Ascension Insurance Inc. named Keri Lopez to an executive leadership position for their Northern California benefits operations. Lopez will also continue to work with select mid to large clients, designing and managing employee benefit programs that meet their business and …
A Long Island, N.Y., politician is asking residents to take an online survey to help officials update their plans for dealing with storms and other natural disasters. Huntington Town Supervisor Frank Petrone sent a request out Monday. Huntington is working …
Donald Hargraves is flooded with nostalgia when he drives past the Shickshinny, Penn., home he owned for more than five decades but doesn’t regret recently selling the property in a flood-buyout program. “I loved my home. If I was younger …
Joplin has published a collection of stories that chronicle the 2011 tornado that devastated the southwest Missouri city. The book, titled “Joplin Pays It Forward,” can be downloaded for free at the city’s website and is available as an e-book …
BUA, LLC, a managing general agency based in Portsmouth, N.H., has agreed to purchase Weather Insurance Agency of East Setauket, N.Y. BUA said Weather Insurance Agency’s weather coverage would complement BUA’s event cancellation insurance offerings. Weather Insurance Agency provides weather …
Hospitals and medical practices across the United States braced for confusion and administrative hassles as new insurance plans under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law took effect on Wednesday. More than 2 million people enrolled in private plans offered under the …
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has extended for five years its agreement with automakers to continue researching advanced alcohol detection technology that could prevent vehicles from being driven by a drunk driver. Under the partnership, …
Brightway Insurance agency owner Ken Toney, whose retail store is located in Sanford, Fla., has acquired the book of business of Lake Mary, Fla.-based Towne Center Insurance Agency. Towne Center’s customers join the Brightway store, as does previous owner Chris …
Brown & Brown Inc. has acquired certain assets of insurance claims adjusting firm ICA Inc., based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Terms were not disclosed. With annualized net revenues of approximately $13.2 million, ICA provides insurance claims adjusting and related services, …
AmWINS Group Inc. completed its acquisition of Bliss & Glennon and eReinsure. AmWINS signed an agreement to acquire the firms from Fortegra Financial Corp. on Dec. 2. Terms were not disclosed. Bliss & Glennon is an excess and surplus lines …
