Good Alignment Between All Parties Benefits Agency Buyout October 21, 2013 By Stephanie K. Jones Situation: A majority partner wants to sell the agency; the rest of the partners don’t. What to do? Gaylon Brown...
Improvements Seen in Texas Workers’ Comp Health Care Networks October 21, 2013 Workers’ compensation networks certified by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) continued to show improvements in medical costs, return-to-work outcomes,...
Traffic Fatalities Down in Oklahoma October 21, 2013 Through Oct. 7, Oklahoma recorded 491 traffic fatalities for 2013, compared with 539 deaths at the same point last year....
The Ins and Outs of Buying and Selling Agencies October 21, 2013 By Stephanie K. Jones Buyer demand for available independent agencies is greater than the supply and it’s been that way for years, according to...
State Farm Raising Louisiana Homeowner Insurance Rates October 21, 2013 State Farm is raising homeowner rates an average of 8.7 percent statewide for its nearly 308,000 Louisiana policyholders. According to...
BancInsure Reenters Marketplace; Will Rebrand October 21, 2013 Oklahoma City-based BancInsure, a former provider of insurance to community banks that lost surplus as a result of the financial...
Hole-In-One Golf Insurer: Guilty of 3 Felonies in Washington October 21, 2013 A businessman accused of insuring golf tournament hole-in-one prizes then failing to pay has pleaded guilty in a Washington court...
Idaho Parents Sue Football Helmet Company October 21, 2013 The family of a northern Idaho teenager who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a football game is suing the...
People – West October 21, 2013 Willis North America named Linda Leigh Long regional placement officer in its West region. Long will lead a team of...
Wyoming Court OKs Phone Approvals for DUI Testing October 21, 2013 The Wyoming Supreme Court has endorsed a 2011 state law allowing judges to grant authority to police over the telephone...