Record Number of Farmers Expected to File Crop Insurance Claims July 20, 2012 By Ben Berkowitz and Tom Polansek The drought ravaging America’s prime farmland is having an unexpected consequence that could shape the future of agricultural finance: in...
Tennessee Court Says Killer Can Keep Insurance Money July 20, 2012 A Tennessee appeals court has reluctantly ruled that a Johnson City man convicted of killing his wife in a bathtub...
Up Next: California’s Wildfire Season July 19, 2012 By Don Jergler With Colorado’s and New Mexico’s record wildfire seasons freshly in mind, some experts are starting to take note that California’s...
Insurers for Colleges May Tighten Underwriting After Penn St. Scandal July 19, 2012 By Young Ha Liability insurance carriers and brokers that offer coverage to higher educational institutions have been watching the Penn State scandal unfold....
Upstate N.Y. Power Outages Remain After Thunderstorm July 19, 2012 More than 2,000 National Grid customers in northern New York remain without power after a severe thunderstorm knocked down trees...
New Hampshire Communities Start Cleaning Up After Tuesday’s Storm July 19, 2012 Some New Hampshire communities are cleaning up after a fast-moving thunderstorm downed trees and power lines. One of the harder-hit...
Police: Naked Man Crashes Through Texas Mall July 19, 2012 Police say a naked man crashed a pickup truck into a Dallas mall, then drove over a few kiosks before...
Va. Boy Sets Up Lemonade Stand to Help Pay Neighbor’s $500 Deductible July 19, 2012 An 8-year-old Springfield boy who set up a lemonade stand to help his neighbors rebuild their home after it was...
NAMIC Names Martin State Affairs Manager for Southwest Region July 19, 2012 The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) announced recently the appointment of Paul T. Martin as state affairs manager...
CoVerica Acquires Assets of Dallas-Based Unimark Insurance July 19, 2012 Dallas-based insurance agency, CoVerica Inc., has acquired the property and casualty insurance assets of Unimark Insurance, also located in Dallas....