Insurance Journal: How did you get started in the insurance business? Frank Swingle: I didn’t have a job. … My girlfriend in college was riding on a plane next to the owner of the agency that I went to work …
For outgoing Independent Insurance Agents of Texas President Frank Swingle, serving on the board of the agents’ organization for the past six years has “been tremendously fun and beneficial.” And he plans to keep active in the association even after …
$94,614,453.59 Arkansas has racked up nearly $95 million in insured losses from four major storm systems that hit the state so far this year. May 10 storms caused $17,150,530.56 in damages, the Arkansas Insurance Department said. Storms on May 2 …
As the insurance industry continues to be challenged with softening rates and premiums, innovation is key to long-term success, says Julie K. Davis, executive vice president for Aon Corp.’s Wired for Growth program. Given the challenges of the recession, the …
Louisiana’s House of Representatives voted May 19 to raise the minimum level of required automobile insurance, an increase that would mean higher insurance costs for over 1 million motorists. Supporters of raising the insurance minimum said the state’s current minimum …
Forecasters predict that the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season will be an active one for hurricane and tropical storm formation. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s most recent forecast calls for 12 to 16 named storms between June 1 and Nov. …
88 The number of fires that collectively burned across Florida on more than one day in May, according to the Florida Division of Forestry. As of May 19, fires burned nearly 44,000 acres. Authorities issued a dense smoke advisory May …
Main Street America, Great Lakes Casualty The Main Street America Group, a regional property/casualty insurer based in Jacksonville, Fla. that writes business up and down the East Coast, is expanding to the Midwest. The insurer said it has agreed to …
The National Weather Service says that severe weather on May 11 spawned 15 tornadoes in central Georgia. The strongest of the so-called “Mother’s Day tornadoes” occurred in Treutlen County and was an EF3. Most of the twisters were rated as …
The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers has shifted two conferences with 800 people to The Homestead, a Hot Springs, Virginia, mountain resort, from The Greenbrier, the White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, resort about 40 miles away. Sales for Bath …
