Monthly Archives: <span>April 2007</span>

Houston General Offers Personal Lines Insurance in Ind.

Indiana consumers have new options for insuring their homes, cars and other valuable assets. Mass.-based Houston General Insurance Exchange recently announced that it is now offering homeowners and auto insurance in Indiana. Houston General Insurance Exchange is a property-casualty insurance …

My Safe Fla. Home Program Addressing Waiting List of Homeowners

My Safe Florida Home — a state-funded windstorm mitigation initiative — is vowing to take care of the more than 50,000 homeowners on its pilot program waiting list for services and begin accepting new requests for free wind inspections, according …

Pinnacol Issues $60 Million in Dividends to Colo. Policyholders

Denver-based Pinnacol Assurance, a Colorado workers’ compensation insurer, announced it will issue a general dividend to its policyholders. In mid-May, enearly 56,000 eligible Colorado businesses will receive dividend checks totaling $60 million. “Issuing a general dividend for the third straight …

Secret Math of Making Money with Insurance Leads

To increase sales insurance agents should: “Put themselves in their prospective client’s shoes.” More and more consumers are shopping online for insurance. Thousands of insurance prospects go online to find local insurance agents everyday. The solution to contact these insurance …

N.Y. City Puts Foot Down on Unregulated Pedicab Industry

New York City’s hordes of unregulated bicycle taxis will have to meet licensing, insurance and safety standards, and only 325 will be allowed to operate at one time, thanks to a City Council override of a mayoral veto this week. …

Fla. House Panel Moves Bill Banning Fla.-Only Insurer Subsidiaries

National insurance companies would be prevented from setting up new, Florida-only subsidiaries under a bill a House panel approved Monday, part of an effort to force property insurance rates lower to appease angry residents. In a further nod to consumers— …

Wis. Markel American Announces Launch of Market Boat Program

Markel American Insurance Co. recently announced the launch of their new Markel Boat program for insuring boats up to 26 feet in length. MAIC’s new Markel Boat program is intended to offer a wider breadth of options for those wanting …

Texas House Committee OKs Small Business Tax Relief Measure

The Texas House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee has approved a provision that would help Texas’ small businesses by increasing the small business exemption under the franchise tax – an initiative that Representative Brandon Creighton (Conroe) has been spearheading …

Okla. Royalty Owners: Tort Reform Bill Would Keep Most Out of Settlements

Oklahoma’s landscape is in constant motion with the activity of oil wells, their seesaw-like movements pumping oil and natural gas to the surface and fueling the state’s economy. Oil wells are also a source of income for hundreds of thousands …

MHBT Expands Austin Office with P/C Group

Insurance and risk management firm McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P (MHBT) announced that it recently expanded its Austin, Texas, operations to include a property/casualty practice. The new group is led by newly appointed Senior Vice President Brad Van Stavern. As …