A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a”...                
            
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                    Suspicious insurance claims from staged accidents are on the rise- and nowhere more than in New York and Florida, two...                
            
        
                    Heggeness, Sweet, Simington & Patrico, a San Diego-based workers’ compensation defense firm and Mentz, Finn & McDowell, a San Francisco-based...                
            
        
                    Fiesta Auto Huntington Beach, Calif.-based Fiesta Auto Insurance, a franchise system to combine insurance and tax preparation under one roof,...                
            
        
                    Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Zenith National Insurance Corp. announced it has commenced a consent solicitation relating to the 8.55 percent Capital...                
            
        
                    New York-based insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro has hired Robert H. Easton as deputy general counsel and chief...                
            
        
                    Atlanta-based Crawford & Co., an independent provider of claims management solutions, has named Bentley R. Laytin vice president, western regional...                
            
        
                    Irvine, Calif.-based SullivanCurtisMonroe has added Taylor Lister as an account executive in its Irvine Office. Lister joins SCM from Hub...                
            
        
                    California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that 1,010 insurance companies — more than 75 percent of insurers licensed to do...                
            
        
                    January deal activity started out strong but continued to decline in February and further in March. Nonetheless, first quarter merger...