Key & Piskuran Insurance Agency LLC, a commercial property/casualty insurance broker in Arlington, Texas, has joined forces with Higginbotham & Associates, a Fort Worth-based insurance and financial services broker with statewide operations. Key & Piskuran, which primarily serves public entities, …
Fort Lauderdale-based wholesale insurance broker Patriot Risk Management, Inc. has formed Patriot Underwriters, Inc. to help expand its insurance distribution and policyholder services business. Patriot Underwriters will provide access to private label alternative and traditional workers’ compensation insurance products, according …
Las Vegas police say a push to curb auto thefts is behind a big drop in the number of vehicles stolen in southern Nevada. A report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau said that Clark County had the seventh-most cars …
Eight employees from Jacksonville, Fla.-based The Main Street America Group received the company’s highest honor when they were recently inducted into its Circle of Excellence. The winners were selected for their individual efforts in going “above and beyond” while helping …
The Colorado Senate has backed two measures aimed at taking $500 million from a state-created workers compensation insurance company to balance next year’s budget over the objections of Pinnacol Assurance and the businesses that rely on it. The bills, along …
Minnesota lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow for recovery of interest and attorney fees for breach of an insurance policy. If passed, SF 528 would allow “an insured who prevails in any claim against an insurer based on …
Credit rating agenies would lose their protection against private lawsuits under current U.S. securities fraud law if a proposal by an institutional investors group becomes law. The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has released a white paper on the regulation …
Massachusetts drivers can now view their records online. The Registry of Motor Vehicles announced Monday that drivers can see their driving records on the Registry’s Web site and download them or request certified copies. An unattested driving record can be …
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says a former Maryland resident has been sentenced for stealing $60,200 in Hurricane Katrina disaster relief benefits. Forty-two-year-old Schewanda Baptiste, formerly of Waldorf, was sentenced Monday to three years of probation. The first eight months are …
Insurance broker Aon Corp. has introduced a suite of insurance products designed to bring middle market technology companies the coverage enhancements historically only available to large corporate clients. Known as Aon Preferred for Technology, the new product suite has been …
