The line of people suing insurance companies – just in case something derails Louisiana’s one-year extension of the deadline for victims of last year’s hurricanes – spilled out of the clerk of court’s office in New Orleans Aug. 28. Courier …
On the afternoon of Friday, October 6, the family and friends of Katie Froeschle will host the First Annual Katie Froeschle Memorial Golf Tournament at the Heritage Harbor Golf & Country Club located in Lutz, Florida just north of Tampa. …
The Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association recently elected officers for 2006-2007. Elected chairman of the governing committee was Terry Mack, consultant property and casualty underwriting operations, State Farm Insurance Companies, Bloomington, Ill. He previously served as vice chair. Corise Morrison, …
The future of any industry, including the independent insurance agency system, depends on the successful development and advancement of today’s young professionals. One event designed to help young agents master the skills needed to grow their businesses, is the National …
Iowa is among the nation’s leaders in having its citizens insured, U.S. Census data released Monday shows. According to U.S. Census figures, the percentage of Iowans without health insurance was 9.1 percent during 2004-2005, a drop from 10.4 percent in …
Most Americans favor public policies that could help to mitigate the damage caused by catastrophic natural disasters before they happen, but many Americans remain unprepared for a disaster in their own homes and communities. Nine out of ten adult Americans …
Four people who accused two Roman Catholic priests of abusing them in the 1970s and 1980s cannot sue the Archdiocese of Milwaukee because the statute of limitations has expired, a state appeals court ruled this week. The District 1 Court …
James M. Benson, CLU, a successful producer and executive of some of the top companies in the life insurance industry, was named recipient of the 65th annual John Newton Russell Memorial Award. The award recognizes sustained and meritorious service to …
A federal jury has awarded $4.2 million to a Sanford woman whose 48-year-old husband was killed three years ago in a workplace accident involving a forklift truck, but the amount she stands to receive will be considerably less. Jurors deliberated …
A $3 million damage award in a lawsuit over a “fender bender” has been thrown out by the state Court of Appeals. A Bolivar County jury in 2003 awarded Martha Ireland $3 million in damages based on Ireland’s claim that …
