Georgia’s Kingston Brought His CPCU to House, Now Eyes Senate September 23, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson Jack Kingston is U.S. Representative for the First Congressional District of Georgia, which encompasses 17 counties in Southeast Georgia including...
South Carolina’s Shealy Used to Being Lone Woman September 23, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson Katrina Frye Shealy was the only woman in her insurance agency for years. It turns out that that was useful...
Probe Clears BP Claims Chief But Finds Staff Misconduct September 23, 2013 An investigation led by former FBI Director Louis Freeh cleared the BP claims administrator of misconduct in handling settlement payouts...
A Forecast-Busting Atlantic Hurricane Season September 23, 2013 By Tom Brown The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, which forecasters had predicted would be more active than normal, has turned out to be...
People – Southeast September 23, 2013 Wholesale insurance broker Swett & Crawford appointed Nancy Gibbons as vice president of human resources. She is based in Atlanta....
Report: Traffic Accidents, Fatal Fires Down in New York City September 22, 2013 New York City’s annual report card says the number of residents killed in traffic accidents plunged considerably over the last...
Florida’s Citizens Has New Plan to Shift 200,000 Policies to 8 Private Insurers September 22, 2013 By Gary Fineout Florida’s largest insurer could be shifting thousands more of its policyholders away from the state-created company and into private insurance...
Local Firms in Pennsylvania Take ‘Wait and See’ Approach to Health Care Law September 21, 2013 By Crissa Shoemaker DeBree, The Bucks County Courier Times The mandate that large employers provide health care coverage to their employees has been put off until 2015, but some...
N.J. Gov. Christie Defends Sandy Aid for Burned Boardwalk Businesses September 21, 2013 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Sept. 18 defended his decision to use federal Superstorm Sandy recovery money to help...
EQECAT: Colorado Floods $2B in Economic Losses and Climbing September 20, 2013 By Don Jergler The floods in Colorado caused an estimated $2 billion in economic losses, according to a report from catastrophe modeling firm...