A 35-year-old Denham Springs, La., man has been sentenced in Baton Rouge federal court to nearly five years in prison and ordered to pay two life insurance companies more than $1.4 million for frauds he committed against them. The Advocate …
As the Internet continues to take hold over the independent insurance agent’s market share, the value-added services a broker can provide to their clients are more important than ever, especially in the high-net worth space. Being an advisor, and not …
MarketScout has developed a new errors & omissions facility designed specifically for Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC) to be offered through its relationship with Ironshore Inc., a global specialty insurance company. The new facility will also work in cooperation with The …
A Norman, Okla., insurance agent has been charged with fraudulently obtaining workers’ compensation insurance policies for roofing companies. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s office on April 5 filed charges against 27-year-old Fernando Espinoza, accusing the Farmers Insurance agent of making …
More often than not, a second wave of claims against insurance agents by their clients follows a natural disaster. As parties find themselves without the coverage they expected after a catastrophe, it appears to be a natural reflex for them …
The state is lowering the fee Ohio insurance agents and agencies pay to have their licenses renewed late or reinstated. Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, who also leads Ohio’s Department of Insurance, says the move is aimed at maintaining the state’s …
An actress in the controversial film “Innocence of Muslims,” which touched off riots in the Middle East, has filed a lawsuit in federal court after last week failing to get a California state court judge to order YouTube to take …
A California insurance agent and Vietnam War veteran is the public face for the anti-Muslim film inflaming the Middle East, several news sources are reporting. Film promoter and insurance agent Steve Klien, who ran in 2002 for insurance commissioner, is …
A 33-year-old St. Louis man has pleaded guilty in the 2007 death of a Missouri insurance agent. Cleo S. Hines pleaded guilty on Aug. 24 in St. Charles County Court to charges of robbery and second-degree murder. Hines and 35-year-old …
A St. Charles, Mo., man has been convicted of killing his auto insurance agent during a robbery prompted by a big loss at a casino. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports a jury deliberated less than three hours before finding 35-year-old …
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