LOS ANGELES – City of Hope’s National Insurance Industry Council (NIIC) will honor James L. Weidner, chief executive officer of Cooperative of American Physicians Inc. (CAP), with The Spirit of Life® Award, City of Hope’s most prestigious philanthropic honor. Weidner …
A former Wisconsin insurance executive and a business associate were indicted on charges of carrying out what prosecutors called a yearslong scam to defraud a major insurer of more than $800,000. An indictment returned in U.S. District Court in Madison …
With its acquisition in early 2009 of the international business of GAB Robins (excluding its UK operations) and the U.S. forensic engineering firm, EFI Global, Cunningham Lindsey became the second largest property casualty insurance claims adjusting and risk management firm …
Atlanta, GA – March 19, 2009 – George Kattermann has joined BrightClaim as Vice President. His primary focus will be overall responsibility and management of BrightClaim’s Catastrophe Services. BrightClaim has an extensive track record successfully assisting their clients in developing …
This economy is unlike any seen since the Great Depression. How does the current economic condition affect the insurance industry and claims? 1. Some people tend to not stay current with their premiums. Insureds faced with economic difficulties may tend …
Swiss Re has just released its latest sigma study, which details the toll of disasters that made 2008 “one of the worst years for catastrophe losses” according to the report. More than 240,500 people lost their lives, while the insurance …
Gov. Jay Nixon has picked a Swiss Re insurance claims executive to lead the Missouri insurance department. John Huff, a Missouri native, has worked since July 2008 at the Zurich headquarters of Swiss Re, one of the world’s larger reinsurance …
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, local, state and federal oficials, as well as insurance industry representatives recently hosted a town hall-style Insurance Recovery Forum for Triangle Fire survivors in Yorba Linda, Calif. According to the Department of Insurance, 1,965 claims …
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is hosting town hall-style Insurance Recovery Forums for survivors of the November 2008 wildfires. The first of such town hall meetings was held Jan. 8 in Sylmar, Calif. Commissioner Poizner was joined by local, state …
Texas’ top insurance regulator told lawmakers on Sept. 24 that the insurance industry estimates there will be around 300,000 claims – including commercial property claims – stemming from Hurricane Ike, which hit the Texas coast on Sept. 13. Around 40 …