Derek Cooper of EarthNet in Roanoke, Va., will lead the Roanoke Claims Association for its 2010-2011 year.

The Professional Insurance Agents of New York says its ongoing negotiations with state regulators over the new broker compensation disclosure rule, set to take effect Jan. 1, 2010, have enabled the organization to create a guide explaining how to follow the new rule.

The Maryland Insurance Administration is going to investigate if the Injured Workers Insurance Fund should pay premium taxes after the Towson, Md.-based workers’ compensation insurer’s attempt to convert to a nonprofit mutual insurance company failed.

The Professional Insurance Association of Virginia and the District of Columbia selected CEAuthority as its preferred online insurance continuing education provider.

Donna M. Cunningham of Florham Park N.J., was elected president of the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey at the association’s annual business conference in Atlantic City, N.J.

The Pennsylvania chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors recently installed new officers and presented several awards at its annual convention at the Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Champion, Pa.

After more than a year of debate, Washington, D.C., has put its punctuation mark on federal health reform, but for many agents’ groups, it appears to be less of a period and more of a question mark.

The New York Alliance Against Insurance Fraud (NYAAIF) recently elected its news officers and board of directors, selecting John Sargent to lead the group through the end of 2010.

Martin Kurtz, a certified financial planner and president of The Planning Center in Moline, Ill., was named president-elect of the Financial Planning Association for 2010.

John T. Scott has been installed as president of the Virginia Association of Health Underwriters, the leader of a board of directors that will serve through June 2010.