The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Executive Committee named Andrew J. Beal as Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The appointment was made during the 2023 Spring National Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. Beal currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer of the NAIC. He joined the NAIC in 1999. Director Chlora Lindley-Myers, […]
New York, NY, March 21, 2023 – The Inland Marine Underwriters Association announced its Legislative & Regulatory Affairs Committee had updated its paper on the IMUA guide to state rate, rule, and forms filing. The updated version provides a digest of the rate, rule, and forms filing requirements for inland marine insurance in all fifty states, the […]
υMichael (Mike) F. Consedine is stepping down as the organization’s Chief Executive Officer, effective April 30, 2023. Consedine has served as the CEO of the NAIC since January 2017. “On behalf of our members and the NAIC staff, we are grateful to Mike for all his good work over the past six-plus years and his commitment […]
Marsh & Amwins First Brokers To Join New York, NY,– The Inland Marine Underwriters Association announced it has launched a new broker membership category. The latest broker category comes with a modest member assessment and entitles all interested brokerage firm employees to access the IMUA remote/virtual education curriculum at no additional fee. According to IMUA President & CEO […]
Big ‘I’ agent from Hurricane Ian-torn region urges Congress to consider flood policy changes. WASHINGTON, D.C., The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) testified recently at a hearing before the U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance entitled “How Do We Encourage Greater Flood Insurance in America?” Chris Heidrick, […]
The New York Insurance Association (NYIA) has announced the election of its 2023 officers and board of directors. The following officers were elected for a term ending Dec. 31, 2023: Chair: Charles Makey, president, Merchants Insurance Group, Buffalo, N.Y. First vice chair: Edward Harper, president and chief executive officer, Statewide Underwriting Services, Schenectady, N.Y. Second […]
υOwning a business comes with unique challenges but protecting your business, employees and customers should not be one of them. That is where insurance comes in, a resource that provides peace of mind and security during unforeseen times. Thank Goodness for Insurance or TGFI, a campaign that aims to educate consumers about insurance, is an […]
APIW, Inc. has announced taht Janet Jordan-Foster, Executive Vice President, and Head of Primary Casualty Insurance at AXIS, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the prestigious APIW Insurance Woman of the Year Award. Ms. Jordan-Foster will be recognized with this award on Thursday, May 11, 2023, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at The […]
During the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) recent National Meeting, the board members of the New Avenues to Insurance Careers Foundation reported to state insurance regulators on their progress in setting up the Foundation. NAIC Past President and former South Carolina Insurance Director Ray Farmer, NAIC Past President and former Kentucky Insurance Commissioner George […]
Government funding measure extends NFIP and includes key crop insurance provisions. The Big “I” applauded the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives for passing legislation that would extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and support crop insurance agents, all as part of government funding legislation. “We are grateful that the passage of this government […]
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