Texas officials say that illegal moving companies are operating statewide, putting consumers at risk for losing their belongings or paying a ransom for getting them back. At a recent press conference, Texas government and moving industry officials cautioned Texans to …
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B (Fair) from B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating to “bb” from “bbb-” of Gateway Insurance Co.y (Gateway) of St. Louis, Mo. The outlook for both ratings is negative. The …
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has announced an agreement with its U.S. affiliate AGCS Marine Insurance Co. and CargoNet, an information network for cargo theft prevention and recovery, to help policyholders protect their motor trucks and cargo in transit. …
Federal official have settled a whistleblower case against a New Orleans, La.-based riverboat company. The U.S. Department of Labor announced it has entered into a settlement agreement with St. James Stevedoring Partners LLC New Orleans to resolve findings by the …
A trucking company service manager from the New Orleans, La.-area has won a customized Peterbilt “big rig” in Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group’s annual giveaway. Todd Turner’s first trip to the Mid-America Trucking Show was more exciting than he could …
National Interstate Insurance Co. has expanded its community & medical transportation (CMT) insurance program to include best-in-class fleet taxi operations. The product will be offered exclusively through National Interstate’s network of independent retail brokers. Originally launched in 2003, the CMT …
Officials with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission say collisions at rail crossings in Louisiana fell in 2011from 106 in 2010 to 96 last year. The Louisiana Operation Lifesaver program also reported that deaths from such incidents fell from 13 to …
Months after their state-certified vehicle inspection station was cited by federal authorities for failing to notice defects in a bus that crashed in North Texas, killing 17 passengers, brothers Alam and Cesar Hernandez shuttered their firm. But that didn’t mean …
Norman-Spencer Agency Inc. announced that Phil Keeter has joined its Marine Insurance Services Division as vice president of dealer services. A formers marine dealer, Keeter retired as president of the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) in 2011 after …
Texas-based independent insurance and financial service firm, Higginbotham, has appointed commercial insurance broker Jack Shell to develop its new transportation unit. Shell, hired in April 2011 at Higginbotham’s Houston branch office, has concentrated experience mitigating the exposures that characterize the …
