East Coast Quake Shook US Nuclear Plant Twice as Hard as Design Allowed September 8, 2011 By Roberta Rampton Preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey shows last month’s record earthquake in the eastern United States may have shaken...
Texas Mutual Rewards CompGroup AGC with $773K Dividend September 8, 2011 Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced a $772,782 dividend to the CompGroup AGC. The workers’ compensation safety group dividend was based...
Texas Fires Kill 4, Destroy More Than 1,600 Homes September 8, 2011 By Jim Vertuno and Michael Graczyk One of the most devastating wildfire outbreaks in Texas history has left more than 1,600 homes in ruins and stretched...
60 Homes Destroyed in Fire Northwest of Houston September 8, 2011 Central Texas is not the only area in the state fighting wildfires. The Texas Forest Service says 60 homes have...
Lockton Expands With Omaha, Nebraska Office Opening September 8, 2011 Kansas City, Mo.-based Lockton is expanding its insurance and risk management operations with the opening of an office in Omaha,...
Senate Committee Passes Federal Flood Insurance Reform Legislation September 8, 2011 As many property owners continue to recover from hurricane and tropical storms Irene and Lee and new storms form offshore,...
Argo Group’s Fine Arts Title Underwriter in Partnerships with Art Insurers September 8, 2011 Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. announced that its subsidiary, ARIS Title Insurance Corporation, the world’s first underwriter of title insurance...
Montpelier Group Names Schaper as President of Montpelier Re September 8, 2011 Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. Has appointed Christopher T. Schaper as President of Montpelier Reinsurance Ltd. , effective November 25, 2011...
Best Affirms Donegal Insurance Group & Members, Michigan Ins., Donegal Group September 8, 2011 A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A ‘(Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of ‘a’...
Ratings: Commerce Protective, Stonington/Lantana, Farmers Mutual, One Beacon Lloyd’s, Texas Medical September 8, 2011 A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘B+’ (Good) from ‘B++’ (Good) and issuer credit rating to...