April 25, 2007
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 …
April 25, 2007
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 …
April 25, 2007
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 …
April 25, 2007
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 …
April 24, 2007
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. …
April 24, 2007
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— …
April 24, 2007
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 …
April 24, 2007
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 …
April 24, 2007
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 …
April 24, 2007
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 …