Doug Childers Jr. has been appointed president of LassiterWare Insurance in Leesburg, Florida. Childers will report to Ted Ostrander Jr., the CEO. Childers has a decade of experience providing commercial insurance accounts with risk management services. The agency also has …
All Clear “The data is clear. The experiment is over in Michigan. Helmets save lives.” —Heather Drake of AAA Michigan. Michigan’s insurance and medical industries as well as some rider groups want lawmakers and Gov. Rick Snyder to reinstate the …
The percentage of workers who have access to health insurance through their employers is declining across the United States, according to a new report, and the Midwest is no exception. The report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), “State-Level …
Updated data indicates insured losses from storms that socked Ohio in late June and early July 2012 totaled $845 million, or nearly double the initial estimate released by an insurance industry trade group. The series of storms between June 29 …
Of the more than 65,000 people killed in car crashes over the past two years, one-in-10 were in crashes where at least one of the drivers was distracted. That’s according to Erie Insurance, which analyzed police report data in the …
Great American Insurance Group, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, promoted Sue Erhart to corporate vice president of its property and casualty operations. Erhart joined Great American’s legal department in 2010. Prior to joining the company, she was a partner with the …
Bad Shrooms “Mushrooms were growing from behind my dishwasher. My builder no longer existed.” —Tracy Rhodes was one of several homeowners who’ve had to deal with major defects who testified before the a Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee on construction defect …
Known as “the 909,” or “the IE” by Southern Californians, terms sometimes intended as a slight, the sprawling desert area east of Los Angeles was a boomtown for commercial and residential development before the recession hit. But when the economy …
Bryan A. Anderson (right), senior vice president and regional manager of Zenith Insurance Co., and Wells Media Group Inc. CEO Mitch Dunford (left)presented a $5,000 check to Rosemary Johnston, executive director of the Interfaith Shelter Network in San Diego, Calif. …
The Agent’s Role as Advisor and Risk Manager Editor’s note: This is the last of a three-part series to explain insurers’ requirements for building updates and to help agents advise clients on mitigating risks inherent in older buildings. The first …
