New Jersey-based wholesaler Jimcor Agencies has hired Frazier J. Tharpe as professional liability specialist. Tharpe has 25 years of experience having worked on the carrier, wholesaler and claims sides of the insurance industry, concentrating in professional liability coverage. __ Source: …
Texas Associates Insurors has added Dave Perez as its newest insurance and risk advisor. As a student of Texas A&M University, on Sept. 11, 2001, Perez committed to serving in the United States Air Force and was commissioned in 2003. …
Medical malpractice insurers writing in Florida earned an average return on surplus of 6.6 percent in 2009, their sixth straight profitable year, although their profits were lower than in 2008. That’s one of the news items in the state’s 2010 …
Insurers have new incentives to go green, thanks to a new law signed by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. AB 1011, authored by Assembly Dave Jones, who is running for Insurance Commissioner, requires the state Department of Insurance to collect data …
The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado hit a neighborhood in Anne Arundel County in Maryland. The weather service says the tornado with winds up to 80 mph touched down in Milburn during heavy storms on Thursday. Forecasters …
The Nebraska Department of Insurance says auto insurance companies are increasingly using information obtained from on-board sensors in establishing premium rates. The department is concerned that some of that information may not be complete in insurers’ rate filings for both …
Allstate Insurance Co. has sued Toyota Motor Corp., seeking to recover more than $3 million the insurer and affiliates paid in claims for accidents linked to unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles. The lawsuit, filed last Friday in Los Angeles Superior …
The Obion County, Tenn. family whose home burned on Sept. 29 while firefighters watched from their truck has insurance to payoff their mortgage but not enough to cover everything lost or to rebuild, according to the family and their insurance …
Confie Seguros, a provider of auto insurance with an emphasis on serving Hispanic consumers, has acquired Cost-U-Less Insurance, a California provider of non-standard auto insurance with offices located primarily in the northern and central parts of the state. Based in …
Schirmer Engineering has been rebranded Aon Fire Protection Engineering. Aon acquired the fire protection engineering, building code consulting, life safety and security consulting group in 2001. The firm currently has serves clients through 19 offices worldwide. By associating more closely …
