Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance Inc. (SIAA), a national alliance of over 3,900 independent insurance agencies, announced that master agency partner CoVerica Agency Alliance, formerly SIG Agency Alliance, has expanded into California. CoVerica’s territory in California will include the northern Los …
Transwestern General Agency Inc. in Salt Lake City, Utah has been acquired by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1945, Transwestern is a managing general agent and wholesale insurance broker providing excess …
Workers’ compensation reform legislation that supporters say will help reduce employer costs for helping injured workers has advanced in Michigan. The state Senate has passed a bill that was previously approved in the House, with some changes. The vote on …
Professional Program Insurance Brokerage (PPIB) has set up a national program for yoga-related businesses. The product covers yoga practices, teachers and practicing students. A variety of coverages are available through the program, including claims-made coverage for general liability and products …
A stunt for the TV show “MythBusters” sent an errant cannonball through a California family’s house and into a parked minivan a few hundred feet away. Producers for the Discovery Channel show fired the cannonball Tuesday at the Alameda County …
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s top lawyer says the state has evidence that nearly two dozen state workers fraudulently applied for federal food assistance after the remnants of Hurricane Irene hit Connecticut. Andrew McDonald, Malloy’s general counsel, told The Associated …
A study finds that Nevada climbed five spots, to 42nd, in an annual ranking comparing states, residents and health. The 2011 America’s Health Rankings was released Tuesday by United Health Foundation, along with the American Public Health Association and Partnership …
The former treasurer of a Meridian, Idaho homeowners association is charged with embezzling more than $20,000 from the organization since 2006. The Idaho Statesman reported Tuesday that Kristy Jenkins is charged with felony grand theft. Jenkins lost her job as …
In this era of sharp political differences, the need for a national flood insurance program is one area where just about everyone agrees. Even so, the program is a victim of Washington partisanship, actuaries were told at a general session …
A Philadelphia jury has awarded three women $72.6 million in compensatory damages over their use of the hormone therapy drug Prempro and more could be coming when punitive damages are determined. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the Common Pleas Court jury …
