State Farm is raising homeowner rates an average of 8.7 percent statewide for its nearly 308,000 Louisiana policyholders. According to State Farm’s filing with the insurance department, the statewide increase will generate $40.1 million. The Advocate reported that the higher …
Oklahoma City-based BancInsure, a former provider of insurance to community banks that lost surplus as a result of the financial crisis, has reentered the marketplace with a new strategy focusing on non-financial customers and with a $30 million capital investment …
A businessman accused of insuring golf tournament hole-in-one prizes then failing to pay has pleaded guilty in a Washington court to two counts of selling insurance without a license and one count of first-degree theft. Kevin Kolenda, 55, of Norwalk, …
The family of a northern Idaho teenager who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a football game is suing the school district and the maker of the football helmet. The Bonner County Daily Bee reported that Robert Clark II and …
Willis North America named Linda Leigh Long regional placement officer in its West region. Long will lead a team of insurance placement professionals across Willis’ West region, which includes operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Washington and Wyoming. …
The Wyoming Supreme Court has endorsed a 2011 state law allowing judges to grant authority to police over the telephone to force motorists to submit to DUI testing. In the October ruling, the court concluded it’s not a violation of …
Despite some wetter and cooler weather, the 2013 wildfire season isn’t over, and the Western states in particular should be prepared for a few more potentially active months. That’s according to the 2013 CoreLogic Wildfire Hazard Risk Report released on …
Ten months after “historic reforms” were made to California’s workers’ compensation system there is evidence that the changes are taking hold, however bad actors continue to find ways to game the system, said Department of Industrial Relations Director Christine Baker. …
A Utah man was sentenced to seven days in jail after a high-speed chase that he blamed on a bathroom emergency. Thirty-nine-year-old Jeffrey Laub told a judge that he ate something that upset his stomach and was racing to get …
The Hartford has recently extended its agreement with AARP to offer home and auto insurance products to its members. With the three-year extension, The Hartford’s relationship with AARP now runs through Jan. 1, 2023. This is the fourth extension since …
