Two former Monroe, La., police officers have been acquitted in federal court on allegations they committed insurance fraud. A 12-person jury returned the verdicts in the case against Brandon Brooks and former police union president Paul Brown. “I’m glad about …
A new Arkansas state law is intended to keep buildings from falling down if a big earthquake strikes in the New Madrid Fault Zone, but Blytheville Mayor Barrett Harrison says the law could keep the buildings from ever going up. …
Texas-based Southwest Risk announced the promotion of Scott Whitaker as president of the firm, effective Jan. 1, 2008. He succeeds Bryan Wilburn in this role. Whitaker will manage the daily operations of Southwest Risk’s Dallas and Houston operations and will …
Announcing plans for major growth in the Texas marketplace, State Auto Middle Market Insurance (SAMMI), said it will host an open house Jan. 28 in its new office in Austin to celebrate the unit’s entrance into the state. The company …
A proposed measure that would require California state and local law enforcement officers to remove the license plates of any vehicle lacking proof of insurance and current valid registration is one step closer to reaching the state’s November 2008 ballot. …
South Dakota Attorney General Larry Long says the 24/7 program he started in 2004 has resulted in more than 800,000 Breathalyzer tests. The program, which monitors people convicted of drunk driving by checking their breath daily, has had participation from …
Flooding in Indiana earlier this month destroyed at least 184 homes and damaged as many as 700 others, the American Red Cross said Friday. The relief agency said more than 100 other homes were still inaccessible because of high water. …
AI Risk Specialists Insurance, Inc., a brokerage subsidiary of American International Group, Inc., has unveiled LexExpress, excess auto liability insurance for small to medium sized fleets in the trucking industry. It is designed to provide limits of $1,000,000 in excess …
Business Management Group Inc., a subsidiary of The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has appointed three new consultants to the company’s consulting team. Jackie A. Johnson, a 24-year industry veteran, will serve as senior vice president and will focus on …
A new AAA survey finds strong support for child safety seat laws, but the agency says more needs to be done to protect children. AAA Mid-Atlantic says about one hundred children under the age of five still die nationwide each …
