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6 Hurricane experts Max Mayfield, Bill Bailey

Jan 1 2006 // Full agenda slated for Feb. 8 to 11 windstorm conference6 Ga. legislative meetings successful 30 legislators, 102 agents attend IIAG events8 Tenn. bill would require sinkhole coverageLegislator suggests adding new language...

Restaurants put risk management on the menu

Jan 1 2006 // The restaurant marketplace is becoming more complex than ever with food safety, marketing dominance by the chains and globalization on the minds of owners. Also, frivolous lawsuits against restaurants abound, so it...

From Pinstripes to Prison Stripes: Near North’s Segal on Life Behind Bars

Dec 19 2005 // Former Chicago Insurance Broker Serving Time for Fraud Appears on TV; Is Movie Next?Once you get over the fear…you find that people are just people,” Michael “Mickey” Segal, 63, told an ABC-TV news...

From Pinstripes to Prison Stripes: Near North’s Segal on Life Behind Bars

Dec 18 2005 // Former Chicago Insurance Broker Serving Time for Fraud Appears on TV; Is Movie Next?Once you get over the fear…you find that people are just people,” Michael “Mickey” Segal, 63, told an ABC-TV news...

Texas Restaurant Assoc. Earns Dividend from Texas Mutual

Dec 15 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a $1,294,675 group dividend to the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA). TRA has received more than $2.7 million in Texas Mutual group dividends since 2002. Group dividends are...

Drivers Living Near Restaurants Pose Higher Risk Than Church Neighbors

Dec 6 2005 // Drivers who live within a mile of a church are far less likely to have a car accident than drivers who live more than a mile from a church. But those who live within one mile of a restaurant face a significantly greater...

Admitted Drunk, Underage Driver Can Sue Bars, Mass. Court Rules

Nov 1 2005 // A Suffolk Superior Court in Boston has ruled that an admittedly drunk underage drinker in Massachusetts can sue two bars that served him alcohol before he was involved in a vehicle crash.According to Judge Ralph Gants,...

State Fund Hosting Restaurant Health and Safety Workshop

Oct 27 2005 // The California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s San Jose District Office will be hosting a free Restaurant Health and Safety workshop to help restaurant owners create a comprehensive safety training program and...

Growing a Niche in the Bed and Breakfast Industry

Oct 17 2005 // As leaves begin to fall in the Midwest, city dwellers are making an exodus to quaint towns like Galena, Ill. and Dubuque, Iowa to soak up the autumn colors and ambiance. For many, their stays center around a country inn or...

Growing a Niche in the Bed and Breakfast Industry

Oct 17 2005 // As leaves begin to fall in the Midwest, city dwellers are making an exodus to quaint towns like Galena, Ill. and Dubuque, Iowa to soak up the autumn colors and ambiance. For many, their stays center around a country inn or...

Liquor Liability

Sep 5 2005 // Nuts and Bolts: Geo. F. Brown & Sons, Inc. (GFB) is expanding its Illinois liquor liability program to a multi-state program. Available on an admitted basis in Illinois and non-admitted elsewhere, this new program is...

Bay Area Agent/Broker Pleads Guilty

Sep 5 2005 // A former California insurance broker/agent faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in New York to conspiracy charges related to insurance fraud. The case stems from the findings of a joint investigation by the...

California Man Pleads Guilty

Sep 5 2005 // John Arcurio, of Fillmore, California, plead guilty June 22, to two felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud and insurance fraud. Arcurio was arrested in Kern County and transferred to the County of Ventura...

Restaurant Insurance Joins with Hartford to Service Restaurants

Aug 31 2005 // Restaurant Insurance Corp. (RIC), a Greenwood Village, Colo.-based insurance firm specializing in restaurant insurance has formed an exclusive partnership with the Hartford Insurance Company to provide property and...

Customized Liability for Restaurants

Aug 22 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Monitor Liability Managers Inc. released “Restaurant InsurePak,” a tailor-made employment practices liability program geared specifically for full-service restaurants, fast-food restaurants,...

GFB & Sons Offers Expanded Ill. Liquor Liability Program

Aug 11 2005 // Geo. F. Brown & Sons, Inc. (GFB) has reached an exclusive agreement with the AM Best “A”-rated carriers of the RSUI Group Inc. to expand its Illinois liquor liability program to a multi-state program.The...

Bay Area Agent/Broker Pleads Guilty

Jul 27 2005 // A former California insurance broker/agent faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in New York to conspiracy charges related to insurance fraud. The case stems from the findings of a joint investigation by the...

Liability for Restaurants

Jul 4 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Monitor Liability Managers Inc. released “Restaurant InsurePak,” a tailor-made employment practices liability program geared specifically for full-service restaurants, fast-food restaurants,...

Monitor Liability Managers’ Now Offering EPL Program Involving Customized Liability for Restaurants

Jun 14 2005 // Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based Monitor Liability Managers Inc. announced the release of the Restaurant InsurePak, a tailor-made employment practices liability program geared specifically for full-service restaurants,...

Investigation of Alleged Overbilling Lands Calif. Chiropractor, Legal Assistant Behind Bars

Jun 13 2005 // An Encino chiropractor and her legal assistant have been arrested and charged with two counts each of insurance fraud following an investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud Division.Chiropractor...