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

Kingsway Startup to Sell Homeowners Insurance in Louisiana

Kingsway Financial Services Inc. announced it has completed the formation Maison Insurance Co. (Maison), a property/casualty insurance company primarily writing wind and hail homeowners coverage in Louisiana. Maison received its certificate of authority from the Louisiana Department of Insurance on …

Gone Fishin’: California Agency Owner Sells to Specialize in Outfitters

Trinity Insurance Services Inc. has been purchased by McNeil & Company Inc. Insurance Risk Services out of New York in a move that gives McNeil a strong foothold in the West. The deal was closed on Nov. 16., and terms …

California Department Insurance: Streamlined Licensing

The California Department of Insurance announced a new process for professionals submitting insurance agent, broker, adjuster and bail agent license applications to CDI. The new process “enhances customer service and increases the operational efficiency of handling licensing applications statewide,” according …

GMI in Pennsylvania Launches Norman Specialty Insurance Group

GMI Insurance — a Valley Forge, Penn.-based managing general agent for transportation insurance nationwide — announced the launch of Norman Specialty Insurance Group, a wholesale brokerage unit for specialty lines insurance products and services.Named after GMI founder Norman A. Trudel, …

NYSIF Announces Payment Extension for Policyholders Affected by Sandy

New York State Insurance Fund, New York’s largest workers’ compensation and disability benefits carrier, announced Wednesday that it is extending payment deadlines for all policyholders directly affected by Superstorm Sandy. For affected workers’ comp and disability benefits policyholders in 10 …

Florida Leads States in Ticketing Speeding Drivers: Study

Speeding drivers are more likely to get ticketed in the Sunshine State than in any other state, according to a new study from CarInsuranceQuotes.com, an auto insurance services provider.In 2011, Florida police handed out 17,995 non-criminal traffic citations for speeding …

Indiana Truck Driver Logs 3 Million Miles of Safety

The distance around the Earth at the equator is 24,901 miles. By Kokomo, Ind.-based truck driver Richard Batt’s estimate, he could have driven around the planet nearly 24,100 times. And he would have done it all in a semi without …

Tarrant County, Texas, Leads State in Hailstorms: NOAA

The residents of Fort Worth, Texas, and its suburbs in Tarrant County share the dubious honor of being the area most pounded by hailstorms than in any other part of the state, according to data compiled from the National Oceanic …

Cedar Falls, Iowa, Cuts Worker Hours to Avoid Health Insurance

Officials in Cedar Falls, Iowa, plan to reduce dozens of part-time public employees’ hours in order to avoid having to offer them insurance under a requirement of the federal health care overhaul set to take effect in 2014. Cedar Falls …

Firms Partner to Offer Entertainment Insurance in Louisiana, Gulf South

New Orleans-based Maginnis Film & Entertainment Insurance Services LLC (MFEIS) and Reiff & Associates LLC announced a strategic partnership to provide insurance to the film and entertainment industries in Louisiana and the Gulf South region. Led by President Emory Maginnis, …