January 15, 2008
Lockton, a privately held independent insurance broker, announced today that it has added Mark Harris as a senior vice president and producer in its Chicago operation. Harris will be responsible for business development and client advocacy for law firms and …
January 15, 2008
MetLife Auto & Home plans to introduce a new enhanced homeowners insurance program in the state of Texas, the company announced. Under the MetLife Auto & Home Residential Property Program (RPP), agents can work with customers to tailor a policy …
January 15, 2008
It was just a relatively small shake, an earthquake beneath Lake Erie that was a mild 3.1 magnitude that could be felt in some lakeshore communities. Still, Ohio seems increasingly prone to the shakes; there have been 25 earthquakes of …
January 15, 2008
Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon appointed Edward O’Brien to serve as the deputy commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Insurance Office of Property & Casualty, the department announced. O’Brien starts at his new post Jan. 21, 2008. O’Brien will …
January 15, 2008
A Sussex man convicted of injuring a 59-year-old woman in a drunken vehicle crash was ordered to pay more than $715,000 in restitution. Jeffrey D. Thieme Jr., 27, was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded no contest …
January 15, 2008
Weather officials have confirmed a tornado touched down and caused damage last week in south central Kentucky. A storm survey team with the National Weather Service rated the tornado an EF-1, with maximum wind speeds of 100 miles per hour. …
January 15, 2008
The First American Corp., an $8.5 billion provider of business information, said it will spin-off its title insurance and specialty insurance reporting segments, into a separate public company to be called First American Financial Corp. The company also announced it …
January 15, 2008
The New York Fire Department has modified its inspection schedule to focus on larger and more complex construction and demolition sites in response to a deadly blaze in a condemned skyscraper. Under the revised plan, the Fire Department said it …
January 15, 2008
Florida’s requiring that insurance company executives testify publicly about why their property insurance rates have not gone down proves the state is serious about its efforts to make property insurance available and affordable, according to Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty. “I …
January 15, 2008
Conshohocken, Pa.-based NSM Insurance Group has hired Curtis Rosser to the position of Western States Business Development Manager for all NSM Insurance Group Programs. The company’s western region includes Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Arizona, Nevada and Utah. According to Geof …