Millions in Damage Claims Expected from South Texas Storm April 3, 2012 Hurricane force winds, heavy rains and baseball size hail struck the northern part of McAllen on March 29 causing extensive...
Debit Cards Used for Refunds, Including Louisiana Citizens Rebates April 3, 2012 After trying to help her homebound mother use her state refund, Barbara Ewell is convinced Louisiana’s new prepaid debit card...
Tornadoes Raise Home Insurance Rates in Missouri April 3, 2012 Even Missouri residents who lived nowhere near last year’s deadly tornadoes are writing bigger checks to insure their homes. The...
Ryan Specialty Group to Acquire WKFC Underwriting Managers in New York April 3, 2012 Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group said its subsidiary RSG Underwriting Managers is acquiring WKFC Underwriting Managers in New York. Terms of...
Ratings Roundup: NAGICO, Sun Hung Kai Properties April 3, 2012 A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘B++’ (Good) and issuer credit ratings of “bbb” of National...
BB&T Completes $570M Acquisition of Crump Insurance Units April 3, 2012 BB&T Corp., a major regional bank and insurance broker based in Winston-Salem, N.C., said it completed the previously announced acquisition...
Melting Arctic May Redraw Global Geopolitical Map April 3, 2012 By Peter Apps This year’s frenzy of oil and gas exploration in newly accessible Arctic waters could be the harbinger of even starker...
Cooper Gay Promotes Hooper to Chief Commercial Officer; Hovey to CEO April 3, 2012 Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC), the global wholesale and reinsurance brokerage group, has promoted Shaun Hooper to the new...
White House Approves Fargo-Area Diversion Project April 3, 2012 North Dakota Sen. Kent Conrad says the White House has approved the plan for a Red River diversion project around...
North Carolina’s Red Ventures Buys HomeInsurance.com April 3, 2012 Charlotte, North Carolina-based technology firm Red Ventures has acquired the online homeowners insurance site, HomeInsurance.com. HomeInsurance.com, based in Wilmington, N.C.,...