Severe weather and tornadoes moved through several North Mississippi counties on May 8 causing damage to property and infrastructure. The state emergency operations center in Pearl, Miss. posted initial damage reports in four counties including building and roof damage to …
Bay Shore, N.Y.-based The Brownyard Group, renamed its specialized beauty industry programs as — SASSI (Salon & Spa Specialty Insurance) — and added Meadowbrook Insurance Group as an admitted market for SASSI. Meadowbrook is rated “A-” by A.M. Best. Known …
A trade group for New York insurance agents wants to rewrite the laws governing the New York State Insurance Fund – a nonprofit state agency which is New York’s largest workers’ compensation insurer – to put it on a level …
Local governments needing hazard mitigation grants to increase community safety and disaster preparedness will pay less money to match federal dollars, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said. State and local governments, private non-profits or tribal governments that apply for monetary assistance …
The South Dakota Supreme Court says an auto insurance policy covers injuries caused when a rifle accidentally fired in a pickup being used to drive deer hunters to the field. A 14-year-old boy was shot in the ankle November 2001 …
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott reached an agreement with El Paso-based CNG Financial Corp. and its subsidiaries, Check ‘n Go of Texas Inc. and Southwestern & Pacific Specialty Finance Inc., over charges that the company failed to protect customers from …
In a move that insurers say could lead to Louisiana having the highest auto insurance liability rates in the nation, a House of Representatives committee has approved HB 1312, which would raise the minimum insurance coverage Louisiana motorists must carry …
Federal investigators cited coal operator Massey Energy Co. for safety violations that contributed to the death of a West Virginia miner last year, according to a federal report released May 7. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration found the …
A company says it will contest citations issued by state safety regulators in a worker’s death at an ethanol plant under construction in northern Iowa. Kenneth Sterling, of Austin, Minn., died in February after being caught between a manlift and …
David W. Hobbs has joined Conshohocken, Pa.-based NSM Insurance Group as director of NSM Direct, which is the brokerage firm’s retail insurance operation. Hobbs previously held the position of president of HRH of Alabama. He has 20 years of experience …
