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

Arkansas: Consultant’s License Required to Charge Compensation Fee

Insurance producers who assist group health insurance customers with coverage in Arkansas may collect a compensation fee from clients to make up for reduced commissions from health insurance companies, state regulators say. Producers who do wish to charge to charge …

Vt. Town Offices Reopen a Year After Irene, With Help From Flood Insurance

The town offices and police department in a small southern Vermont town have reopened this week in their original home nearly a year after flooding from Tropical Storm Irene forced them to move.

Maine-Based Cross Insurance Forms Partnership With Kraft Sports Group

The Kraft Sports Group in Massachusetts said this week it has named Cross Insurance, a subsidiary of Bangor, Maine-based Cross Financial Corp., as its official insurance brokerage firm.Under the deal, Cross Insurance will provide insurance brokerage and risk management services …

CRC|Crump Adds Wright in Dallas as Associate Broker

CRC|Crump announced that Delia Wright has joined its Dallas office as a property/casualty associate broker. Wright’s responsibilities will include underwriting MGA business and brokering for general commercial lines. Prior to CRC|Crump, Wright held positions with American Underwriting Managers, Swett & …

Missouri Man Convicted of Killing Insurance Agent

A St. Charles, Mo., man has been convicted of killing his auto insurance agent during a robbery prompted by a big loss at a casino. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports a jury deliberated less than three hours before finding 35-year-old …

U.S. Crops Get a Break from Historic Drought

Rain and cooler temperatures in the drought-stricken U.S. Midwest crop belt will provide relief for late-season soybeans, but the change in the weather is arriving too late to help the already severely damaged corn crop, an agricultural meteorologist said on …

Recent Oklahoma Wildfires Result in 340 Insurance Claims

Recent wildfires in Oklahoma have resulted in at least 340 insurance claims statewide, authorities say, but many victims don’t have homeowners insurance. The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) said it is working with other state agencies and charitable organizations to provide …

Ohio Weather Officials Confirm Weekend Tornado

Weather officials have confirmed what many residents of a northeastern Ohio town suspected: A tornado touched down there over the weekend. The National Weather Service said severe weather that caused damage to a section of Girard, near Youngstown, was a …

Wisconsin Supervisor Killed During Meeting with Worker

A Milwaukee, Wis., plant supervisor was gunned down while meeting with a disgruntled employee who then killed himself, but police said they don’t yet know what specifically sparked the shooting. George Hites, 58, of Milwaukee, was shot multiple times about …

Few Kids Use Recommended Safety Seats in Cars: Study

Despite the fact that car crashes are the leading cause of death for children older than three years in the U.S. and send more than 140,000 children to the emergency room each year, new research has found that low proportions …