Jennifer Cox has joined San Diego-based Cavignac & Associates as its newest account administrator. Cox brings to Cavignac & Associates five years of career experience within the insurance industry. In her new position, she assists account managers with the daily …
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said a partnership agreement between the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and the South Lafourche Levee District will dedicate $19.8 million in state surplus funds to make significant improvements to Lafourche Parish’s hurricane protection system. …
Insurance agents with customers waiting to be covered in the federal flood insurance program should tell those customers about the program’s suspension, an insurance expert is advising. As reported by Insurance Journal, the program could be in limbo for about …
Insured losses in Kansas in 2009 that resulted from storms are higher than the record set during 2008, the Kansas Insurance Department reports. In 2009, storm-related losses based on some 137,000 insurance claims are estimated at $602 million. The losses …
New Jersey-based York Insurance Services Group, a provider of claims administration and risk management services, has named Mark Kissick as president of York Programs. Kissick will have responsibility for financial results, segment growth, marketing strategy, business development and client satisfaction. …
A measure in Oklahoma that places limits on texting while driving has passed out of the House Public Safety Committee. The measure would also prohibit young drivers from using a cell phone to talk or text while the vehicle is …
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin wants a meeting with two federal agencies to seek information about efforts to certify five levee systems in three southwestern Illinois counties. Durbin and other overseers of the levees in Madison, St. Clair and Monroe counties …
Coloradans need to brace themselves for winter’s snowiest month, the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association is warning. March 17 marks the seventh anniversary of the state’s most damaging blizzard that rang up insurance costs estimated at $93.3 million (more than …
Somali pirates are likely to increasingly target ships taking coal and other commodities over the Indian Ocean because smaller bulk vessels are an easier target than large oil tankers and trade to Asia is booming. A 75,000 ton vessel carrying …
The tragedies of the recent earthquakes in Chile and Haiti serve as a reminder that parts of the United States are highly vulnerable to the devastating effects of this unpredictable natural disaster. While most Americans believe earthquakes are a catastrophe …
