Horst Leonard Lechler, former president of Anderson & Murison in Pasadena, Calif. and past president of the American Association of Managing General Agents, was a “student of the business” and a “remarkable insurance person” his friends and colleagues say. Lechler, …
Randy Druvenga of Waverly, Iowa, was appointed to Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company’s board of directors to fill the unexpired term of Tom Knoll, created by his retirement. Druvenga has served policyholders of First Maxfield Mutual Insurance Association in Denver since …
The total policy count for Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. (Citizens) is dropping below 95,000 personal and commercial policies following the latest round of the Citizens depopulation program, the Louisiana Department of Insurance announced. Insurance Commissioner Donelon said Citizens’ homeowners …
When it comes to climate change, local officials have a message for Washington: Lead or get out of the way. Local governments have long acted as first responders in emergencies and now are working to plan for sea level rise, …
Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named Andrew Valencia in the firm’s New Mexico office as vice president of employee benefits. He specializes in the development and implementation of group health, dental, vision, wellness, life and disability plans. Prior to …
After nearly two years of delay, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) today released its report on how to modernize and improve the system of insurance regulation in the United States. In its report, the FIO …
Property/casualty agent Rodger Edward Winkler, 64, a was arrested by Shasta County District Attorney investigators in Northern California and charged with numerous felonies, including grand theft, insurance fraud and petty theft. The charges stem from Winkler allegedly collecting insurance premiums …
A Florida insurance agency has launched a new stand-alone insurance policy designed to cover electric-assisted bicycles. The Fort Lauderdale-based Velosurance Insurance Agency is offering the policy that will cover bicycles that are primarily pedal-powered, but include an electric motor that …
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is pressing wireless carriers to put safety over profits in his effort to require anti-theft measures to be installed in smartphones. The Democrat is sending letters Wednesday to the nation’s biggest wireless carriers …
U.S. property/casualty insurers’ and brokers’ operating earnings are expected to modestly improve in 2014, and the overall insurance rate increases will “probably moderate into 2015,” said investment and research firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) in its new report. According …
