Wyoming News

Wyoming Leads Nation with Highest Motor Vehicle Fatality Rate

Wyoming has the unfortunate record of having the highest rates of motor vehicle fatalities per 100,000 people, with a rate of 24.6, according the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Fatality Analysis. According to the recent report, there were 30,797 fatal motor …

How an E&O Claim Could Affect Agency Employee’s Career

Today’s soft insurance market, reduced commissions and a tough economy for agency owners and their clients might be adding to agency errors and omissions (E&O) exposures. But agency owners are not the only ones in an agency who should be …

Republicans Gain Control in State Houses, Governor Offices

Republicans were not only victorious in the U.S. House but also in state houses across the country. The new GOP power will give the party its largest number of seats in state legislatures since the Great Depression, according to the …

Republicans Gain Control in State Houses

Republicans were not only victorious in the U.S. House but also in state houses across the country. Tuesday night’s GOP power will give the party its largest number of seats in state legislatures since the Great Depression, according to the …

Election Will Mean New Faces in State Insurance Commissioner Jobs

Tuesday’s elections could have ramifications for a number of state insurance commissioner posts across the country. Nationwide, 11 commissioners are directly elected but there are only four such elections tomorrow; the rest of commissioners are appointed, most by governors or …

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Todd Kilkenny joined the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) as director of agency management resources. He will be responsible for developing, implementing and managing strategic agency management initiatives and programs to support the growth and development of member agencies …

How an E&O Claim Could Affect Agency Employee’s Career

Survey Finds Agencies Take a Second Look at Hiring Employees With Past E&O Histories Today’s soft insurance market, reduced commissions and a tough economy for agency owners and their clients might be adding to agency errors and omissions (E&O) exposures. …

Safeco Recognizes Majhanovich With Excellence Award

Safeco Insurance Co. has recognized Kerry Majhanovich with its Award of Excellence. Majhanovich is a principal with Tegeler & Associates in Wyoming. Safeco’s Award of Excellence celebrates those individuals with superior underwriting skills who have developed a solid partnership with …

Enforcement Issues Complicate Mississippi’s Efforts on Texting Drivers

Undoubtedly bills will be filed to strengthen Mississippi’s texting-while-driving ban during the 2011 legislative session, and questions about enforcement are sure to be raised. A law enacted in 2009 banned beginning teenage drivers from sending text messages from behind the …

New Insurance & Risk Advisor Joins Texas Associates Team

Texas Associates Insurors has added Dave Perez as its newest insurance and risk advisor. As a student of Texas A&M University, on Sept. 11, 2001, Perez committed to serving in the United States Air Force and was commissioned in 2003. …