House and Senate in West Virginia lawmakers have signed off on allowing cities and towns to tap insurance proceeds when clearing away buildings destroyed by fire. The bill has been sent Gov. Joe Manchin, who sponsored the proposal to allow …
He bills himself as Atlanta’s “only live insurance agent” – and he brings insurance to life on his Atlanta Insurance Live video blog and Web site at atlantainsurancelive.com. Insurance entrepreneur Chris Jordan has been profiled by Inc. Magazine in a …
1,018 The number of grants South Carolina has awarded to coastal homeowners who have taken steps to shield their homes against hurricane winds the past two years. Insurance Commissioner Scott Richardson said that the SC Safe Home Program has awarded …
Once-favored by insurers and consumers because of its promises to limit court costs and lower premiums, no-fault automobile insurance has lost some of its appeal. For good reason, too. It has failed to deliver on its promises. According to a …
Kinsale Capital Kinsale Capital Group has formed a Virginia-based E&S insurer, called Kinsale Insurance Co., which will underwrite commercial property/casualty and professional liability E&S lines in 31 states and the District of Columbia. The company said it is applying for …
An accident victim’s lawyer has urged the Florida Supreme Court to rule that rental car companies can be held liable for damages in an accident they did not cause in the state, even though a new federal law is designed …
Laura McCormick has joined Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Burns & Wilcox as a professional lines broker specializing in miscellaneous professional, environmental consultants, E&O and non-profit D&O. McCormick has been a deputized Lloyds Underwriter since 1990 and has 20 years’ experience accepting …
A recent survey published by Mintel Comperemedia, a provider of direct marketing competitive intelligence, says young adults, especially men and high-income earners, are the groups most likely to use social media for insurance research and communication. That finding sounds like …
While a growing number of Michigan’s small- to mid-size businesses are not satisfied with the economy, a recent survey indicates that more businesses plan to increase wages over the next six months. In the semi-annual Future Business Index, a study …
Internal pressure was mounting for months ahead of the February firings of the staff of an agency charged with protecting the well-being of Ohio’s insurance fund for injured workers. Public records obtained by The Associated Press reveal frustration among the …
