A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings of “a-” of London General Insurance Company Limited (LGI) and London General Life Company Limited (LGL), both with stable outlooks. LGI and LGL are …
State Auto Financial Corp.(STFC), based in Columbus, Ohio, has reported first quarter 2010 net income of $12.9 million versus a net loss of $14 million. The company’s combined ratio for the first quarter of 2010 was 99.7 compared with 112.0 …
Women are under-represented in leadership positions in the insurance industry. Consequently, San Diego-based Barney & Barney LLC has launched a women’s initiative — B&B G.R.O.W., which stands for Growth in Relationships and Opportunities for Women — to attract women to …
Two bills that would ban the use of handheld cell phones while driving have breezed out of the Louisiana House of Representatives Transportation Committee. Both would allow drivers to talk using hands-free devices. One measure (House Bill 863), sponsored by …
Lisa Wills has been appointed the new vice president of Strategic Planning and Corporate Relations at workers’ compensation services and insurance provider United Heartland in New Berlin, Wis. In addition, Janine Tracy has been appointed United Heartland’s new director of …
A federal judge in Louisiana has ordered a manufacturer of faulty drywall from China to pay more than $164,000 to a Louisiana family as result of damage to their home from the wallboard. The ruling is the second time in …
Storm-weary Mississippi residents are facing another possible round of severe weather this weekend, only days after tornadoes plowed through the state and left a wide swath of destruction. National Weather Service meteorologist Daniel Lamb said that a “potent” storm system …
Businesses such as theme parks and go-cart tracks that offer potentially dangerous fun will regain liability protection for injuries to children that they lost due to a court ruling. Gov. Charlie Crist has signed into law a bill (SB 2440) …
A man paralyzed from the waist down in a snow-tubing accident in Virginia is suing the parent companies of Massanutten Resort for more than $25 million. John Carwile of Hampton was injured after his head hit the wall at the …
Two New Jersey insurance agencies have joined forces to launch a master agency named Consolidated Insurance Agents. Pavese McCormick Insurance Agency, of Monmouth Junction, and Valvano Insurance Agency, of Linden, say the master agency will offer several several partnership affiliation …
