The Oklahoma Ethics Commission is ready to go with a new computer system that would give the public instant Internet access to information about who donates what to political candidates this year. But to the exasperation of members of the …
Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA), headquartered in Austin, Texas, Pierson & Fendley Insurance Agency LLC of Paris, Texas, joined CAA as its 34th member. “Pierson & Fendley Insurance Agency brings to CAA an independent agency with a very progressive …
Mercator Risk Services, a New York-based independent wholesale insurance broker, has opened a Management/Professional Liability practice and appointed Peter McKeegan as executive vice president. In his new role, McKeegan will be responsible for building all of Mercator’s Management/Professional Liability business, …
U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) was honored with the Gerald Solomon-Legislator of the Year Award for his efforts in Congress on a number of important insurance issues during the Big ‘I’ National Legislative Conference and Convention in Washington, D.C. The …
New computer simulations by government scientists show that hurricane storm surges in the Chesapeake Bay could get dramatically worse than the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Isabel in 2003. Under some conditions, the researchers found, a Category 4 hurricane landing …
Florida’s 2006 legislative sessions and new updates and changes that will affect insurance agencies will be discussed by Keri Rayburn, Independent Insurance Agents of Dade County legislative consultant, during the May 10 monthly luncheon and annual election meeting held in …
Risk experts are warning insurance companies that they may be underestimating their risk if they assume that a new influenza pandemic would be no worse than the 1918 influenza pandemic. While some published studies have already illustrated the effects of …
The Connecticut House has passed a bill providing flex-rating for personal lines insurance with a six percent flex band. The measure, Senate Bill 410, also includes new requirements governing access to uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. The law sunsets after thre years …
Atlanta-based Crawford & Company, an independent provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities, has a 140 percent increase in first quarter earnings per share in its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31. First …
Members of the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina traveled to Washington, DC last week for the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America’s April 26 to 28 National Legislative Conference. The IIABA National Legislative Conference is the insurance industry’s …
