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Agents Question GM Free Car Insurance Deal With MetLife Auto

Independent insurance agents are raising concerns over a General Motors promotion that offers car buyers in the Pacific Northwest a year of free liability and damage insurance from MetLife Auto & Home. Hoping to put more drivers in Oregon and …

Texas Enforcements for May Include Nearly $218K in Fines, Restitution

Enforcement actions taken by Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during May 2011 include six license revocations, two license denials and fines and restitution totaling $217,756. An order imposing disciplinary measures becomes final 20 days after the agent …

Oklahoma Insurance Department Revokes Agent’s License

The Oklahoma Insurance Department has revoked the license of an insurance producer after the individual pleaded to a crime related to the breach of fiduciary trust. The department issued the emergency revocation of the license of Tiffany Lynn Lewis on …

Greig Joins Third Coast Underwriters as Sr. Claims Examiner in Gulf Region

Third Coast Underwriters, a specialty markets operation that offers workers’ compensation insurance for underserved markets that have complex risks, has appointed Gordon Greig as senior claims examiner for the Gulf Region. Greig is a licensed attorney admitted to practice law …

Florida Student Given Alcohol by Teacher Sues School Board

A central Florida high school student is suing the school board, claiming officials should have intervened before his teacher gave him alcohol and then let him drive home drunk. Nineteen year-old Dylan Ferguson said his teacher gave him alcohol because …

Another 19 Georgia Flood-Damaged Houses Slated for Demolition

Austell, Georgia Mayor Joe Jerkins says the demolition of 19 flood-damaged homes purchased by the city could begin later this month. The Cobb County city is accepting bid proposals for asbestos removal and demolition for the homes it purchased under …

Cigelnik Joins Insurer Trade Group PCI

The trade group Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has hired Randi Cigelnik as its new senior vice president, corporate secretary and general counsel effective Aug. 1. Most recently, Cigelnik served as general counsel for AXIS Capital’s Ireland and …

Demise of Missouri Medical Malpractice Bill Raises Ethics Questions

Ethics questions are being raised over a Missouri state senator’s handling of a medical malpractice insurance bill. The Kansas City Star reported that Sen. Rob Schaaf, the vice chairman of the committee where the bill died, has a business that …

Southwest Kansas Economy Could Take a Hit From Drought

Crop losses linked to severe drought conditions are expected to take a toll on the economy in southwest Kansas. The Garden City Telegram reported that the Garden City Co-Op is estimating taking about 35 to 40 percent less grain than …

Midwest Agents Say FEMA Creating Flood Insurance Confusion

Insurance agents in states along the swollen Missouri River basin say federal officials are causing widespread confusion among property owners by pushing the sale of flood insurance policies that might not cover damage from the river flooding that began this …

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