The state of Iowa will receive federal funds to recover from severe storms that began last month. President Bush declared 14 Iowa counties as disaster areas. He granted funding to state and local governments and some private nonprofit groups to …
The Insurance Marketing Communications Association (IMCA) named its 2007/2008 slate of directors and officers, with Cora Barran of Farmers Insurance Group continuing as IMCA president for her second year. Barran is director of advertising for Farmers Insurance Group in Los …
Katarina Holstein has been promoted to claims operations manager for California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Los Angeles Claims Services in Glendale. Holstein began her State Fund career when she was hired as an office assistant in the organization’s Woodland Hills …
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. announced today a partnership with California Bankers Association, one of the largest state banking trade associations in the country. Woodruff-Sawyer will be CBA’s broker to represent their employee benefits programs to Northern California banks with more than …
The California Department of Insurance has announced that Chubb Group of Insurance Companies is implementing a 18.4 percent homeowners insurance rate reduction that is expected to save Californians approximately $14.5 million annually. Chubb has more than 18,000 policyholders throughout California; …
Firefighters continued to battle out-of-control wildfires that forced thousands of people out of their homes in California’s San Bernardino and San Diego counties. An 18,000-acre fire burning in the San Bernardino National Forest started last week Friday, and was pushed …
Allstate Insurance Co. announced it is opening a customer service center in Las Cruces, N.M., that is expected bring in more than 200 jobs to the area. The city’s bilingual employee base and a good business environment were important in …
The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) announced the results of the initial review of workers’ compensation insurance carriers and health care providers as part of the Performance Based Oversight (PBO) process as required by House Bill …
Utility crews restored electricity Sept. 14 to half of the homes and businesses left without power after Hurricane Humberto, while experts estimated total damages from the storm would cost less than $500 million. Humberto, the first hurricane to hit the …
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. reports it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Professionals Direct, Inc. for $23.2 million. Professionals Direct’s companies specialize in lawyers professional liability insurance. “Lawyers professional liability insurance is a natural complement to the types …
