Monthly Archives: <span>July 2015</span>

Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC is Recognized as One of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in San Diego in 2015 by the San Diego Business Journal

San Diego, CA, July 10, 2015 – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a full service program administrator that offers a wide range of insurance solutions, has been recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in San Diego in 2015 …

Bank of England to Rule on Risk Models as Insurers Prepare for Solvency II

The Bank of England will issue its verdict in December on the models insurance companies use to quantify risk and determine capital requirements as the industry prepares for the new European Union rules known as Solvency II. “I consider it …

Mississippi City Settles Oil Spill Claims with BP for $4.9M

The city of Biloxi, Miss., is accepting $4.9 million from BP as part of a group settlement of local government claims for economic losses caused by the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Last week, BP and …

California Agents Get Creative to Sell Rideshare Endorsement

Kathy Lamm, an insurance agent in Costa Mesa, Calif., over the past month has been busy selling a ridesharing endorsement that Farmers Insurance Group introduced in California in late May. Lamm started spreading the word soon after the product became …

N.Y. Court: Insurer’s $5M Flood Sub-Limit Applies to Delay-in-Completion Loss

The New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division affirmed that a $5 million flood sub-limit in a builders risk policy that Zurich American Insurance issued to a New York property developer applies to the delay-in-completion losses by the flood peril after …

Nautilus Expands Contractors Program, Reduces Rates

Nautilus Insurance, a W. R. Berkley Co., has enhanced its general liability product offering for contractors, while also expanding product availability to all states except Colorado and New York. Nautilus Insurance writes on behalf of Nautilus Insurance Co. and Great …

Florida Fraud Case to be Featured on A&E Series

The Florida Division of Insurance Fraud will be featured on tonight’s episode of A&E’s newest series, American Takedown, at 10pm EST. According to producers, American Takedown goes behind the scenes of America’s biggest criminal cases. The episode follows the breakdown …

Keystone Adds 3 Missouri Agencies to Network

Keystone Insurers Group added three new partners in Missouri. The partners are: Jerome L. Howe Inc. of St. Louis; Schroepfer Bauer Insurance Agency of Union; and Custom Insurance Services Inc. of Crystal City. Jerome L. Howe offers insurance and benefits …

20 Indianapolis Families Displaced by Flooding

The Red Cross says about 20 families have been displaced from their Indianapolis homes after heavy rains inundated parts of Indiana. The organization said in a news release that it’s working with fire officials to provide emergency housing for 50 …

Lawsuit Filed in Louisiana to Halt Injection Well Permit

Environmental groups and a Belle River, La. community group have filed a lawsuit against the state Department of Natural Resources alleging that the departments should never have granted a permit for an injection well. FAS Environmental Services has operated in …