The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) announced that Andy Webb of Watkins Insurance Group in Austin was named the André P. Juneau Young Agent of the Year at IIAT’s 115th Annual Conference and Trade Show in San Antonio. This …
A Tacoma, Wash. man is facing attempted theft and insurance fraud charges after filing a $20,000 claim for a fictitious dead cat, using pet photos he lifted off the internet. “We’ve handled some pretty unusual fraud cases, but this is …
Travis Bethune was named to Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. as the national broker relationship leader. Bethune will have accountability for managing results with national brokers and will work with brokers to drive results. Bethune has knowledge of insurance sales, underwriting …
Rockwood Programs, Inc. has been appointed to serve as the national administrator of a new employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) product. The coverage will be underwritten by member companies of Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. These carriers are rated A+by A.M. …
The federal government has declared Michigan a disaster area because of damage to fruit crops from erratic spring weather, making growers eligible to seek low-interest loans. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture had granted …
The Justice Department sued the city of Corpus Christi on Tuesday, alleging the Police Department discriminated in hiring women by using a physical ability test few female applicants have been able to pass. Federal prosecutors say only about one in …
Authorities say a construction worker was killed in an eastern Missouri freeway work zone when a loaded asphalt truck backed over him. The Missouri State Highway Patrol did not immediately identify the the man killed at the scene of the …
A southern Indiana woman faces dozens of forgery and theft charges alleging that she embezzled more than $300,000 from a pet insurance company. Christina Heaven of Jeffersonville has been charged with 59 forgery and theft counts accusing her of embezzlement …
Oil and natural gas production trucks are tearing up local roads in Texas, but the industries aren’t providing enough money to pay for the damage, according to members of a local task force expected to suggest ways to fix the …
The number of uninsured drivers in Texas has dropped more than 38 percent from a year ago, state statistics show, and officials attribute the decline to a program focused on getting those drivers either insured or off the road and …
