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

Big Data Gathered by Twitter Monitoring Could Cut Premiums – and Erode Privacy

When people take to Twitter to comment on the great evening they enjoyed with good food and wonderful friends, reducing their monthly insurance bill is probably the last thing on their mind. But such tweets could help insurers to price …

CNA Promotes Walsh, Lovvorn in Underwriting Unit

Chicago-based insurer CNA has promoted Kelly Walsh to vice president, Branch Services and Lindsay Lovvorn to vice president, Product and Process Systems. Both Walsh and Lovvorn will report to Barb Sandelands, senior vice president, Underwriting Services, CNA Commercial. In the …

Peyton Manning’s Pep Talk to Insurance Leaders: ‘You Are Only as Good as the Team Around You’

If retired NFL quarterback Peyton Manning felt out of place in a room filled with insurance professionals – miles away from where he was last year on his way to a Super Bowl-winning season – no one would have guessed. …

Homesharing Giant Airbnb Faces Rising Legal, Regulatory Risks in Big Cities

Airbnb, the online lodging service that investors now believe is worth $30 billion, faces a reckoning. In eight years of torrid growth, the company has often clashed with local public officials seeking to minimize the impact of short-term rentals on …

Florida Man Arrested Over Doughnut Glaze Mistaken for Meth Files Lawsuit

A Florida man arrested last year after police mistook doughnut glaze in his car for meth is suing the city of Orlando and a drug-testing kit company. The Orlando Sentinel reports Daniel Rushing filed a lawsuit last week, claiming negligence …

North Carolina Recovery Continues More Than 2 Weeks After Matthew

More than two weeks after Hurricane Matthew hit North Carolina, some areas are still flooded and others are beginning the long process of recovery. In North Carolina, the hurricane dumped more than a foot of rain 100 miles inland, causing …

FBI: Atlanta Banks Hit by Serial Bank Robber

Police agencies around the metro Atlanta area are teaming up to find a man accused of robbing five banks in Cobb, north Fulton and Cherokee counties since August. The FBI says the most recent incident was in Roswell on Wednesday. …

People – Midwest

Wisconsin-based independent insurance agency, Robertson Ryan & Associates (RRA), has added Garrett Maloney, Robert Flath and Brittany Swinton. Maloney joined RRA as vice president and is based in the Waukesha office. He is an insurance agent for property/casualty personal and …

Indiana, Kansas to See Lower Workers’ Comp Rates Next Year

Indiana and Kansas employers will see workers’ compensation insurance rates decrease in 2017, according to the insurance departments in both states. The Kansas Insurance Department said the 2017 rate filing by the National Council on Compensations Insurance Inc. (NCCI) shows …

SILVER Best Agency to Work For 2016 – Midwest Kapnick Insurance Group

Best Agency to Work For – SILVERο»Ώ Adrian, Michigan Kapnick Insurance Group They are the bomb-diggity! They are the bee’s knees! They are the coolest thing since sliced bread!” How can you not love an agency that has a cheerleader …