Legislation filed by state Rep. Curtis McDaniel would increase safety on Oklahoma roads by banning texting while driving, the lawmaker says. House Bill 1503, by McDaniel, would outlaw texting while their vehicle is in motion. The bill exempts texts to …
An Internet-based app under development may help a Web app may help document the disappearing culture of south Louisiana communities are they are displaced by coastal erosion. Called “Vanishing Points,” the app is being developed by Florida International University student …
San Diego, Calif.-based Atlas General Insurance Services named Andrew Petersen executive vice president of business development, Brad Perilman as chief financial officer and Taib Alaoui as business development manager for California. Petersen’s responsibilities include business development for new carriers, new …
Jimcor Agencies has appointed Christopher Hofmann to the position of branch manager of the Plymouth Meeting, Penn., office.Hofman brings with him over 15 years of insurance experience, having worked on the agency and carrier side of the industry in various …
New York-based investment fund Scottish American Capital has acquired managing general agent Buckingham Badler Associates, also of New York.Founded in 1973, Buckingham Badler Associates is based in Staten Island, N.Y., with additional offices in Islandia on Long Island, N.Y., and …
San Diego, Calif.-based Barney & Barney LLC named David Freeman director of property/casualty sales. Freeman, who will be based in San Diego, will oversee a team of client executives in San Diego, Orange County, Oakland and San Francisco. He has …
Superstorm Sandy, one of the nation’s costliest natural disasters, is giving new urgency to an age-old debate about whether areas repeatedly damaged by storms should be rebuilt, or whether it might be cheaper in the long run to buy out …
CoreLogic, a residential property information, analytics and services provider based in Irvine, Calif., acquired CDS Business Mapping LLC in Middletown, Conn.CDS will be integrated into the existing CoreLogic Spatial Solutions business. The transaction closed on Dec. 14, 2012 and the …
National Financial Partners Property & Casualty Services has hired Cherie Tolbert as vice president of commercial lines out of Atlanta. Tolbert brings 20 years of experience in risk management and insurance for accountants, lawyers, physicians, investment managers and advisors with …
GMI Insurance, a Valley Forge, Penn.-based managing general agency specializing in commercial transportation exposures, named Angela Milks as its underwriting director.Milks has more than a decade of experience writing and evaluating transportation risks for National Interstate Insurance Company.
