Kelly Reisling is joining Motorists Mutual Insurance Co. as assistant vice president, Commercial Lines Division, responsible for the Ohio and Michigan territories. Reisling brings 20 years of experience to the position. Her track record includes managing teams of underwriters and …
Dean L. Middour, president and chief operating officer of Thoits Insurance, was named “Insurance Person of the Year” by the Golden Gate Chapter of the Society of Chartered & Property Casualty Underwriters Society, earlier this month. The annual award is …
Professional Liability Insurance Services Inc. Underwriting Facilities, (PLIS) has added some new features to its real estate errors and omissions product for small to medium agencies with insurable limits up to $1 million / $2 million and various deductible options. …
Olive Branch, Mississippi officials have agreed to hire a firm to help the city challenge Federal Emergency Management Agency maps that identify a number of homes as being in flood zones. Being inside a flood zone results in homeowners being …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has given Cedar Rapids approval to proceed with the demolition of about 300 flood-damaged homes. City utilities director Pat Ball says the agreement with FEMA specifies that homes that are demolished still qualify for buyouts …
Georgia could be the first state to adopt strict new food safety requirements in the aftermath of the salmonella outbreak. The House is set to consider a plan Wednesday that requires food makers to alert state inspectors within 24 hours …
A LaSalle County jury has awarded $1 million to a Tonica man who sued an orthopedic surgeon who mishandled his knee surgery. The jury handed the award to Jack Hughes Sr. of Tonica, who sued Dr. Mark Kelley of Peru …
A Midwest fault zone that unleashed a series of violent earthquakes in the early 19th century shows no signs of building up the stresses needed for the quakes many seismologists expect to someday rock the region again, two scientists say. …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of Battle Creek Mutual Insurance Co. in Nebraska. The outlook for both ratings has been revised to negative from stable. A.M. Best …
The head of the nation’s most vilified corporation sat before irate lawmakers at a U.S. congressional hearing Wednesday and was assured, “We don’t intend to harass you.” Then the harassment began. Edward Liddy, chairman and chief executive of insurer American …
