All the headlines from our Numbers Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 25 2006 // Two directors of embattled Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. have informed Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri that they refuse to relinquish their positions on the board of the state’s largest workers compensation carrier...
Apr 21 2006 // Arrest warrants have been issued for two Gainesville, Ga. insurance agents; both are charged with insurance fraud.Robert Frank Kubitz, 51, allegedly kept premiums paid to his business, RF Kubitz Agency, for coverages...
Apr 6 2006 // When the body of Edward Schiller was found slumped behind the wheel of his Nissan Maxima in a parking garage in Newton, Mass. early on the morning of Jan. 13, authorities said they believed the 39-year-old insurance agent...
Mar 20 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia suggested three bills that were introduced to the Georgia Legislature to address Certificates of Insurance for subcontractors and workers’ compensation issues. Rep. Mike...
Mar 10 2006 // Three employees were recently promoted at Winterthur U.S. Holdings Inc., parent company of regional property and casualty insurers General Casualty, Sun Prairie, Wis. and Unigard, Bellevue, Wash.Geoff Barker was named...
Mar 7 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia suggested three bills that have been introduced to the Georgia Legislature to address Certificates of Insurance for subcontractors and workers’ compensation...
Mar 7 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced the arrests of three Riverside, Calif., residents on charges that they allegedly filed a fraudulent auto theft claim on a car that was later found in an orange...
Feb 27 2006 // They’re throwing Mardi Gras beads again, so many strands, they’re landing in tree branches and getting snagged on the trellised balconies of the French Quarter.They’re adorning the arms of Spanish...
Feb 24 2006 // Greensboro, North Carolina – The Smart Choice® Agents Program, which currently serves more than 2,100 independent agencies in 18 states, has announced plans to expand the program in eight states this year.According...
Feb 20 2006 // Three independent insurance agencies were among the “50 Best companies to work for in Texas” honored at a luncheon hosted by the Texas Assosiation of Business, Texas Monthly magazine and the Society for Human...
Feb 20 2006 // Outsourcing often receives a bad rap, with large corporations using it to reduce staff count, bureaucracy and overhead. However, for small- and medium-sized insurance agencies, outsourcing can be a valuable, even critical,...
Feb 19 2006 // Fraud RoundupTwo Elk Grove, Calif., residents were arrested on insurance fraud charges related to the alleged staged theft, arson, and subsequent insurance claim for a vehicle belonging to one of the suspects. According to...
Feb 13 2006 // A multimillion-dollar workers’ compensation scam that raked in its perpetrators more than $15 million has been cracked by state and local officials who have arrested six men in Boca Raton, Fla. and charged them with...
Feb 6 2006 // Outsourcing often receives a bad rap, with large corporations using it to reduce staff count, bureaucracy and overhead. However, for smaller companies, such as small and medium sized insurance agencies, outsourcing can be...
Jan 31 2006 // Five legislators have each accepted a “Seat Belt Champion Award” from the Nashville-based Meharry-State Farm Alliance, that applauds their success at inserting a primary enforcement amendment into the...
Jan 31 2006 // Two Fox News employees have filed a lawsuit claiming they were sickened by air contaminated with toxic molds and pesticides while working in the building where “The O’Reilly Factor” and “At Large...
Jan 27 2006 // Two Elk Grove, Calif., residents were arrested on insurance fraud charges related to the alleged staged theft, arson, and subsequent insurance claim for a vehicle belonging to one of the suspects.According to the...
Jan 27 2006 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., announced that the following individuals have been arrested and each charged with two counts of Criminal Conspiracy to commit Medicaid Fraud and two counts of Medicaid...
Jan 23 2006 // Outsourcing often receives a bad rap, with large corporations using it to reduce staff count, bureaucracy and overhead. However, for smaller companies such as small and medium sized insurance agencies, outsourcing can be a...
Jan 23 2006 // Some days it seems that you are in battle with every person who sells property casualty insurance. It’s easy to view other local independent and exclusive agents as the enemy. This assessment is understandable, but...