International Excess, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, has launched a new division dedicated to crop, farm and livestock insurance. Chuck Gabel, divisional vice president of International Excess Agribusiness, has specialized in crop insurance and farm insurance for more than 20 years. …
Wisconsin insurance officials plan to hand $12 million in property insurance credits back to local governments next year. Wisconsin municipalities can pay into a state account in exchange for insurance on public property. State auditors reported in June the account …
Mutual of Omaha may have had its own “aha moment.” The Omaha, Neb.-based insurance company has decided to settle its lawsuit against Oprah Winfrey’s production company over rights to the phrase. Jim Nolan, a spokesman for Mutual, and Angela DePaul, …
Michigan voters could decide on a proposal that supporters say would reduce automobile, home and business insurance premiums by 20 percent, if the proposal qualifies for the 2010 statewide ballot. The form of a legislative initiative submitted by a group …
City commissioners in Hays, Kan., could vote this week on strict new rules for pit bull owners. Pit bulls would not be banned in the northwest Kansas community. But a proposed ordinance would declare the dogs to be “dangerous” – …
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) says the Michigan Board of State Canvassers’ approval of a petition for a ballot initiative to overhaul auto and homeowners insurance laws in the state represents an attack on insurance companies. “This …
Officials in North Dakota’s Cavalier County estimate nearly $3 million worth of damage in their county from last spring’s flooding. Cavalier County Highway Supervisor Terry Johnston says the damage is spread countywide. He said most of it involves washed out …
Stephen P. Hunckler has been elected vice president by the boards of directors of Columbus, Ohio-based State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company and State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance Company. Hunckler joined State Auto in August as chief claims officer after …
A Chancery Court Judge in Cook County Illinois has halted a state insurance department order that prohibited a medical liability insurer from writing new business in the state. On Oct. 22, Illinois Director of Insurance Michael McRaith suspended the operations …
Cincinnati, Ohio-based American Empire Surplus Lines Insurance Company, a member of the Great American Insurance Group, has launched an errors and omissions liability insurance product for Medicare Statutory Compliance. This coverage is specifically tailored to address the new and emerging …
