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Oklahoma Insurance Department Spokesman Resigns Over Offensive Email

The Oklahoma Insurance Department’s spokesman said he resigned on Feb. 10 after sending an official email to hundreds of people containing an off-color term for breasts. Glenn Craven told The Associated Press that he had sent the email and was …

BancorpSouth Insurance Hires Texas Region Marketing Manager

BancorpSouth Insurance Services Inc. has added Larry D. Batie II as marketing manager for the Texas region. He previously served as account executive and assistant vice president at Marsh & McLennan Cos. Based in Houston, Batie will have an active …

Daly Merritt Insurance Opens New Office in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Daly Merritt Insurance, an insurance agency headquartered in Wyandotte, Mich., has opened a new office in Ann Arbor. Daly Merritt Insurance also has an office in Monroe, Mich. This third location will allow the agency to better address the needs …

Roach Howard Smith & Barton Creates Karen Farris Scholarship Fund

In recognition of her leadership as CEO and move to chairman of the board, Dallas-based independent insurance agency Roach Howard Smith & Barton has established a scholarship honoring Karen K. Farris. The fund was established with Texas Risk & Insurance …

Prudential Picks Merrill for Advisor on ING Asia Bid

Prudential Financial Inc , the No.2 U.S. life insurer, has hired Bank of America Merrill Lynch to advise on its possible bid for ING Groep NV’s Asian insurance operations, South Korean media reported, in what is potentially Asia’s second-biggest insurance …

Florida Lawmakers Weigh Texting While Driving Ban

Joyce Concklin has 10 good reasons why every state should pass a ban on texting while driving: That’s the number of bones she broke when a texting driver ran into her. That driver died, his mobile phone still clutched in …

China Author Sues for Defamation Over Ghostwriting Claims

Celebrity author Han Han has filed a defamation lawsuit in Shanghai against a writer who alleges some of Han’s prolific works were penned by others. Han, a novelist and semiprofessional race-car driver popular among young Chinese, and muckraking science writer …

Building Toppled by New Zealand Quake Was Substandard

A six-story building that collapsed and killed 115 people in last year’s New Zealand earthquake was made of weak columns and concrete and did not meet standards when it was built, the government said Thursday. The building’s designer contested the …

Earthquake Shakes Switzerland; No Damage Reported

The Swiss Seismological Service said a moderate earthquake shook Switzerland with the epicenter in the northcentral canton Zug and Lake Zurich area. The Zurich-based service said Sunday that the magnitude-4.2 quake could be felt around much of Switzerland Saturday night, …

North Carolina Insurers Still Hoping for Medical Loss Ratio Waiver

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is going overtime as it decides whether to stick with federal standards that could mean $12 million in rebates for more than 58,000 North Carolina residents who buy their own health insurance. …

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