Armstrong/Robitaille/Riegle,Balance Insurance Agency Orange, Calif.-based Armstrong/Robitaille/ Riegle Business and Insurance Solutions has acquired Balance Insurance Agency of Irvine, Calif. Balance Insurance Agency was founded in 1991 as a specialty agency, and is a resource for developers, artisan contractors and commercial …
Hawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt announced a new insurance option for homeowners: Universal North America Insurance Co. will offer homeowners (including hurricane option), dwelling, fire and flood policies in the state, with automobile coverage expected to be added in 2009. …
Insurance regulators in both Texas and Louisiana have enacted emergency rules aimed at providing relief for insurance consumers in the wake of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. The Louisiana Department of Insurance issued Emergency Rule 24, which addresses premium renewals, cancellations, …
Hurricane Gustav caused an estimated $372 million in damage to Louisiana crops, agriculture officials said. The storm overflowed crawfish and catfish ponds, causing an estimated $46 million in damages to fisheries. Gustav wreaked even wider damage on Louisiana’s farmbelt industries …
Do Not Come Back “Galveston has been hit hard. We have no power. We have no gas. We have no communications. We’re not sure when any of that will be up and running. … We want our citizens to stay …
Despite current market conditions, as I travel from state to state, I find the goal of almost every independent agent is to grow personal lines business. The basis of this organic growth strategy is adding new clients or increasing the …
Build Smart With Passive Protection Systems, Safety Institute CEO Says To hear Julie Rochman tell it, she’d like every community in the United States to be resilient in the face of natural disasters. Rochman, president and CEO of the Institute …
There is no question that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions impact small business. Studies have shown that more than 40 percent of the Court’s cases deal with issues that directly affect the business community, including employment, civil rights, insurance, workplace …
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas initiated its catastrophe response plan to offer assistance to member agencies that have been severely affected by the massive storm. The plan includes a statewide call to member …
Austin, Texas-based insurance education provider, The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, selected Kathleen G. Speer as director of national business for the not-for-profit organization. Prior to joining The National Alliance, Speer was a home office underwriting consultant for …
