The insurance industry’s first standardized plan for rating homeowners insurance by individual perils is scheduled to be filed countrywide this summer. The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) recently announced that in July 2010 it expects to conclude testing and …
Warwick, RI – April 22, 2010 – Astonish Results is proud to announce the addition of Ganis Consulting as part of their insurance marketing and web services team. Ganis Consulting is an insurance agency consultancy and Business Brokerage that helps …
Eric Castaneira, who went to prison in for kidnapping an executive at South Dakota-based Midland National Life Insurance Co. in 1991, has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $500,000 from the company, plus punitive damages that would be given away. …
Today marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and this year the Environmental Protection Agency turns 40 as well. Earth Day, the EPA and activists have been catalysts for one industry’s growth, in particular. The recycling industry plays a critical …
Legislation aimed at improving the state’s workers’ compensation system for injured workers and reducing costs for Oklahoma employers has passed the House of Representatives. Senate Bill 1973, by Rep. Dan Sullivan, makes a number of changes to the state’s workers’ …
Five outstanding business degree majors at the University of Texas Pan American in Edinburg, Texas, have been awarded academic scholarships from the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT). The students, many of them first generation college graduates, were awarded $1,000 scholarships …
Louisiana House Bill 285 by Rep. Pearson, which exempts surplus lines from filing rates and forms, has passed the state’s House of Representatives. According to David Tatman, a representative for the Louisiana Surplus Lines Association, the bill passed by a …
An Erie County, Pennsylvania judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by the guardian of a 12-year-old girl who claimed the girl was burned and traumatized when a convenience store clerk allegedly aimed a hand-held price scanner at her face. …
ACE Private Risk Services, part of the ACE Group, announced that it has expanded the availability of its ACE Platinum Portfolio policy to Washington state. In addition, Shannon Detroit has been appointed territory manager for the state. Based in Seattle, …
Georgia lawmakers have voted to allow employers whose injured employees lost medical benefits when a major workers compensation carrier went under to buy into the state insolvency fund. Sponsored by Rep. Carl Rogers, R-Gainesville, who is an insurance agent, the …
