The scenario is frightening: Hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians, many in far-flung rural areas, left in dire circumstances by a major natural disaster. Cut off, they have no electric power, no way to call for help and all roads are …
Bermuda’s XL Capital Ltd. expects to release its Fourth Quarter and Year End 2008 results after the close of regular stock market trading hours today, Tuesday, February 10, 2009. A conference call to discuss the Company’s results will be held …
Twenty Alaska Natives have joined a lawsuit claiming they were abused by Jesuit priests or those supervised by Jesuits, and a lawyer said the head of the Roman Catholic order has been served with court papers naming him as a …
Rancho Cordova, Calif.-based WIAA Insurance Services, the agency arm of the Western Insurance Agents Association (WIAA), has expanded its carrier portfolio with the addition of Everest National Insurance Co. for workers’ compensation. The appointment includes both monoline and package programs. …
Catastrophe risk and cat modeling firm, Karen Clark & Co., launched a new software product that helps insurance companies collect and analyze data from property inspections. The application, RiskRover, is designed to help insurers obtain better information about the properties …
National Contractors Insurance Co. Inc., a risk retention group specializing in general liability insurance for licensed residential and commercial general and artisan contractors, has redomesticated to Montana. NCIC writes the classes of: roofers, foundations, excavators, fire sprinklers, paper general contractors, …
Texas State Rep. Bill Callegari of Katy has filed a measure to require all convicted drunk drivers to install ignition interlock devices in their cars, including first offenders. If approved, House Bill 1110 by Callegari would prevent convicted drunk drivers …
Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced it has welcomed Tom Boren Insurance Agency Inc., dba Western Insurance Agency of Copperas Cove, Texas, as its 38th member agency. Based in Copperas Cove, Western Insurance Agency has served the …
Les Cracraft, employee benefits consultant at Medford, Ore.-based United Risk Solutions Inc., has been named the firm’s producer of the year for the second consecutive year. His work accounts for close to 20 percent of total revenue for the firm. …
Independent insurance and financial services firm Higginbotham & Associates added two brokers to its Austin, Texas, office. Higginbotham named Chris Camero an executive vice president for group benefits and Travis Bowles an account executive for commercial property/casualty. Camero joined the …
