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

Boston’s Revised 2024 Olympics Bid Promises ‘Most Insured Games in History’

Boston 2024, the group trying to bring the 2024 Olympics to Boston, released the most detailed look yet at its bid for the Summer Games on Monday, unveiling a $4.6 billion plan it says would create thousands of jobs and …

New Empire Group Expands Program for Property Managers

New Empire Group has expanded its property managers’ portfolio to include coverage for real estate agents & brokers, real estate consulting, construction management, asset management, property preservation, escrow agents, bookkeepers and more. New Empire Group’s professional liability program for property …

Oklahoma’s Request for Flood Claims Extension Approved

Oklahomans with flood damage will have extra time to file their insurance claim. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has given National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders an extra 180 days to file a claim. “This extra time to file …

IIAT Names Edwards as CSR of the Year

The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) named Sonya Edwards, commercial lines account manager and team leader of the personal lines department at Bryan Insurance Agency in Graham, as its the Customer Service Representative (CSR) of the Year. This award …

Report Says Police Actions Escalated Ferguson Unrest

Police antagonized crowds gathered to protest in Ferguson, violated free-speech rights and made it difficult to hold officers accountable, according to a U.S. Department of Justice report summary obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The summary cited “vague and arbitrary” …

NWS: Tornado in St. Louis Area Was EF-2

The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in St. Charles County, Mo., last weekend. A strong stormed rolled through the St. Louis region Sunday night. The weather service says an EF-2 tornado with wind up to …

Iowa Governor Extends Bird Flu Disaster Proclamation

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has extended a state of disaster emergency through July 31 in response to the bird flu outbreak in the state. The declaration was the second extension of the original disaster proclamation. It otherwise would have expired …

Oklahoma Supreme Court: Oil Firms Can Be Sued over Quakes

New Dominion LLC can be sued by an Oklahoma woman injured when her fireplace fell on her during an earthquake that she blames on disposal wells tied to fracking. The June 30 ruling by the Oklahoma Supreme Court reversed a …

Western National Approved to Offer Insurance in Arkansas

The Arkansas Insurance Department announced that Western National Mutual Insurance Co. (WNIC) has been approved to conduct business in Arkansas. WNIC is the parent company of the Western National Insurance Group with more than 110 years of experience serving policyholders’ …

New Insurance Rules for California Ridesharing in Effect Today

A new law requiring that ridesharing drivers and companies have liability insurance coverage during all three periods in which they use the ride-sharing application goes into effect today. The rules are in effect under Assembly Bill 2293, which was signed …