Tornado Has Cost Insurance $2.2B So Far in Joplin, Missouri September 1, 2011 The tornado that devastated Joplin in May is expected to cost insurance companies about $2.2 billion. Property Claims Services, which...
Element22 Insurance Services Names Langdon to Lead Minnesota Office September 1, 2011 Element22 Insurance Services has hired Reggie Langdon to head its new office in Minnesota. Langdon has more than 20 years’...
Woodlands Financial Group Expands September 1, 2011 Texas-based retail and managing general insurance agency, The Woodlands Financial Group Inc. (TWFG), announced it opened 11 new branch locations...
Insurance Veteran Opens New Wholesale Operation in Dallas September 1, 2011 LevelFirst is a new diversified wholesale broker and managing general agency based in Dallas, Texas, that serves retail agents in...
11 States Proceed with Surplus Lines Tax Clearinghouse; Group Names Officers September 1, 2011 Eleven states that have formed a cooperative to streamline collection and allocation of surplus lines taxes are moving ahead with...
Seward Joins Lockton in Memphis September 1, 2011 Insurance broker Lockton has added longtime Memphis risk management executive Ben Seward to its expanding Memphis office. Seward has been...
Virginia Governor Defends Mandatory Evacuations September 1, 2011 By Bob Lewis Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell credited mandatory evacuations for saving lives during Hurricane Irene. As many as 200,000 Virginians were under...
Gulf Coast Told to Keep Eye on Possible Storm September 1, 2011 A low-pressure system pushing northwest through the Gulf of Mexico has a strong chance of becoming a tropical cyclone in...
Customer Satisfaction with Home Insurers Improves, Says J.D. Powers September 1, 2011 Customer satisfaction with homeowners insurance companies this year is up from 2010, but still remains below levels achieved in 2009....
Florida Supreme Court Upholds Household Exclusion in Auto Policies September 1, 2011 By Michael Adams Florida’s highest court has upheld the so-called “household exclusion” clause in automobile policies that states the injuries suffered by family...