Consumers flocked online to research and purchase auto insurance in 2005 according to an analysis released this week by comScore Networks, a provider in the use of the Internet to measure and understand consumer behavior and attitudes. The comScore analysis …
Several people were injured late Monday night when a shuttle bus transporting 15 passengers from the Barona Valley Ranch & Resort Casino crashed on State Route 67 outside the city of San Diego. According to authorities on the scene, the …
The Society of Actuaries (SOA) is beginning research on the possible implications of an avian flu pandemic on the insurance industry. The SOA expects to provide insight into the potential impact a pandemic could have on life and health insurers. …
At the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) Spring Meeting in Florida, Feb. 23 – 26 , state lawmakers from across the country will examine a draft mega-catastrophe program and, among other things, decide on next steps to promote effective …
Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Financial Corporation reported that revenue for the year 2005 was $1.14 billion, up from $1.09 billion for the same 2004 period. For the year 2005, State Auto achieved record net income of $125.9 million compared to …
A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Assistance Outreach unit will visit Robertsdale on Thursday, Feb. 23-28. The unit will be closed on Sunday. It will open on Thursday at 11 a.m. and will be open 8 a.m. to 6 …
At least 5,300 cars across North Carolina have had their tags taken away by police and deputies empowered by a new law to confiscate the plates of uninsured vehicles. The law that took effect Dec. 1 gave local law enforcement …
The Louisiana-based law firm of Adams and Reese LLP announced that former Insurance Commissioner of Louisiana, J. Robert Wooley joined the firm effective Feb. 20, 2006. Adams and Reese, which has offices in Baton Rouge and New Orleans; Birmingham and …
In the final hours of the special session of the Louisiana Legislature, lawmakers sent to Gov. Kathleen Blanco Senate Bill 7, which would prohibit an insurer from using the floodwater mark without considering other evidence in determining whether a homeowners …
Travelers personal lines, a member of St. Paul Travelers, now offers hybrid-driving Americans a 10 percent discount on auto insurance. Travelers made the discount available in 27 states with plans to roll it out in most remaining states in the …
