Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, fresh from a settlement with State Farm over a class action lawsuit and thousands of other disputed Hurricane Katrina property insurance claims, wants other insurers to follow State Farm’s lead and settle claims out of …
Willis Group Holdings Limited announced that after a 40 year career in the insurance broking business, 21 of which with Willis, Richard Bucknall, vice chairman of the Group and chairman and CEO of Willis Limited, the company’s UK business unit, …
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen recently announced that the Wisconsin Department of Justice is partnering with The Advertising Council on a new campaign aimed at putting the brakes on fatal car crashes involving teens and young adults. Van Hollen joins …
Insurance broker Beecher Carlson has expanded its New York Executive Liability team with the addition of Frederick A. Ryder as managing director. Ryder will focus on business and client development for Executive Liability Products by leveraging his 36 years in …
A series of small earthquakes shook the Old Faithful area but caused no damage. The quakes occurred just before midnight Monday. “It woke up a lot of people,” said Henry Heasler, Yellowstone’s lead geologist. In all, seven earthquakes were recorded …
A bill to require booster seats for children from the age of 5 through 7 was killed this week in the South Dakota Legislature. Supporters said many parents don’t realize that older children often suffer serious injuries or are killed …
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman has been elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Southeastern Zone of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), her office announced. Becoming an officer of the Zone elevates Bowman to the Executive Committee of the NAIC. …
Dallas-based America First Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, announced the expansion of its Online Billing Service Center to allow its commercial lines customers to make online payments and view their account summaries and payment histories. Commercial customers can …
A month after the first wave of devastating winter storms hit Colorado, some eastern Colorado ranchers still haven’t been able to get feed to their cattle, state Agriculture Commissioner John Stulp said. State officials estimate that about 10,000 cattle died …
Texas-based Higginbotham & Associates announced it hired commercial property and casualty broker Ben Reedy, an Indiana transfer, as account executive in its Austin office. Reedy was most recently a top three producer nationwide for new commercial account volume at Sentry …
