Arkansas Earthquakes Spawn Lawsuit February 24, 2014 Fourteen families in central Arkansas have filed a lawsuit in connection with a series of earthquakes in Faulkner County that...
Vermont’s New Law Seeks to Attract Runoff Businesses February 24, 2014 A new law in Vermont would soon authorize the state to license and regulate specialized Vermont-based companies whose only purpose...
Numbers Don’t Lie: Agency Best of the Best – Quality vs. Quantity February 24, 2014 By Tommy McDonald On a recent agency visit, I met with an account manager who was being paid a salary of $85,000 and...
Building Contaminants Suit Now a Class Action February 24, 2014 A state district court judge granted class-action status to a lawsuit that claims contaminants sickened workers when the Louisiana Department...
Mass. AG Opposes 7.7% Workers’ Comp Rate Hike February 24, 2014 By Young Ha At a recent public hearing, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office expressed its opposition to the workers’ compensation average rate...
The ‘Switching’ Economy: Consumers to Buy Insurance from Google, Amazon, Verizon February 24, 2014 New global research finds that as many as two-thirds (67 percent) of insurance customers would consider purchasing insurance products from...
Oklahoma, Texas Had Costliest Natural Disasters in 2013: Hartwig February 24, 2014 The Oklahoma tornadoes of May 2013 not only caused significant loss of life but also contributed to its designation last...
N.Y. Regulator Moving Ahead on Bitcoin Regulation February 24, 2014 New York’s financial regulator recently revealed new details on his agency’s plans to govern virtual currency firms in the state...
What Might Terrorists Do Next? February 24, 2014 By Brian Michael Jenkins The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks created an atmosphere of anxiety and uncertainty. No one knew how many more large-scale...
Mayor of West, Texas, a Trusted Choice Hometown Hero February 24, 2014 The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) named West Mayor Tommy Muska of Muska Insurance Services as its newest Trusted...