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Ohio’s State Auto Insurance Reaches ‘Million Billion’ Milestone
Apr 26 2010 // The State Auto Insurance Group, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, has reached a significant milestone in its sales of personal lines insurance: one million policies and one billion dollars in premium. “Success in our...
Spring Brings New Crop of Fraud Laws in Northeast
Apr 23 2010 // Fraud bills are blooming like azalea bushes around the East this spring, and statehouses are rife with upside potential for substantive new fraud laws in 2010. This counters the recent logic that many state lawmakers are...
Fiesta Auto Insurance Opens 20 Locations Nationwide
Apr 23 2010 // Huntington Beach, Calif.-based Fiesta Auto Insurance, a franchise system to combine insurance and tax preparation under one roof, announced it has opened 20 new locations during the past 90 days. The company’s...
Earth Day: How Insurance Coverages Respond to Greening of America
Apr 22 2010 // Green energy, sustainable food, recycling, hybrid vehicles – environmental awareness is impacting the lives of Americans everyday. Many consumers are choosing to make both small and large changes to reduce their...
Hospitals Shifting Costs to Auto Insurance System, Study Finds
Apr 22 2010 // Low reimbursements from public health insurance programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, have prompted hospitals to shift costs to automobile insurance companies—raising auto injury claim costs and forcing auto...
Progressive Launches Car Insurance App for Google’s Android Smart Phone
Apr 22 2010 // Progressive Insurance has launched a car insurance app for smart phones using the Google Android operating system, one of the fastest growing smart phone platforms. “We’ve seen a 30 percent increase in visits...
Foremost Insurance Launches Auto Program in Connecticut
Apr 20 2010 // Foremost Insurance Group has launched its DistinctChoice Auto program in Connecticut. The auto program features increased limits, deductible options and coverages. The program also offers broad eligibility and discounts....
Auto Insurers Begin Process of Recouping Losses from Toyota
Apr 20 2010 // Insurance companies are gearing up to recoup from Toyota money they paid for claims in crashes involving sudden acceleration, the subject of major safety recalls by the Japanese automaker. It could also mean money back for...
Spring Brings New Crop of Fraud Laws in Northeast
Apr 19 2010 // Fraud bills are blooming like azalea bushes around the East this spring, and statehouses are rife with upside potential for substantive new fraud laws in 2010. This counters the recent logic that many state lawmakers are...
People
Apr 19 2010 // Central Insurance Companies of Van Wert, Ohio, announced the retirements of Michael E. Thompson and George J. Gress. Additionally, Central promoted Jana L. Ringwald to vice president of Commercial Underwriting for its...
Louisiana Hurricane Researcher and Corps Critic Fails to Win Job Back
Apr 15 2010 // A federal judge refused to immediately reinstate Louisiana State University hurricane and coastal researcher Ivor van Heerden, who was stripped of most of his duties last year. Van Heerden claims he is losing his job...
Maine, Vermont Tops for Low Car Insurance
Apr 14 2010 // People who live in northern New England have some of the lowest car insurance rates in the country. A survey by Insure.com says the lowest rates are found in Maine, followed by Vermont. New Hampshire and Massachusetts also...
Report: February Storms in Ohio Caused More than $28M in Losses
Apr 14 2010 // The Ohio Insurance Institute (OII) has reported that amount of insured losses from the series of February winter storms will be at least $28.2 million, with 12,173 claims filed to-date across the state. Because some...
Motorcycle Thefts Drop by 13% in 2009
Apr 13 2010 // The number of motorcycle sales dropped in 2009 and so did the number of motorcycle thefts. The latest report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) shows that motorcycle thefts declined by 13 percent in 2009,...
Universal Casualty May Sell Auto Insurance in Missouri Again
Apr 12 2010 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has lifted its restrictions on Chicago-based auto insurance company, Universal Casualty Co., allowing it to start offering new policies in Missouri again. Director John M. Huff issued a...
Mercury Insurance May Have Illegally Overcharged Consumers, Regulator Says
Apr 12 2010 // A California Department of Insurance examination has found that Mercury Insurance violated the state insurance statutes and as a result, Mercury Insurance may have illegally overcharged thousands of Californians for auto...
McQueary Henry Bowles Troy Adds Van Winkle in Austin Office
Apr 7 2010 // Dallas-based insurance and risk management firm, McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP (MHBT), announced that Brad Van Winkle has joined its Austin, Texas, office as senior vice president. Van Winkle brings more than 26 years of...
Oklahoma Raises $65M Selling Data; Customers Include Insurance Cos.
Apr 6 2010 // The state of Oklahoma has collected at least $65 million in the past five years by selling personal information from motor vehicle records, according to newspaper reports. Wellon Poe, the chief legal counsel for the...
Motorcycle Safety Bills Pass in Oklahoma
Apr 6 2010 // Increasing motorcycle registrations and a rise in motorcycle-related fatalities in Oklahoma have prompted passage in the state Legislature of a pair of measures aimed at improving motorcycle safety. HB 2264,...
Making Continuous Coverage Auto Insurance Discount Portable Is Good for Consumers
Apr 5 2010 // The Alliance of Insurance Agents & Brokers supports Proposition 17 on the June 2010 statewide ballot because it will make the auto insurance market more competitive, offer drivers more choices and lead to lower rates...
