Essentials: Do Brokers Have to Offer the Cheapest Coverage? August 16, 2012 By Steven Plitt The question of whether insurance brokers are required to obtain the lowest cost insurance that meets the insured’s needs was...
Simonson Joins Lockton Financial Advisors in North Carolina August 16, 2012 Tom Simonson has joined Lockton as a vice president of Lockton Financial Advisors/Lockton Investment Advisors based in the insurance broker’s...
Ascension Acquires Modern Services Insurance in Atlanta August 16, 2012 Atlanta-based Ascension Insurance Inc. has acquired Modern Services Insurance Agency, also in Atlanta. Modern Services Insurance Agency specializes in risk...
Simulating Volcano Eruptions, One Blast at a Time August 16, 2012 A voice carried across the treeless plateau: “Fire in the hole! The range is now active.” Two dozen people fell...
Florida Licenses Validus Reinsurance August 16, 2012 By Michael Adams Validus Reinsurance Ltd. has become the latest reinsurer licensed to do business in Florida under the state’s reduced capital law....
West Virginia Carrying Out Real ID Driver’s License Law August 16, 2012 By Lawrence Messina West Virginia continues to issue new driver’s licenses that meet national standards adopted after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, amid a...
Coastal Risk Underwriters Enters Alaska Homeowners Market August 16, 2012 Coastal Risk Underwriters (CRU), a member company of Insight Catastrophe Group, has launched a new preferred homeowners program for properties...
Vanliner Expands Captive Program to North American Moving Agents August 16, 2012 Vanliner Insurance Co., an insurer in the moving and storage industry, has expanded the Forum Captive Insurance Program to moving...
Ratings Recap: Great Plains, ProAssurance, Community, German Mutual August 16, 2012 A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘B++’ (Good) and an issuer credit rating of “bbb” to...
Best Upgrades QBE Optima’s Ratings to ‘A-‘; Outlook Stable August 16, 2012 A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A-‘ (Excellent) from ‘B++’ (Good) and issuer credit rating to...