Dallas-based McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. (MHBT), one of the largest privately owned insurance and risk management firms in the U.S., has secured the 27th spot on the first annual “50 Best Companies to Work for in Texas” ranking, featured …
San Antonio-based Argonaut Group Inc. announced financial results for the three months and year ended Dec. 31, 2005, noting that the company’s gross written premiums topped $1 billion for the first time in its history. Among other highlights for the …
Shreveport, La.-based Specialty Risk Associates announced that Amber McLin has joined the company as an underwriter at the Baton Rouge branch. She comes to Specialty Risk from a wholesale brokerage firm where she was an underwriting assistant for 3 1/2 …
UniCare Life & Health Insurance Company unveiled an innovative health insurance plan for Texas called Sound, which caters to the unique needs of adults between the ages of 19 and 29. There are an estimated 1.2 million uninsured people between …
A lawsuit accusing Delaware Department of Insurance officials of violating the Freedom of Information Act has devolved into a war of words between the owner of a defensive driving school and the judge hearing the case. Robert Reeder of Dover, …
Repeal or reform of the state’s auto insurance no-fault law, “no pay/no play” legislation and consumer privacy are all top legislative priorities for Minnesota, according to a written statement released by the American Insurance Association. “It is time to address …
Wayne Moore, M.D., chief of emergency medicine at Meharry Medical College in Nashville and Medical Director for Bio-terrorism Preparation and Response at the Tennessee Department of Health, applauded the signing of Mississippi’s primary enforcement safety belt law, which takes effect …
The five rural Alabama Baptist churches either damaged or destroyed in fires last week were able to begin filing insurance claims Feb. 6 after all the fires were formally ruled arsons by the state insurance commissioner, the Associated Press reported. …
A group of retailers has filed suits challenging laws in Maryland and New York that were enacted to pressure employers to spend a minimum amount oin employees’ health benefits. The Retail Industry Leaders Association claims that the so-called “fair share” …
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has agreed to acquire Applied Underwriters and all of its subsidiaries, including its North American Casualty insurance companies. Applied Underwriters is a privately held company that is an industry provider in integrated workers’ compensation solutions (www.applieduw.com). Terms …
