A northeast Louisiana woman has been sentenced to 16 months in jail and ordered to pay more than $300,000 in restitution after being convicted of crop insurance fraud. Wendy Gail Hayman, 31, of Oak Grove, was sentenced by U.S. District …
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced plans to expand the California Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program (CLCA) to 10 additional counties – Santa Cruz, Solano, Marin, Madera, Placer, Napa, Yolo, Mendocino, Kings and Lake. The affordable program provides eligible low …
The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas elected three directors at the trade association’s 110th Annual Conference & Trade Show, held recently in San Antonio. Elected to fill three-year terms each were: Cory Brooke, San Marcos; Bill Siddons III, Hillsboro; and …
Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink proposed a rule that streamlines the process for consumers to qualify for insurance premium discounts after taking steps to mitigate hurricane damage. The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America supports Sink’s proposal. “Chief Financial …
Property/ casualty insurers are contending that the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is “off the mark” in developing rules implementing a law passed in 2003 addressing insurers’ use of credit information. Since the Legislature passed the National Conference of Insurance …
The FBI said it has broken up an East Coast auto theft ring that retagged and sold hundreds of stolen vehicles. The ring had been operating since 1999, stealing vehicles and creating phony certificates of title to match altered vehicle …
Wells Fargo Insurance Services recently announced that it has named Gina Samland managing director of its Omaha, Neb. office. Samland’s responsibilities include the overall management, direction, expansion, and growth of the Omaha office. “We are delighted to have Gina join …
An agreement between Indiana University (IU) and Enterprise Rent-A-Car will allow students under 21 to rent cars for personal use, but the deal comes with many restrictions. To rent a car, students between 18 and 21 years old would have …
The family of a drunken Duluth college student who fell into a creek and died after a rugby team party can sue the party’s host for damages, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday, June 12. The ruling allows …
The acquisition of all common shares of Hub International Limited by funds advised by Apax Partners together with Morgan Stanley Principal Investments has been completed for $41.50 per share. As a result of the acquisition, Hub’s common shares will cease …
