robert Brennan dismissed a ... |
| 03/10/2010
12:21 PM Society of CISR Adds Members to Board of Governors
Austin, Texas-based The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research has announced the addition of five new members to the 2010-2016 Certified Insurance Service Representatives (CISR) ... |
| 03/10/2010
12:18 PM Rockhill Adds Schneider to Environmental Insurance Team
Rockhill Underwriting Management, based in Kansas City, Mo., has hired Kenneth Schneider as senior vice president of its Environmental unit. Schneider will manage all aspects of the environmental ... |
| 03/10/2010
12:11 PM Lobell Joins Insurance Marketing & Sales Society Designation Programs
Rhonda Lobell has signed on as sponsor for the American Insurance Marketing & Sales (AIMS) Society Certified Professional Insurance Agent (CPIA) designation programs in Louisiana and ... |
| 03/10/2010
12:09 PM New Hampshire Court Refuses to Reconsider $110M Ruling
The New Hampshire Supreme Court has refused to reconsider its ruling rejecting the state's claim to $110 million surplus from a fund that underwrites medical malpractice insurance.
Gov. John Lynch ... |
| 03/10/2010
12:08 PM Ohio Casualty Introduces New Learning Center for Appointed Agents
Ohio Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, has introduced its comprehensive online Agent Learning Center for its appointed agencies.
Ohio Casualty appointed agents can now ... |
| 03/10/2010
12:05 PM Salina, Kan., Considering Appealing New Floodplain Maps
Salina, Kan., city officials said that the Federal Emergency Management Agency's new floodplain map is just plain wrong and they will consider appealing the floodplain maps for the south part of ... |
| 03/10/2010
12:01 PM Letter from Iowa Governor Prompts Wellmark to Delay Rate Hike
Iowa's largest health insurance provider will delay a planned premium increase after Gov. Chet Culver raised questions about the higher rates to the state insurance commissioner.
Culver sent a ... |
| 03/10/2010
11:58 AM Bill Authorizes Towing of Uninsured Vehicles in Oklahoma
Oklahoma motorists who drive without insurance could have their vehicles impounded under a bill approved in the Oklahoma House.
The House voted 87-8 for House Bill 2331 by Rep. Steve Martin, a ... |
| 03/10/2010
11:58 AM Ratings Recap: American Community, Washington Fire, DHC Group
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to 'D' (Poor) from C+ (Marginal) and issuer credit rating to "c" from "b-" of Michigan-based American Community Mutual Insurance Company. ... |
| 03/10/2010
11:57 AM Clashes Led to Firings, Discrimination Claims at Ohio Work Comp Council
Internal pressure was mounting for months ahead of the February firings of the staff of an agency charged with protecting the well-being of Ohio's insurance fund for injured workers.
Public ... |
| 03/10/2010
11:54 AM Ratings Recap: Swiss Re (Cat Bond), Transmonde, Sagicor, Bahamas First
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has assigned its preliminary 'B-' credit rating to the class II-CN3 notes series 2010-1 issued under the principal at-risk variable-rate note program, ... |
| 03/10/2010
11:26 AM Report: Reno Has Good Chance of Big Quake by 2060
The chance of a significant earthquake rocking the Reno-Sparks, Nev., area over the next half century is on the rise, with a 67 percent likelihood a magnitude 6.0 will strike within 31 miles by ... |
| 03/10/2010
11:26 AM Florida's Homeowners Choice Reports Profitable Q4, Year 2009
Homeowners Choice Inc., a Florida-based homeowners' insurer, reported a profitable fourth quarter and year 2009.
Net income for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $807,000, compared to net income of ... |
