The FBI reports that 9 out of 10 organizations in the country are victims of some sort of computer security incident, and one-fifth are hit more than 20 times a year. Almost two-thirds suffer financial loss as a result of …
Minnesota-based RJF Agencies Inc. reported that Tim Gallagher was hired as its director of Marketing/Commercial Lines. In this role, Gallagher will oversee the marketing of commercial insurance risks, design risk management programs for clients and improve the RJF risk marketing …
When workers get hurt on the job, employers usually have two options: give them modified light duty work or have them remain at home, unproductive, while they heal. General Casualty Insurance Companies, based in Sun Prairie, Wis., recently introduced a …
Jacobs Financial Group Inc. of Charleston, W.Va. has completed corporate filings to change the name of its recently acquired insurance subsidiary to First Surety Corp. First Surety, a Charleston-based firm, specializes in underwriting surety bonds for regulated industries such as …
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler offered testimony this week on commissioner-request legislation that would establish an anti-fraud unit within the Office of the Insurance Commissioner. Washington is one of only nine states that doesn’t have an investigative unit dedicated to …
The majority of people killed in teen driver crashes are people other than the teen driver themselves, according to a recent analysis of 10 years of crash data by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The new analysis shows that …
Independent insurance agents approached the criticisms from New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and other officials with a measured game plan that has worked to preserve contingency commissions in agencies across the country. “We did not lose our heads over …
When a child enters the hospital or a hurricane destroys a city or a family breadwinner unexpectedly dies, the insurance industry steps in to ensure a financial recovery. It’s a tremendous responsibility, and in order to respond insurers must operate …
Jefferson County, Colo., authorities said they were considering charges against five teenagers suspected of starting a fire that burned about 2,700 acres and destroyed two small buildings last week. The fire prompted evacuations of 130 homes. Residents were allowed to …
Union Pacific trains were moving through southern Arizona again Tuesday after completion of a temporary crossing to replace a 780-foot wooden trestle that was destroyed by fire during the weekend. Trains began crossing through Yuma about midnight Monday after work …
