Newark, Calif.-based RMS has revised its industry loss estimate for windstorm Kyrill to between €3 and €4 billion ($3.94 and $5.25 billion), based on recently available information. “Windstorm Kyrill caused relatively low levels of damage over a very large area, …
Preliminary reports indicate that at least 70 people have been killed by a powerful earthquake that struck the Indonesian Island of Sumatra early this morning. Many more have been injured, and local authorities expect the death toll to rise. The …
It’s dark, cold and 4:30 in the morning. John Marroney is driving his pickup truck to see if any of his cows need help giving birth to their calves. At 8:30 a.m., Bob Watkins is balancing on the back of …
John A. Casper has been named president and chief operating officer of Van Gilder Insurance Corp., a privately owned insurance brokerage firm based in Denver. Casper comes to Van Gilder after 11 years at St. Paul Travelers, where he served …
Ill. Governor Rod Blagojevich plans to call for approval of a complex plan that would make sure all Illinoisans can obtain health insurance within the next three years. Under his “Illinois Covered” plan, the state’s 1.4 million uninsured adults could …
The new Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate will operate under a three-pronged approach designed by Alex Sink, the state’s Chief Financial Officer. Sink joined Bob Milligan Monday on his first day reporting for duty as Insurance Consumer Advocate. The two unveiled …
The Park Group, a wholesale insurance brokerage located in Chicago, recently announced the hiring of John Harford to the position of broker in the Property Department. Prior to joining Avreco, Harford worked as an underwriting assistant for Echelon Insurance Services, …
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Investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud Division have arrested a Newhall, Calif., man for allegedly staging the theft of his high-end pickup truck in a scheme to defraud his auto insurance carrier of $45,000. According to CDI, …
A northwestern Montana ski resort was not negligent in an accident that injured a 6-year-old boy, a U.S. District Court jury decided. The seven-member jury’s unanimous verdict means that Paul and Deb Stamey will return home to Seattle empty-handed, after …
