Monthly Archives: <span>July 2016</span>

The Woodlands, Texas-Based TWFG Announces Expansions

Insurance organization, TWFG, headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, announced it is expanding both locally and nationally. The company has opened 18 branches in 2016 and another three are expected to launch in August. TWFG now operates with 334 branches in …

Brightway, The Lambert Family Agency Opens in Michigan

Muskegon, Mich., locals Kelly Ufnal and her brother, Bryan Lambert, have opened an insurance agency in the town they grew up in — Brightway, The Lambert Family Agency. Brightway is a national property/casualty insurance retailer selling through a network of …

South Dakota High Court: Insurer Must Pay for Storm-Drowned Cattle

The South Dakota Supreme Court says a Quinn family should collect insurance for cattle that drowned during the autumn 2013 blizzard that devastated western South Dakota ranchers. The high court in an opinion released July 21 ruled that Richard and …

Philadelphia, UCPM to Offer Storage Tank Pollution Coverage

Philadelphia Insurance Companies has partnered with UCPM, Inc., an environmental insurance provider, to offer storage tank pollution liability coverage. The new Storage Tank Environmental Policy (STEP) protects policyholders from claims for bodily injury, property damage, and remediation expenses associated with …

EPIC Adds Ogilvie as Business Development Manager in Houston

EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants (EPIC), a retail property/casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has added Will Ogilvie in the firm’s southwest regional office. He will be based in Houston and report to Brett Haugh, managing principal, Southwest Region. …

Towergate London Market Appoints Pearce to Lead Growth Strategy

Towergate Insurance announced the appointment of Neil Pearce as managing director of Towergate London Market.* Pearce will join Towergate on Sept. 5, 2016 and report directly to group Chief Executive Officer David Ross. Pearce joins Towergate from RKH Specialty where …

Chubb Launches Biogas & Solar (Cleantech) Insurance Solution in UK & Ireland

Chubb has launched a new insurance proposition for biogas and solar plants, projects or facilities, in the UK and Ireland as it continues to expand its cleantech offering. Biogas and solar are playing an increasing role in the UK’s energy …

Unchained Love: Maine Lovers Lose Paris-Like Fence to Public Safety

A landmark in Maine where thousands of people have pledged their everlasting love to another with padlocks has been deemed a public safety risk and will be removed. The Portland Press Herald reported that the city’s 30-foot-long Love Locks fence …

Utah Law Enables Authorities to Crash Drones at Wildfires

Utah’s governor has signed into law a measure that makes the state the first to let authorities jam drone signals and crash the devices specifically for flying too close to wildfires. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert’s office announced this week that …

Trial Underway in Brown University Case Over Student Suspension for Alleged Sexual Assault

Trial began Tuesday in a lawsuit brought against Brown University by a student who was suspended after a sexual encounter that he says was consensual but that a fellow student reported as an assault. U.S. District Judge William Smith said …