Authorities and residents of Alabama got some good news on Wednesday following a series of church fires last month. Three college students from Birmingham were arrested in connection with nearly a dozen church fires in the state. In all, 10 …
Lynwood “Lynn” Roach has been named vice president and program manager, to head the new towing and recovery program just announced by BISYS Specialty Programs in Melbourne, Fla. Roach is working from a satellite office in High Point, N.C. He …
St. Louis, Mo.-based Stuckey and Company unveiled a new a homeowners and auto insurance program designed exclusively for police and firefighters. “We believe that police and firefighters are deserving of special consideration. Not only do they put their lives on …
The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) testified this week before the Michigan House Committee on Tort Reform, urging lawmakers to help the state retain its reputation as a leader in the national legal reform movement by continuing to push for …
Burns & Wilcox, a national specialty insurance managing general agency, announces the expansion and move of the company’s Overland Park, Kan., office. “We will continue to provide the market advantages of a national organization to fulfill the varied and ever …
Tougher building code standards aimed at reducing future hurricane damage in North Carolina have been forwarded to a state committee studying disaster management by Insurance Commissioner Jim Long. Long petitioned the Joint Study Committee on Energy Preparedness and Disaster Management …
Arizona’s Senate voted to make it more difficult to win medical malpractice lawsuits over emergency health care, a step which supporters said is needed to prevent physicians from refusing to work in emergency rooms. Insurance companies, hospitals and physicians support …
Legislation that would protect charities from frivolous lawsuits and eliminate the need for those groups to purchase costly liability insurance passed the Oklahoma House Judiciary committee. House Bill 2477, by State Rep. Wade Rousselot, protects charitable organizations from being sued …
As many as 15 percent of Montana vehicles lack required liability insurance, and current penalties against the owners don’t act as much of a deterrent, legislative auditors reported. The state Motor Vehicle Division said it is investigating the feasibility of …
The Kern County Builders’ Exchange, in association with California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund, is sponsoring a free heat illness prevention seminar for policyholders, Exchange members and employers at State Fund’s Bakersfield, Calif., District Office. The seminar is part of State …
