Allstate Targets Online Insurance Sales; Buys Esurance, Answer Financial May 18, 2011 In a bid to capture more business from customers who shop online, giant Allstate Corp. has agreed to pay $1...
Wrotenbery Joins Hub International Rigg in Houston May 18, 2011 Hub International Limited (Hub) announced that Tina Wrotenbery has joined Hub International Rigg (Hub Rigg) as a senior employee benefits...
Oak Street Lending Hires Newton; Promotes Nicholson, McAtee May 18, 2011 Indianapolis-based insurance industry lender Oak Street Funding has hired Carissa Newton as director of marketing and has promoted two other...
Americans Oppose Accident Response Fees: Insurance Industry Survey May 18, 2011 Sixty-eight percent of adults oppose local governments charging accident response fees to individuals involved in traffic accidents, according to a...
Lawsky, Wrynn to Lead New York’s Reshuffled Regulatory Arm May 18, 2011 By Kenneth J. St. Onge Benjamin M. Lawsky has been nominated as superintendent of New York’s Department of Financial Services, the combined regulator of insurance,...
Court Sides with Alabama Newspaper over Public Official’s Libel Claim May 18, 2011 An Alabama appeals court has ruled in favor of an Anniston newspaper that was sued by a city councilman who...
Maine Superintendent Stepping Down May 18, 2011 Insurance Superintendent Mila Kofman will step down from the Maine Bureau of Insurance at the end of the month. Kofman...
New Day Underwriting Promotes Heft May 18, 2011 New Jersey-based New Day Underwriting Managers has promoted John Heft to senior vice president, director real estate practice. The 20-year...
Judge Dismisses Shareholder Suit vs Citigroup Execs Over Mortgages May 18, 2011 By Jonathan Stempel Citigroup Inc. officials, including Chief Executive Vikram Pandit, won the dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit accusing them of turning a...
Starbucks Sued for Firing Dwarf from Barista Job May 18, 2011 The U.S. government is suing Starbucks, saying the coffee company fired a barista in El Paso, Texas because she is...