Fireman’s Fund is lowering its premiums by 17.9 percent for California homeowners, following an order issued by California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner . The savings, which are estimated to amount to $35.1 million per year, or an average of $512 …
Insurance agents in search of a way to separate themselves from the pack with their nonprofit clients might want to think beyond offering only insurance. Manhasset, New York- based NIF Group, a national insurance program administrator, has launched a new …
Clyde Williams has joined All Risks in San Francisco as a senior broker. His product line specialties include primary general liability, excess liability and umbrella for construction risks, habitational, chemical, medical products and life sciences, and architects and engineers. Williams …
Authorities have identified the woman shot to death in a suburban Chicago insurance office. The Cook County medical examiner’s office says she’s 42-year-old Jeniel Morgan of South Holland, Ill. Police responded to a holdup alarm at the Illinois Vehicle Insurance …
If gasoline at $4 a gallon has you driving less, one Ohio official says be sure to tell your insurer. State Insurance Department Director Mary Jo Hudson says many Ohioans have switched to public transportation or car pooling to get …
Police in Ocean City, Maryland say they received seven reports Tuesday of airbags being stolen from cars. Police say that in each case, the airbag was stolen from a General Motors vehicle parked in a motel or condominium parking lot. …
Art McDevitt, vice president of the Energy Division of U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc., a managing general agency and surplus lines wholesaler, was named Insurance Industry Person of the Year by the Association of Wyoming Agents. McDevitt received the award …
As an agent, any tip that you can use to place yourself above the competition is one that you should take to heart. With that being said, there is one secret to selling more insurance policies that you may or …
Trade groups for New York insurers and agents alike are praising a recently passed bill by state lawmakers that will allow auto insurers to raise or lower their rates by 5 percent over the course of a year without first …
Watkins Insurance Group, a large, full-service, locally owned independent insurance agency in Austin, has been named one of the “Best Places to Work in 2008.” The company will be recognized during a banquet on June 26. “We work very hard …
