Indianapolis-based MJ Insurance has added Kirsten Bell as an employee benefits communications specialist, a newly created position. Bell will be responsible for expanding the Benefits Consulting communication offering and client Learning Center. Prior to joining MJ, Bell served as an …
Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman announced that his department has reached settlement agreements with three more life insurance companies that owed money to Minnesotans for unpaid insurance policies, annuity contracts and retained asset accounts. The settlements bring to $174 million …
San Diego, CA, February 16, 2016- L.S. Howard has been appointed international editor for Insurance Journal and Carrier Management. She is based in London. Howard succeeds Charles E. Boyle, who retired at the end of 2015 after 17 years with …
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook northwest Oklahoma and was felt in seven other states on Feb. 13, the U.S. Geological Survey said, the third-strongest temblor ever recorded in the state where the power and frequency of earthquakes has dramatically increased …
The state’s insurance commissioner says members of the military stationed in Arkansas should consider buying renter’s insurance because the Basic Allowance for Housing no longer covers it. Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr said that last year, Congress reduced rates for the …
Starr Companies has expanded the availability of its travel insurance and assistance services for travel to Cuba. These plans provide trip cancellation and trip interruption insurance as well as accident and sickness benefits. In addition, the plans provide the coordination …
IDT911 has enhanced its DataRiskStages data breach mitigation and remediation service for insurance companies and their commercial policyholders. The DataRiskStages platform has been enriched with three new features: Ins.breachresponse.com to help avoid and manage a breach, CyberClaims911 for more efficient …
The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved more than $165,000 in economic injury loans to help 38 Baltimore, Maryland-area small businesses and nonprofits recover from civil unrest related to the death of Freddie Gray. The numbers released on Feb. 12 …
The Lakeside Rural Fire Protection District in Oregon has suspended emergency operations because of a lapse in its insurance policy. Acting fire district chairman Ralph Dotson tells The World newspaper of Coos Bay that the station has been closed and …
One by one, homes at in a flood-ravaged foothills town near Boulder are being demolished. Two and a half years after the flood, some Lyons residents are finally getting the federal buyouts they applied for, reported The Daily Camera. But …
