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16 09, 2015

Drone Services Firm Names USAA Advisor Swain as VP of Insurance

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A company that specializes in putting drones to work for companies has hired an advisor from USAA Insurance to be its vice president of insurance. The Washington, D.C.-based drone service firm, Measure, announced the hiring of Kathleen “Kat” Swain, who …

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16 09, 2015

XL Catlin Specialty Names Product Line Leaders for Americas

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XL Catlin’s Specialty Insurance division has appointed leaders for its regional insurance products  in its newly-created Americas region. The company named product leaders for accident and health, aviation, crisis management, equine and livestock, fine art and specie, marine and political …

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16 09, 2015

FEMA Extends Deadline for Requesting Sandy Claims Review to Oct. 15

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced a 30-day deadline extension for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders who are considering requesting Superstorm Sandy-related payment reviews. The announcement means the initial Sept. 15 deadline has now been formally extended to …

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16 09, 2015

Massachusetts AG Healey Announces $430K Settlement With AIG Subsidiary

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The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania (ICSOP), a subsidiary of the American International Group (AIG), has agreed to pay $430,000 to settle allegations that it sold unauthorized health insurance to Massachusetts consumers and failed to cover mandated benefits …

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16 09, 2015

Beecher Carlson Hires Ross as Casualty Client Executive in New York

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Beecher Carlson Insurance Services LLC, a specialized large account insurance broker and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., hired Jason Ross as casualty client executive, Northeast Casualty Practice. Ross will work out of the New York office and …

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15 09, 2015

Hunter Joins Lockton in Its Denver Office

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Jamie Hunter has joined Lockton’s Mountain West operation in Denver, Colo. as a property & casualty producer. Prior to Lockton Hunter was the director of business development for McGladrey, an assurance, tax and consulting service. He focuses on helping companies …

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15 09, 2015

Texas AG: Residential Underwriting Guidelines Not Confidential

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The Office of the Attorney General of Texas (OAG) has issued an open records ruling indicating that residential property underwriting guidelines are not made confidential by Insurance Code, Section 38.002, the Texas Department of Insurance announced in a bulletin dated Sept. …

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15 09, 2015

Mitchell to Head Information & Technology Services at Texas Stamping Office

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The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT) has appointed Tara N. Mitchell as director of Information & Technology Services. Her appointment is effective Sept. 21, 2015. For the past seven years, Mitchell has worked in financial regulation at the Texas …

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16 09, 2015

Florida Bar Overturns Text Solicitation Ban on Attorneys

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You’ve just been in a car accident or accused of a crime. You’re confused and overwhelmed. You need help and don’t know where to turn. Just at your most vulnerable moment, a lawyer steps forward and slips you his card. …

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16 09, 2015

Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to 23 Counts of Insurance Fraud

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Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens announced that Bibb County, Georgia, resident William Emerson Scruggs, 54, pleaded guilty to 23 counts of insurance fraud. Bibb County Superior Court sentenced Scruggs to three years confinement to be served with a separate federal …

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