Researchers say the ZIP code containing the highest number of registered hobbyist drone users in the country is in Las Vegas. Drone researchers at Bard College in New York analyzed data from the Federal Aviation Administration, finding the 89117 ZIP …
Since 2015, the Arkansas Insurance Department has saved $784,516 in personnel costs, the state agency reported. The savings are attributed to departmental efficiencies implemented by Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr who was installed as head of the department that year. In …
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Brendan Williams its Southern California practice leader. Williams will be assuming leadership of the Southern California region in early 2018 upon the retirement of Ron Packouz, founder and current practice leader in the region. He …
Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman announced that he is leaving his post to run a campaign for state attorney general and Gov. Mark Dayton has appointed Jessica Looman to replace Rothman as head of the state’s Commerce Department. The commerce …
Texas has recorded $4.6 billion in surplus lines premium through the end of October 2017, a 6 percent increase over the same period in 2016, according to the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX). At the annual meeting of …
U.S. officials are investigating two more incidents at San Francisco International Airport where planes could have wound up on the same runway, the National Transportation Safety Board said. The incidents include an event in December 2016 when a SkyWest plane …
The city of Lincoln, Nebraska, has signed a nearly $100,000 contract with an engineering consultant to study how the city could one day implement driverless vehicles. HDR Inc.’s study will examine the latest technology, describe a potential pilot project, provide …
Garrett Sprowls, general counsel and managing broker of Austin-based Professional Lines Underwriting Specialists Inc. (PLUS Inc.), has been elected president of the Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. (TSLA). Other newly elected TSLA officers and directors include: Vice President Matt Leicht, …
Jaime Rosario Del Real, 61, and son Israel Del Real, 37, have both pleaded guilty to four felony counts for their role in a $400,000 insurance fraud scheme denying workers’ compensation insurance and medical care for injured workers. The father …
The Hartford has been recognized for its leadership status by the CDP, formerly called the Carbon Disclosure Project, and has been named to the 2017 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). This is the 10th year The Hartford’s sustainability efforts and …
