June 7, 2010
The California Assembly has passed a bill that would allow video recorders to be installed on vehicle dashboards. The devices could record a vehicle’s speed, where it travels, whether the driver wore a seatbelt and when the brakes were applied …
June 7, 2010
Nevada’s Business & Industry Director Dianne Cornwall announced that Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper has resigned. Kipper has been insurance commissioner since December 2008, when he replaced Acting Commissioner Betty Baker who served after longtime Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman retired …
June 7, 2010
As John Lennon and Paul McCartney could tell you, sometimes you just need a little help from your friends. And in the insurance agency business – where building relationships are key to success – that friend often is more than …
June 7, 2010
Fairfax, Zenith National Insurance Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. and California-based Zenith National Insurance Corp. announced that Fairfax has received approval from the California Department of Insurance for the acquisition by Fairfax of Zenith pursuant to the previously announced merger …
June 7, 2010
Seven years and running, the soft market shows few signs of loosening its grip on commercial insurance pricing, according to a new industry study. Average premiums in every line tracked by the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) Benchmark Survey …
June 7, 2010
Low rates!” “Lower your premiums!” “Compare and save!” Turn on the TV or search the Web on the term “homeowners insurance,” and you’ll be inundated with offers like these. To the casual observer, it would seem that price is the …
June 7, 2010
Maritime Law May Limit Compensation for Cargo Damages During the Inland Transportation Part of a Journey That Originated Overseas. In disputes regarding damage to cargo transported over land and water, it is important for agents that are placing insurance to …
June 7, 2010
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) President and CEO Kristin W. Wall has been elected to the board of directors of NCCI Holdings Inc., a provider of workers’ compensation and employee injury data and statistics. Wall is among five new board …
June 7, 2010
Congress’s inability to act leaves many in flood prone areas vulnerable – for the second time this year and the fourth in 12 months’ time. When it rains it pours, as the saying goes. By extension, one could say that …
June 7, 2010
As John Lennon and Paul McCartney could tell you, sometimes you just need a little help from your friends. And in the insurance agency business – where building relationships are key to success – that friend often is more than …