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One Year Later Insurance Losses From Black Forest Fire $420.5M
Jun 5 2014 // A year after the massive Black Forest Fire stuck Colorado, insured losses are now estimated at $420.5 million, according estimates released by the to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association on Thursday. The...
One More Candidate Joins Kansas Insurance Commissioner Race
May 22 2014 // Another Republican candidate has filed for the August primary to be the next Kansas insurance commissioner. Ken Selzer, of Leawood, filed his paperwork with the secretary of state on May 20. Selzer is an accountant and a...
Ten things to know about environmental liability
Apr 7 2014 // The market for environmental insurance products remains fluid and highly competitive. Although some carriers raised rates, aggressive pricing and terms are still prevalent. Pricing expectations are flat to 10 percent lower...
Ten Things to Know about High Risk Property
Mar 24 2014 // Winter storms caused $2 billion in insured losses in 2013, up dramatically from $38 million in 2012, according to reports from Munich Re. From 1993 to 2012, winter storms resulted in about $28 billion in insured...
One Driving Safety Bill Moves Forward in Oklahoma, Another Pushed Back
Mar 17 2014 // The full Oklahoma Senate approved legislation barring cell phone use in Oklahoma school zones, but a bill that would ban texting while driving suffered a setback as it was sent back to committee. The positive vote on...
Five Tips for a Stress-Free Webinar
Mar 13 2014 // IJAM welcomes guest blogger Barbara Whiffen, Operations Manager for Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance. Ah, webinars. What’s your first thought when you hear the word “webinar”? If...
Two Dead in Blast at Nebraska Manufacturing Plant; Cause Unknown
Jan 22 2014 // After a blast caused much of an Omaha, Neb., manufacturing plant to collapse, some workers found themselves buried in debris and others scrambled for their lives. Two of the 38 workers who were at the International...
Twenty Years Later Big Lesson From Northridge Quake Lost
Jan 17 2014 // Twenty years ago today a big one hit the Los Angeles area, killing several people and injuring thousands, damaging tens of thousands of properties, shutting down businesses, putting out of operation some of the...
One-Fifth of Drinkers Admit Driving When Near or Over Alcohol Limit
Dec 18 2013 // A fifth of U.S. motorists who drink say they’ve driven at least once in the past year when they thought their alcohol level might’ve been close to the legal limit or above it, a safety group said. About 19.5...
Three Leavitt Group Agencies in Southern California Merge
Nov 21 2013 // The Leavitt Group announced a merger of three of their Southern California agencies. The merger will include the Covina office of Valley Insurance Service, employee benefits agency Leavitt Benefits Insurance Services of...
Two Legacy Network Executives in Idaho Sentenced
Nov 4 2013 // The former founder and chairman of the board of The Legacy Network, an insurance brokerage agency in Rexburg, Idaho, and his son were sentenced in October in United States District Court in Pocatello. The sentencing was...
Two Arrested in Alleged Staged Accident Scam in North Carolina
Oct 23 2013 // North Carolina’s Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin this week announced the arrest of two people in an alleged insurance fraud scheme involving a staged auto accident in Pitt County. The state insurance...
Two Legacy Network Executives in Idaho Sentenced
Oct 22 2013 // The former founder and chairman of the board of The Legacy Network, an insurance brokerage agency in Rexburg, Idaho, and his son were sentenced on Wednesday in United States District Court in Pocatello. The sentencing was...
Seven Straight Years of Reserve Releases: Fitch
Sep 17 2013 // Property/casualty industry prior-year loss reserves have developed favorably for seven straight calendar years, according to a report from Fitch Ratings, which also said the industry’s reserve position remains...
Four Latin American Nations Agree to Remove All Trade Tariffs
Aug 26 2013 // Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile said on Monday they had wrapped up negotiations to remove all trade tariffs between them, cementing a bloc that the four hope will encourage free trade between Latin America and the rest of...
One-Third Fail to Activate Theft Prevention Measures on Their Homes
Aug 5 2013 // Almost of a third of American homeowners who have anti-theft devices on their homes don’t use them – even during the summer when burglars are at their busiest. A survey commissioned by Nationwide Insurance found...
Six Flags Roller Coaster Had Previous Injuries; Min. $1M in Liability Coverage
Jul 24 2013 // Nearly a dozen people reported being injured in the last five years while riding the Texas roller coaster from which a woman fell to her death last week, though the most serious injuries appear to be a concussion and...
One-Third Fail to Activate Theft Prevention Measures on Their Homes
Jul 24 2013 // Almost of a third of American homeowners who have anti-theft devices on their homes don’t use them — even during the summer when burglars are at their busiest. A survey commissioned by Nationwide Insurance found...
Six Flags Investigates Fatal Accident on Texas Giant Coaster
Jul 22 2013 // Six Flags Entertainment Corp. is examining the Texas Giant roller coaster at its Six Flags Over Texas theme park following the death of a woman on July 19, the company said in an e-mailed statement. The Arlington, Texas,...
One Risk Names Wakamoto-Lee Vice President in California
Jul 10 2013 // Pleasanton, Calif.-based One Risk Group LLC named Sue Wakamoto-Lee vice president in its employee benefits practice. At One Risk Group, Wakamoto-Lee will be responsible for client services and business development. Her...
