R&R Insurance Services Inc., headquartered in Waukesha, Wis., has named Stephanie Katzfey as creative marketing specialist. Katzfey will be responsible for the creation and execution of both traditional and digital marketing functions in support of the business growth objectives and …
The National Transportation Safety Board says trains that collided head-on last month in the Oklahoma Panhandle weren’t speeding at the time of the wreck. Three Union Pacific employees died in the June 24 accident near Goodwell. Another worker jumped to …
For many independent property/casualty agencies, one bright spot of opportunity in an era of otherwise lackluster growth has been the health and benefits market. Over the course of the past four or five years, savvy P/C agents have been investing …
The South Central region of the country, particularly Texas, has been a hotbed of activity when it comes to mergers and acquisitions of smaller health and benefit agencies. The reason, according to agencies in the region, is because of the …
Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh Inc., announced the acquisition of Security Insurance Services Inc., one of the largest insurance agencies in Wisconsin. Established in 1983, Security Insurance Services has annual revenue of approximately …
An initiative to establish portable persistency discounts for automobile insurance on Tuesday was assigned a number by the Secretary of State, and shortly afterward the newly named Proposition 33 came under attack by Santa Monica, Calif.-based Consumer Watchdog. Prop. 33, …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday announced that residents in Colorado affected by flooding as a result of the wildfire in Waldo Canyon and the wildfire in High Park could be eligible for an exception from the 30-day waiting …
Former Missouri Gov. Roger Wilson has been sentenced to two years of probation for misusing money to make political donations. Wilson, a 63-year-old Democrat, pleaded guilty in April to one count of misdemeanor campaign finance fraud. He admitted he improperly …
Ronald R. Reitz, a certified professional public adjuster and president of Quality Claims Management in San Diego, Calif., was named president the National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters. Reitz was elected to help guide NAPIA toward its goal of promoting …
Kentucky regulators have released a new license application that will allow retailers for the first time to sell insurance to cover the portable electronic devices they sell. State lawmakers earlier this year a law that created the means whereby insurance …
