Deluges Follow Droughts as ‘Hydrological Extremes’ Become ‘New Normal’ July 10, 2017 By Brian K. Sullivan Texas struggled through its driest year in history in 2011. Four years later was its wettest ever. The Mississippi River...
Court: Insurer Off the Hook for $500K Settlement to Florida Spa Guest July 10, 2017 By Denise Johnson A federal appeals court ruled that Evanston Insurance Co. doesn’t owe a $500,000 settlement that a Florida spa owner agreed...
Returning from Recess, Senate Republicans Worried Obamacare Repeal Will Fail July 9, 2017 By Yasmeen Abutaleb Republicans expressed increasing pessimism on Sunday about the prospects for the healthcare bill in the U.S. Senate aimed at rolling...
Burand’s State of P/C Insurance Industry Part 2: How to Pick Winners as More Carriers Consolidate or Waste Away July 9, 2017 By Chris Burand Editor’s Note: This is the second of two articles by Burand based on his most recent 50-page whitepaper, State of...
The Buckner Co. in Utah Names Braxton Vice President of Acquisitions and Development July 7, 2017 The Buckner Co. has named Keith Braxton, the former President of Buckner of Colorado, vice president of acquisitions and development....
Marsh’s Glazier Joins Woodruff-Sawyer in Colorado July 7, 2017 Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Stephen Glazier vice president and casualty loss control specialist. Glazier is based at Woodruff-Sawyer’s Denver,...
AmTrust Signs $400M Reinsurance Agreement with Premia July 7, 2017 Hoping to reassure stakeholders that the company is “well insulated from any potential reserve volatility in the future,” specialty insurer...
3 New Arkansas Counties Added to Disaster Aid List July 7, 2017 Officials say three more Arkansas counties have been added to the list of counties that are eligible for disaster unemployment...
Leavitt United Names Chavez a Commercial Producer in California July 7, 2017 Leavitt United Insurance Services has added Martin Chavez to the agency’s Napa, Calif. location. Chavez is a commercial producer. He...
New York Launches Online Re-Licensing for Insurance Agents and Brokers July 7, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has launched an online application to speed up the re-licensing process...