11 Aug 08 
The Home Builders Association of Georgia is Fighting Back
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After consecutive reports of Builders Insurance directors receiving excessive salaries, the Home Builders Association of Georgie (HBAG) has urged its members who are policyholders/owners of Builders Insurance to “take back” the company.
Fees and indirect compensation to Builders Insurance directors was reported to be more than $1.9 million in both 2006 and 2007; however the HBAG suspects that additional payments in 2007 have likely gone unreported.
“Moreover, since 2000, premiums have skyrocketed while dividends to policyholders/owners have plummeted from 14.6 percent of premiums to 1.5 percent,” according to Business & Finance Week.
After repeated requests for accountability and transparency being ignored, the HBAG has asked its members to support action to amend the Business Insurance Charter to have power returned to the policyholders/owners and to have a new board of directors instated.
“At a time when our industry is fighting for survival in a tough economy, it’s outrageous that Builders Insurance’s board members have padded their pockets with exorbitant payments that rightfully belong to our members who are the policyholders and owners of this company,” said Charlie Eison, president of the HBAG. “We need to take control and return Builders Insurance to its rightful mission of serving our members – not creating a financial jackpot for directors.”
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