Monthly Archives: <span>August 2012</span>

Thieves Stealing 3rd Row Seats From Dallas SUVs

Police in a wealthy Texas enclave are reporting a rash of SUV break-ins in which thieves are stealing third-row seats. University Park police urge SUV owners to park in their garages and lock the seats down with cables. Police say …

Sedgwick Announces Job Openings at 2 New Midwest Offices

Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. announced the planned opening of two new Midwest service centers, located in New Albany, Ohio, and Coralville, Iowa. The Coralville location is contingent on the approval of available job training and economic development incentives by …

Illinois Regulators: Agent Conducting Business on Revoked License

The Illinois Department of Insurance is alerting consumers that David Griffith Morrow of Morrow Insurance of Decatur is continuing to act as an insurance producer although his license was revoked effective June 8, 2012. The department said it has received …

Kansas Property Casualty Insurance Regulators Honored for Timely Reviews

Property and Casualty Division of the Kansas Insurance Department (KID) has raised the bar when it comes to reviewing new rate and form filings from insurance companies, the department announced. Kansas Commissioner of Insurance Sandy Praeger recently honored the 12-person …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Texas-Based Sunday and Associates

Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Sunday and Associates Inc. of Sugarland, Texas. . Established in 1982, Sunday and Associates offers employee benefits consulting and insurance brokerage services for the private and public sector marketplace in …

Perry County, Arkansas Fire Contained, 1 Home Burned

Arkansas Forestry Commission crews have contained a wildfire that burned 1.5 square miles in Perry County. Officials say another fire in Clark County burned between 300 and 400 acres. Commission spokeswoman Sheila Doughty said on Aug. 14 that firefighters cut …

EPIC Adds Costamagna as Principal In Petaluma

San Mateo, Calif.-based EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center) named Joe Costamagna as a principal in their Petaluma office. Costamagna has 10 years of experience in insurance and risk management, working with a range of businesses and specializing in the construction …

‘Everyone in Here is a Millionaire’

That headline comes us by way of “Grandpa” Straub, a farmer from Fairbury, Ill. who also serves as the star of the latest edition of National Public Radio’s always excellent Planet Money podcast. Amid a worst-in-a-generation drought that has seen …

AIG Off the Hook for Claims by Madoff Clients Under Home Policies

American International Group Inc. does not have to cover insurance claims from two former Bernard Madoff clients who sought compensation for their losses under their homeowner’s policy, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of …

N.H. Governor Signs Bill on Limits on Landowner Liability

New Hampshire landowners who let the public use their land for hunting, hiking and other recreational activities aren’t required to keep their land safe under a bill signed by Gov. John Lynch.