A new study found that drivers with disabilities in New York City pay 28 percent more for their auto insurance on average compared to non-disabled individuals. The study says that vehicles modified to accommodate disabled drivers often cost more to …
Tustin, Calif.-based Yates & Associates named Lisa A. Foley to its team. Foley, a 16-year veteran of E&S broking, will be charged with expanding the footprint of Yates in the San Diego and surrounding areas. Foley most recently worked at …
Concord, Calif.-based Jenkins Insurance Group named Michael Sukle as a vice president. Sukle’s primary focus will be personal and financial insurance and risk management solutions for high net worth clients. Sukle has a background in banking and insurance. Jenkins Insurance …
Belinda Williams was preparing to go to bed in her beautiful Texas limestone house embedded in the lost pines of Bastrop when she looked out her window and saw a huge orange glow. She woke her husband and told him …
A Chicago law firm is suing Megabus on behalf of the estate of a 76-year-old Chicago woman who was struck and killed by one of the company’s buses. Attorneys filed the lawsuit on Aug. 10 in Cook County Circuit Court …
Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri stressed her support for federal crop insurance legislation and other rural interests on Aug. 10 while her new Republican challenger, U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, defended his opposition to past farm bills because of their …
Preferred Concepts LLC, a program underwriter and specialty insurance broker based in New York City, has appointed Robert Lynch as senior vice president and senior property underwriter for its Preferred underwriting division. In his new role, Lynch is responsible for …
Fierce wildfires forced the evacuation of thousands of residents and were threatening some of Spain’s most precious natural parks, including one that is a UNESCO world heritage site, officials said Sunday. Fires on the Canary Islands of La Gomera and …
Dr. Therese M. (Terri) Vaughan announced she will step down as chief executive officer of the organization of state insurance regulators, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), during the first quarter of 2013, a post she has held three …
Florida Governor Rick Scott has reappointed seven judges on the state’s court that handles workers’ compensation claims. Judge W. James Condry II, 54, of Orlando, has been a judge of Compensation Claims for the Orlando region since 2001. Previously, he …
