Patrick Watkins, president of Austin, Texas-based Watkins Insurance Group, has been awarded the Distinguished Service Award by Independent Insurance Agents of Austin (IIAA. The award is not offered every year, only when a candidate has distinguished him or herself in …
An American Family Insurance commercial featuring Seattle Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson is set to debut in select local media markets on Super Bowl Sunday, the company announced. The Madison, Wis.-based mutual property/casualty insurance company said theirs is the only spot …
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger is opposing fellow Republican Sam Brownback’s re-election as governor this year and has helped form a new, anti-Brownback group that includes his Democratic challenger’s lieutenant-governor running mate. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Praeger went public …
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin endorsed a proposal that would enable voters to weigh in on efforts to improve school safety and grant school districts a one-time increase in local bond limits to pay for storm shelters, safe rooms or other …
The U.S. Labor Department has given $702,741 to help Arkansas recover from tornadoes and severe storms that hit the state last May and June. The agency said the National Emergency Grant is being given to the Arkansas Department of Workforce …
An eastern Missouri jury has awarded $12.5 million to a railroad worker who blamed his former company for a train accident that cost him his right leg below the knee. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Jefferson County jury …
The Senate passed a bill Thursday to delay certain flood insurance rate hikes and create a national registry for licensing insurance agents by a vote of 67-32. (See how senators voted at end of story.) The bill delays the implementation …
Three previously unrelated Southern California insurance agencies have formed a cluster to share large clients, pool resources, ensure perpetuation, maintain independence – and to grow their cluster. Lloyd S. Berkett Insurance, L/B/W Insurance and Vinsa Insurance Associates have formed a …
There are several workers’ compensation-related bills moving through Hawaii state legislature that one trade group is watching closely. The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies is keeping its eye on three workers’ comp-related bills the group worries can impact costs …
Following a profitable year for the property/casualty insurance industry, the P/C market will be stable and competitive in 2014, according to a report issued Thursday. The Wells Fargo Insurance 2014 Insurance Market Outlook covers product segments including workers’ compensation, employment …
