Ryan Stringham of The Buckner Co. has been named Young Agent of the Year by the Utah Association of Independent Insurance Agents. Stringham started his career with The Buckner Co. in 2002. While working full time for the company, he …
Pacific Wholesale announced that Hoppy Stauffer has joined the comapny as national healthcare director, and Veronica Jimenez has joined as associate broker. Stauffer began her career managing physician offices for 10 years. She has been in the wholesale healthcare business …
In a twist to a scandal that has rocked the insurance industry over the last several years, a New York appeals court has ruled that contingent commissions paid out by Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group Inc. are not illegal. The ruling …
Dallas-based Bridge Insurance Partners, a national commercial property and casualty agency, has added John H. Chance in a lead sales and consulting role. Chance will focus on delivering insurance solutions to middle market firms. Chance formerly was co-owner of Resource …
Brian Martin, a partner in the law firm of Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons LLP, was installed as the 10th Chairman of the Insurance Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. Martin is a frequent contributor to Insurance Journal’s …
The North Carolina Department of Insurance and state insurance industry officials will come together beginning June 30 to debate auto insurance rate hikes. The auto insurance industry, represented by the North Carolina Rate Bureau, asked for a 13 percent average …
Effective July 1, Farmers Texas County Mutual is adding two new packages to its Farmers Flex package of options that can reward drivers for being accident-free. Farmers Senior Vice President of Personal Auto Bill Martin said the additions give many …
Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M. believes his first regular session with the Louisiana Legislature was an overwhelming success for farm and forestry interests. Strain says lawmakers passed 23 of the bills his department supported. Among those he cited …
Former Cold War workers and their supporters rallied in Oak Ridge, Tenn. to demand help for workers made ill from exposure to hazardous and radioactive materials in the government’s nuclear weapons facilities. The U.S. Department of Labor responded with new …
International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC), an aircraft leasing and remarketing firm, will remain a core holding of insurance giant American International Group, Inc. (AIG). Robert B. Willumstad, AIG chairman and chief executive officer, and Steven F. Udvar-Hazy, ILFC chairman and …
