The wife of a British man who faked his own death played a crucial role in his attempt to fool officials, defraud insurance companies and even deceive their own children, a prosecutor said this week. Anne Darwin was a full …
Delaware fire investigators say a fire at a vacant home in Sussex County earlier this week was intentionally set, the ninth arson at a vacant home in the area over two months. This Monday’s fire was reported around 1:30 a.m. …
Reno-based Nevada Capital Insurance Co., the state affiliate of Capital Insurance Group, was honored as Company of the Year by the Nevada Independent Insurance Agents. NIIA member agencies are not beholden to any one company; their role is to recommend …
Travelers, Nationwide Mutual and two leading national insurance producer organizations are supporting a plan they say will make private windstorm insurance more affordable and available in coastal areas. Federal legislation would be required to enact the outlined concept, which includes …
When Builders Insurance Group — a mutual captive insurer for Georgia homebuilders — shifted its exclusive affiliation with Home Builders Association of Georgia, the association implemented a takeover of the insurer. Under Georgia law, mutual captive insurance companies like Builders …
James E. Rutrough, vice chairman and chief administrative officer of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, based in Bloomington, Ill., has been named the chairman of Junior Achievement USA headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo. Rutrough has been on Junior Achievement’s …
Utah Labor Commissioner Sherrie Hayashi has named Garth J. Nielsen director of the state’s new Office of Coal Mine Safety. The OCMS was established at the recommendation of the Utah Mine Safety Commission, appointed by Gov. Jon Huntsman. Huntsman appointed …
A new industry study says that buyers who purchase their auto insurance policies through local agents give significantly higher average satisfaction scores compared with those who purchase policies from call center representatives or via Internet channels. “Buyers who use insurance …
Lexington Insurance Company, a unit of AIG Commercial Insurance, introduced Lexington Truck Broker Liability Insurance, a primary liability insurance policy that addresses liability risks of truck brokers, who bring together shippers needing to transport goods and authorized motor carriers. A …
The Supreme Court of Montana has ruled that even a bystander’s claim for bodily injuries can be covered in an insurance policy. According to court documents in Allstate Insurance Co. v. Terry Wagner-Ellsworth and Tiffany Rusk, in February 2000, Wagner-Ellsworth …
