NU Holdings Inc., based in Dayton, Ohio, has acquired Indianapolis-based Thorn Valley Enterprises, which provides loss control services to insurers and general agencies. Thorn Valley has been in operation since 2000. According to the companies’ announcement, investments in technology, expanded …
Pennsylvania’s Senate unanimously confirmed Teresa Miller as the state’s insurance commissioner. Miller was appointed to the commissioner post by Gov. Tom Wolf and has been serving as the state’s acting insurance commissioner following the governor’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
A survey of high growth insurance firms conducted and released late last year by a Texas-based consultant found that such organizations hire differently and produce business differently than low growth firms. They also make use of specialized skills and research …
Arson investigators say they suspect car fires were intentionally set at a dealership north of San Francisco. KNTV-TV reported Sgt. Sasha D’Amico says officers found several vehicles on fire when they responded to a call Wednesday night about a brush …
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said this week he wants state transportation officials to consider adding support for self-driving cars as part of a multimillion-dollar highway widening and expansion project in Las Vegas. The Republican governor, who referenced a self-driving semitruck …
The Montana Farmers Union launched an initiative this month to educate its 11,000 members about the effects of global warming in Montana, where early signs may be decreasing snowpack and resilient weeds and pests. The union’s move is the first …
Workers are finishing up two multimillion dollar flood barriers in Iowa City even as residents welcome a break from flooding that has hit the area in past years. Forecasters with the National Weather Service predict a less than 5 percent …
Preliminary data shows storms that hit Kansas in May prompted reports of 99 tornadoes in the state. The national weather service says the number is likely to drop as multiple reports of the same tornado are eliminated. But meteorologist Greg …
MarketScout, an electronic insurance exchange and specialty MGA headquartered in Dallas, has expanded its specialty high net worth underwriting and brokerage practice with the addition of Lindsey Worlitz as an underwriter for the Private Client Solutions Division Non-Admitted. Prior to …
A Louisiana woman who got an air bag recall notice for her 2005 Honda Civic two days after the crash that killed her may be the seventh fatality linked to the defective Takata Corp. safety device. The driver, Kylan Langlinais, …
