Most new-car buyers in Washington who are likely to buy a hybrid share a common misconception that owning a hybrid car will save them money through better mileage, according to PEMCO’s Northwest Insurance poll. The Seattle-based insurer’s poll showed that …
April 18 marks the 100th anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, a catastrophe that affected thousands of lives, caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage and generated aftershocks in insurance and engineering communities that continue to …
The federal versus state insurance regulation debate just beginning to heat up in Washington is part of a larger debate that has been taking place across the country. “Federal preemption of state authority is a growing concern,” said Georgia Senator …
Outgoing American Association of Managing General Agents President Francis Johnson likes to say that the AAMGA is “an exclusive group” but not an “excluding group.” Johnson, who with his two brothers owns Johnson & Johnson Inc. in Charleston, S.C., has …
Excess Auto Liability Nuts & Bolts: Freberg Environmental, Inc. has announced an excess automobile liability program. The program is designed to provide excess limits over FEI’s hazardous material and hazardous waste trucking program with Arch Insurance Group. The Arch program …
News Currents The Seattle Archdiocese looked deep into its reserve funds to cover the cost of settling sex abuse claims, church officials said. Meanwhile, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane, Wash., and one of its main insurance carriers, have agreed …
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, and New Hampshire, (the Big “I”) strongly oppose S. 2509, the National Insurance Act of 2006, introduced recently by our own Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.) and his colleague, Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.). …
Atlanta, Ga.-based BrightServ has appointed Michael Frank senior vice president, Insurance Services. His responsibilities include overseeing client requirements, managing client contractor programs and BrightServ processes to ensure customer satisfaction. Frank has more than 25 years insurance experience. He began as …
New Markets Excess Auto Liability Nuts & Bolts: Freberg Environmental Inc. announced an excess automobile liability program designed to provide excess limits over FEI’s hazardous material and hazardous waste trucking program with Arch Insurance Group. The Arch program provides a …
Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based brokerage has named Jonathan Axel senior vice president of the Kagan-Kozberg Division at Hub International of California Insurance Services Inc., a subsidiary of the insurance brokerage. Axel will be based at the Culver City, Calif., …
