New York-based brokerage Crystal & Company named Charles Williamson as executive vice president, field operations and corporate development. Williamson will report to Chairman and CEO James W. Crystal and will join the firm’s executive committee and lead the growth and …
Jimcor Agencies announced the appointment of Alan G. Belthoff to the position of divisional manager. Belthoff has worked with international carriers in various positions with increasing levels of responsibility. At Jimcor Agencies, Belthoff will join the management team and work …
Cell phone use and texting while driving are on the rise along with accessing the internet while driving — and it’s not just young people engaging in these dangerous activities behind the wheel. State Farm today released its annual research …
The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a Hyundai Motor Co. unit’s appeal of an $11.5 million award in a patent lawsuit over a means of creating customized printed proposals for prospective customers. The justices today let stand a federal appeals …
Esurance, the online car insurance seller owned by Allstate Corp., is betting that bundling auto and home policies will help it compete with Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s Geico unit and Progressive Corp. Esurance started underwriting homeowners coverage in Wisconsin and plans …
A unique smartphone app was launched geared at keeping Cabell and Wayne county residents aware of local emergencies, from small traffic problems or school closings to nation-threatening crises. The Heads Up Huntington app was created through a joint effort involving …
William Henry Bullock, 64, of Knightdale, North Carolina has been arrested on a charge of obtaining property by false pretense, according to North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Department of Insurance criminal investigators allege that Bullock falsely reported his Ford …
The chances of the U.S. Congress passing a five-year farm bill by year’s end are a little better than 50/50 given the gridlock over food stamps for the poor, a top farm policy expert said on Monday. “There is a …
Ireland’s financial regulator first identified concerns over RSA Insurance Group Plc’s local unit in August, three months before the insurer suspended its three top executives in the country amid an accounting probe. The Central Bank of Ireland carried out a …
Destruction from Typhoon Haiyan, which flattened buildings and unleashed storm surges that may have killed 10,000 people, could be several times worse for the Philippines economy than superstorm Sandy was for the U.S. Losses will be $12 billion to $15 …
