New York’s cell phone ban could clear the way for laws against anything that causes accidents, from having a pet in the car to drinking coffee, warns a lawyer fighting to have the ban declared unconstitutional. “This is a new …
Massachusetts Rep. Ronald Mariano, D-Quincy, and the committee staffers who crafted his auto insurance competitive rating bill tried to sweeten the deal by throwing some bon bons into the box, including fraud fighting funds, an apparent ban on the use …
More than 11,300 car accidents happen in the Albany, N.Y. metropolitan area each year — that’s about 215 a week. Many claims cause less than $2,000 in damage but, according to Progressive Insurance, the time wasted and inconvenience caused are …
InsurBanc, a financial services provider to the independent insurance agency community, announced that Scott A. Adamsons has joined the company as vice president of sales and business development. The Farmington, Conn.-based company has also hired Marie R. Rider to be …
Maryland, seeking to address the higher costs of insurance for urban drivers, recently passed legislation to require insurers to regularly review their rating territories and streamline the process for protesting rates. But some other recommendations of a recent urban insurance …
As reports of computer security breaches proliferate — the latest being the federal government’s snafu that put millions of veterans at risk for identity theft — the public is losing confidence in the digital infrastructure, even as it remains appreciative …
Starr Aviation Agency Inc., a wholly-owned specialty subsidiary of C. V. Starr & Co. Inc., and The Chubb Corporation have entered into an underwriting agreement under which Chubb will provide hull and liability coverages to Starr Aviation’s general aviation clients …
Minneapolis, Minn.-based ING has named Susan Anderson president and CEO of ING Trust USA. In her new capacity, Anderson will lead the growth and development of personal trust and directed institutional trusts nationally. ING Trust USA works in conjunction with …
Mike Clark of Rome, Ga., was elected president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia during the association’s convention and trade show in Amelia Island, Fla. Clark, with Garner & Glover Co., received the presidential gavel from David F. Lewis, …
While lawmakers wrangle with possible reforms that could make such filings unnecessary, Massachusetts independent insurance agents have filed for a four percent hike in the commission they receive on private passenger auto insurance polices and sought to put to rest …
