Larry Hinkel has joined BrightClaim Inc. as national account executive. He will identify potential clients and develop long-term, outcome-oriented relationships with clients. Hinkel has more than 18 years of claims experience with extensive, multi-line emphasis in personal and commercial lines …
House Bill 1937 passed with a vote of 96-20 on Thursday, despite opposition about exemptions on paying policy limits. One of the key issues still under consideration is a legislative remedy for a 2004 Florida court decision requiring insurers to …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Chris Schroeder Insurance Inc. of Milwaukee. Founded in 1888, Chris Schroeder Insurance Inc. is a property/casualty retail insurance broker offering risk management, commercial, and personal lines insurance services to their Midwest …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is being criticized in Florida for being too slow to pay counties for hurricane claims and too aggressive in paying benefits for people who died during last year’s hurricanes; and Mel Brown, FEMA director has …
The Oklahoma House of Representatives reported April 28 that it has passed bipartisan workers’ compensation reform that will grow Oklahoma’s economy, creating jobs and wages and providing more benefits for injured workers. “We’re offering, with our actions not our words, …
A budget motel owner in Crestview, Ala. has agreed to pay $10,000, plus restitution, to settle a complaint filed by Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist, claiming that it doubled its rates for victims fleeing Hurricane Frances. Crist filed a complaint …
Both the American Insurance Association and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America recently issued statements lauding the Texas Senate for passing comprehensive asbestos and silica litigation reform legislation in the form of Senate Bill 15. The AIA said the …
A former Louisiana insurance producer in Tangipahoa Parish was arrested and issued a cease and desist order for allegedly misappropriating insurance funds, Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley announced. Department of Insurance Fraud Unit investigators served Joshuah C. Murphy with a …
Texas House Bill 2155 and Senate Bill 236 were recently debated before each Chamber’s respective committee. This critical legislation, sponsored by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas, merits broad support, as it would address the inequities insurance agents face in …
The death toll from Monday’s commuter train crash in Japan has reached 106 with the discovery of three more bodies on Thursday, including the 23-year old driver. In addition to the dead more 450 people were injured in the country’s …
