June 1, 2012
Oklahoma’s Emergency Price Stabilization Act is now in effect for 35 Oklahoma counties after Gov. Mary Fallin declared a state of emergency due to severe storms, straight line winds and flooding that began on May 29, the state’s attorney general …
June 1, 2012
San Diego, Calif.-based Atlas General Insurance Services LLC hired Kevin Rodgers as a senior underwriter. Rodgers comes to Atlas with underwriting experience from various insurance companies while working in workers’ comp underwriting departments. Prior to Atlas, he worked as a …
June 1, 2012
The Northern United Agents Alliance (NUAA), an independent agency partnership based in New Hampshire, said Hunkins & Eaton Insurance Agency has joined the group as its newest member. Founded in 1880, Littleton, N.H.-based Hunkins & Eaton Insurance Agency is an …
June 1, 2012
The mother of a troubled Gulf War veteran who was shot dead in his car during a standoff with Las Vegas police is seeking tens of millions of dollars in damages in a lawsuit claiming a lack of departmental training …
June 1, 2012
Firefighters made progress on the northern and western fronts of the Whitewater-Baldy complex fire in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest with the help of increased humidity levels. The fire has now consumed a reported 216,000 acres and is 10 percent …
June 1, 2012
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Michael Consedine announced Thursday that American International Group and its workers comp insurance units will pay Pennsylvania more than $16.8 million in fines and assessments. The regulator said this reflects a settlement agreement in a multi-state probe …
June 1, 2012
ACE Private Risk Services, the high net worth personal insurance business of the ACE Group, and Generac Power Systems, a manufacturer of generators and engine powered products, have formed a program to help ACE clients minimize potential disruptions to their …
June 1, 2012
Today marks the start of another hurricane season and many Texans are wondering if we can go one more year without a destructive storm. The last hurricane to strike Texas proved to be the costliest. Hurricane Ike struck Galveston on …
June 1, 2012
The Michigan Supreme Court says an insurance company doesn’t have to pay benefits in a hit-and-run case because the incident wasn’t reported within 30 days. The court’s conservative majority overturned a decision by the state appeals court on May 30 …
June 1, 2012
The Missouri Department of Insurance says it has received reports that an agent previously barred from the insurance business has been selling policies illegally. The department revoked the insurance license of former agent Wendi Glass and her company VMG Inc. …