Google Dupes Insurance Buyers: Insurance Agent Executive May 18, 2015 By Andrea Wells Independent insurance agents are accustomed to competition but many are watching with heightened interest the entry of one new competitor...
Quakes From Hawaiian Volcano May Signal New Eruption May 18, 2015 By Cathy Bussewitz A series of earthquakes and shifting ground on the slopes of Kilauea have scientists wondering what will happen next at...
EPIC Acquires Executive Financial in Southern California May 18, 2015 Edgewood Partners Insurance Center has acquired Los Angeles, Calif.-based Executive Financial Inc. Executive Financial is an employee benefits consulting firm...
Southern California Insurance Scammers Busted For Felony Fraud May 18, 2015 Anthony Riste, 45, and Brandy Riste, 22, both of Los Angeles, Calif., were arrested on two felony counts of insurance...
Federal Railroad Administration Orders Safety Improvements for Amtrak May 18, 2015 By Jeff Plungis Federal regulators ordered Amtrak, the U.S. passenger rail service, to immediately improve safety on its Northeast Corridor route from Washington...
Amtrak Will Resume Northeast Runs Monday as FBI Examines Engine May 18, 2015 By David Lerman and Jeff Plungis Amtrak will resume passenger service in the Northeast corridor on Monday, a day earlier than planned, after replacing track near...
New Study Shows How Florida Citizens Subsidizes the Rich May 18, 2015 By R.J. Lehmann The policy subsidies offered by Florida’s state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. flow disproportionately to the wealthy and, in concert with...
Environmental Groups Sue, Charge Oil Train Safety Rules Inadequate May 18, 2015 By Ayesha Rascoe Seven environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging safety rules issued earlier this month for trains carrying oil, arguing...
MSIG at Lloyd’s Hires Eyres in Property Underwriting; Dougall Heads P&C May 18, 2015 MSIG at Lloyd’s, the international specialty arm of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group, has appointed Martin Eyres as property underwriting manager...
Aon Benfield Launches Canada Flood Model to Help Manage Exposures May 18, 2015 Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team, has developed a fully probabilistic flood model for Canada to help insurers...