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All Risks Ltd. Acquires Minnesota-Based Stonebridge Underwriters

Independent insurance wholesaler, All Risks Ltd. announced it has acquired Stonebridge Underwriters, a national general agency and program administrator, based in St. Paul, Minn. Stonebridge Underwriters offers a variety of competitively priced, multi-line programs that were developed to support underserved …

Sandy Drives Older New Jersey Residents to Senior Housing

Chased by Hurricane Sandy from their waterfront homes, a large number of older residents in Little Egg Harbor Township, N.J., are finding new homes among the township’s five 55-and-older developments. The migration of the township’s senior residents is driving up …

Timm Joins R&R Insurance Services as Account Exec in Wisconsin

Waukesha, Wis.-based R&R Insurance Services Inc. has welcomed Josh Timm as account executive. Timm has more than 10 years of insurance industry experience. He has held multiple sales, marketing and service positions with various insurance carriers including Wausau, Philadelphia Insurance …

Texas Brine Draws up New Plans for Louisiana Sinkhole

Records show that Texas Brine Co. has developed a backup plan to replace the cracked southern section of a protective levee surrounding the sinkhole in Louisiana’s northern Assumption Parish and may look to reroute Bayou Corne if conditions deteriorate further. …

More than 116K Kentuckians Enroll for Health Insurance Through Kynect

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear’s office says more than 116,000 Kentuckians have enrolled in health insurance through the commonwealth’s kynect website. Since Thanksgiving week, enrollments are up nearly 93 percent overall and 169 percent for private health insurance. More than one …

Ark. Lt. Gov. Darr Rebuffs Calls to Resign Amid Ethics Scandal

Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe called on Lt. Gov. Mark Darr to resign amid a campaign finance scandal but was rebuffed by his Republican second-in-command, who said he wanted to make “things right” with the people of Arkansas. Darr is a …

Keystone Insurers Group Adds Brennan & Stuart Inc. as Partner in Illinois

Brennan & Stuart Inc. of La Salle, Ill., is Keystone Insurers Group’s newest franchise partner in Illinois. Harold Brennan started Brennan & Stuart Inc. (BSI) as a family business in 1956. CEO Jerry Stuart joined the agency in 1963. Other …

State Auto, Western Region, Makes Executive Changes

State Auto’s Western Region unit, based in Austin, Texas, has made new assignments and promotions effective Jan. 1, 2014, the company announced. Lyndell Haigood, previously regional vice president – personal insurance, becomes regional vice president – government relations. Haigood will …

Missouri Insurance Regulator Heese Receives NAIC Award

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) presented Fred Heese, director of the Missouri Division of Insurance Company Regulation and the state’s chief financial examiner, with the Robert Dineen Award, the Missouri Department of Insurance announced. Heese is the first …

Arizona’s Yarnell Hill Fire Claims Seek $662 Million

More than 100 damage claims seeking a total of $662 million have been filed by property owners and relatives of firefighters who died in the Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona. The Daily Courier reported that 91 property owners filed claims …

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