Independent insurance agencies AVID Risk Solutions of Madison, Wis., and Kellenberger-Landsee & Associates LLC of Brookfield, Wis., have merged effective Jan. 1, 2014. The two property/casualty agencies will remain in their existing locations and will maintain their current client relationships. …
Ohio has begun testing a scrap metal sales database in its effort to curb widespread metal thefts. The Dayton Daily News reports that the Ohio Department of Public Safety is working with selected dealers to input sales information that could …
Texas’ three largest home insurers are kicking off 2014 with steep increases in policyholder premiums, according to a report published on Jan. 4. The Dallas Morning News reports that Allstate, Farmers and State Farm plan to raise rates for most …
As the new year begins, the law enforcement situation in Sorrento, which lost its Police Department insurance coverage in November, remains murky. The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office will continue to provide law enforcement at no charge for the town through …
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has called upon insurers in his state to withdraw a request for a 25.3 percent rate hike for homeowners insurance, saying he is “appalled” they would seek a raise just six months after a …
The massive winter storm that impacted the Midwest and Northeast over the past couple of days is moving into the Atlantic on Friday, while very cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills are moving in behind the system, the National Weather …
Yakima County, Wash. has settled a lawsuit stemming from an assault by an on-duty sheriff’s deputy against his estranged wife. The Yakima Herald reported the woman has reached a $250,000 settlement with the county. Michelle Moore had made a $10 …
Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the insurance agency business of certain member firms operating as Pinnacle Insurance Partners (Pinnacle), a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based full-service insurance brokerage firm. The acquisition was made through the East Division of …
A southwestern Montana hospital has filed a lawsuit against a Texas company saying it didn’t follow through with a contract to install a $441,000 health records system required under the federal Affordable Care Act. The Independent Record reported Mountainview Medical …
Medical professional liability insurer ProAssurance Corp. announced Thursday that its previously announced acquisition of monoline workers’ compensation insurer Eastern Insurance Holdings was completed effective Jan. 1, 2014. Eastern’s shareholders approved the transaction at a special meeting on Dec. 27, 2013. …
