Jacksonville, Fla.-based Fortegra Financial Corp., an insurance services company specializing in affinity marketing, payment protection, mass marketing and administration, has completed the acquisition of Bliss & Glennon Inc., from Willis HRH Inc. The financial terms of the transaction were not …
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has charged three men with operating an unlawful construction scheme that targeted Hurricane Ike victims. The AG’s lawsuit charges Benton R. Barber with operating several unregistered businesses – 1 Day Roof, Roof Teams and Roof …
Houston-based HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HCC) has named Susan L. Howie to head its corporate Human Resources Department as vice president of Human Resources. Howie previously worked for HCC from 1997-2005, serving as head of the company’s Human Resources Department. …
Responding to as situation in Atalissa, Iowa, where 21 mentally disabled Texas men lived in a dilapidated house while they worked at a nearby turkey processing plant operated by Texas-based Henry’s Turkey Service, an Iowa House committee has approved a …
The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has released the Quarterly Fatality Report for the first quarter of 2009. DCBS has received notification of nine compensable fatalities accepted for workers’ compensation benefits for the first quarter of 2009, compared …
Insured property losses from recent wildfires in Oklahoma could reach $20 million dollars, according to Southwestern Insurance Information Services president Jerry Johns. Johns said “catastrophic and huge” claims are expected. He says a better estimate will be available within a …
An amendment inserted into Indiana House Bill 1447 would reduce the amount some citizens of that state would be billed by fire departments responding to emergencies. The insurance industry trade association, Insurance Institute of Indiana, says the amendment would rein …
Der Manouel Insurance & Financial Services announced that Jim Gibbs and Guy Newman have joined the commercial lines unit as risk consultants. Gibbs brings 30 years experience to the agency will work on developing middle market commercial account opportunities in …
New York Gov. David Paterson is making another push to legalize gay marriage in New York, tapping into the momentum of other states that have recently allowed same-sex couples to wed, but the measure will face stiff opposition in the …
A woman whose pelvis was crushed when more than 350 pounds of countertops suddenly fell on her at Ikea has been awarded $3.2 million by a Fairfax County jury. Xiaolei Zeng, of Arlington, says a stack of four countertops and …
