Tennessee Twisters Total 19 in 2015, Lowest Since 2007 January 11, 2016 Weather officials say 19 tornadoes touched down in Tennessee last year, marking the state’s lowest total since 2007. The National...
Pennsylvania’s Donegal Buys Out Activist Investor for $70M January 11, 2016 By Young Ha Gregory M. Shepard, an activist investor who’s been a major stockholder of Pennsylvania-based Donegal Group and a frequent critic of...
2015 Was Oklahoma’s Wettest Year Ever January 11, 2016 By Ken Miller Bouncing from drought to flooding, back to drought and then to flooding again, 2015 finished as the wettest year on...
Massachusetts Rejects Mapfre’s Ice-Dam Deductible Request January 11, 2016 The Massachusetts Division of Insurance recently denied the state’s largest commercial home insurer’s request to add an ice-dam deductible to...
Quirk & Company’s Robert C. Quirk January 11, 2016 San Antonio, Texas-based wholesale insurance broker, Quirk & Company, announced the passing of its president and CEO for the past...
How to Help Clients Make Workers’ Comp ‘Employee Friendly’ January 11, 2016 By Kevin Ring Both in the media and in general conversation, we often hear people refer to the workers’ compensation laws in various...
Deadline Nears for NFIP Policyholders in Louisiana January 11, 2016 As the state braced for significant flooding from heavy rains in the Midwest, the Louisiana Department of Insurance reminded National...
Playing to Win Versus Playing to Not Lose January 11, 2016 By Chris Burand I received an interesting request from a reader regarding a prior article I wrote. That article was how many people,...
Fatal Auto/Pedestrian Accidents Continue to Rise in Texas January 11, 2016 The number of fatal auto pedestrian accidents in Texas has risen 36 percent since the Texas Department of Transportation began...
Scottsdale’s Miller Departs to Lead Nationwide’s Venture Arm January 11, 2016 By Mark Hollmer Michael Miller, the longtime president and chief operating officer of Scottsdale Insurance Co., has quietly moved onto a new executive...