April 30, 2018
Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Peter C. Foy & Associates Insurance Services LLC has completed the acquisition of four agencies, three in California and one in Nevada. The acquisitions are Walnut Creek, Calif.-based R.L. Milsner Inc. Insurance Brokerage, Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Senex …
April 30, 2018
Leavitt Group Insurance Agency of Vernal, Utah has added Tyson Hancock as an insurance agent. Hancock specializes in commercial insurance in the oil, gas, and agriculture industries as well as insurance for individuals and families. Hancock previously worked for seven …
April 30, 2018
Serious questions linger about the fate of medical marijuana in Iowa as Republican lawmakers find themselves considering an eleventh-hour deal that would expand the program to more patients. The state’s sole manufacturer of medical cannabis oil worries that, once sales …
April 30, 2018
The U.S. House has approved a measure requiring medical checks for commercial hot air balloon pilots in an effort to avoid a re-occurrence of a 2016 crash that killed 16 people in Texas. The House voted Friday on a wide-ranging …
April 30, 2018
Arkansas has suspended the insurance licenses of an agency and its owner amid allegations of insurance fraud totaling more than $1 million. The Arkansas Insurance Department reported that Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr suspended the licenses of Berry Bishop and Alliance …
April 30, 2018
Tens of thousands of residents of a northern Wisconsin city were cleared to return to their homes on April 27, a local official said, a day after a Husky Energy Inc. refinery explosion injured at least 20 people. The facility, …
April 30, 2018
Illinois’ House of Representatives has passed a bill that would create a state-monitored insurance company with the intention of driving down workers’ compensation insurance costs in the state. The House voted 62-43 on a plan that would establish an independent …
April 30, 2018
Higginbotham and Butler Carson Tate Insurance have merged operations in Lubbock, Texas. This is Higginbotham’s second office in Lubbock, having entered the market in 2015 when it merged with another locally managed independent insurance agency. The two offices and their …
April 30, 2018
Specialist insurer Beazley has launched a digital insurance policy in the U.S. that can be customized and describes in plain English precisely what coverage the customer has bought. Beazley Weather Guard protects U.S. event organizers against the effects of severe …
April 30, 2018
Beaches and other areas on Kauai that smell like sewage may be showing signs of contamination, according to Hawaii health officials. The Hawaii Department of Health hasn’t received any indications of disease outbreaks following the recent flooding, but people have …