Archive for September, 2010
Five Star Specialty Programs Launches Healthcare Practice
Five Star Specialty Programs, a division of Crump Insurance Services Inc. and part of Crump Group Inc., announced it is launching a new health care practice based in Sacramento, Calif. The …
Best Midwest Agency to Work For: R.H. Wine & Co.
A few years back, R.H. Wine & Co., the parent corporation of Wine Sergi Insurance, had become big enough that some thought it might become a takeover target. Management worried that having …
Best Southeast Agency to Work For: Seitlin
The employees at Florida-based insurance agency and advisory services firm Seitlin appreciate their salaries, bonuses and wellness program. But for them, their working environment is exemplary not …
Judge Keeps TWIA Ike Settlement Information Private for Now
Galveston County Judge Susan Criss on Sept. 27 put on hold a Texas state representative's request for information from the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association regarding a $189 million settlement …
Calif. Governor Vetoes Workers’ Comp Measure
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a workers' compensation measure that would have required a physician who conducts a utilization review of workers' comp medical treatment to be …
Best South Central Agency to Work For: Bryan Insurance Agency
"I would never consider leaving this agency for another job." That's what one obviously very happy employee said of Bryan Insurance Agency in Graham, Texas, one of Insurance Journal's 2010 Best …
Best East Agency to Work For: KMRD Partners Inc.
When Kevin McPoyle and Robert Dietzel founded their namesake independent agency, KMRD Partners Inc., six years ago, they aimed to create a unique business model that blended high-level expertise …
FARA Insurance Services Adds Kennedy to Sales Team
FARA Insurance Services, a Mandeville, La.-based provider of claims administration and risk management solutions, has added Kevin Kennedy to its sales team.
Kennedy has been promoted to regional …
Michigan Young Agents Earn ‘Outstanding’ Award from Big ‘I’
The National Young Agents Committee (YAC) of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big "I") presented its Outstanding Young Agents Committee of the Year for 2010 …
Best Overall Agency to Work For: Barney and Barney LLC
San Diego, Calif.-based Barney and Barney LLC, ranked No. 33 on Insurance Journal's Top 100 list, has grown year-over-year throughout the past 10 years. This privately held independent agency …