September 26, 2017
The technology that gives cars superpowers to see around corners and through walls won’t be on the first self-driving rides hitting the road in the next few years. Vehicle-to-vehicle communication systems, known as V2V, are regarded as essential for fully …
September 26, 2017
Five Florida attorneys and five of their accomplices are accused in a patient-brokering scheme that brought in more than a half-million dollars in profits. Broward Sheriff’s officials said in a news release that the arrests were made Sept. 6 following …
September 26, 2017
Smart Choice, headquartered in High Point, North Carolina, has named Carol Drake as the company’s new vice president of Corporate Strategy. Drake formerly had an extensive career with Grange Insurance where she held the roles vice president of National Accounts, …
September 26, 2017
Authorities are investigating a fire that damaged a law enforcement center in South Carolina. Walhalla Fire Department Chief Brandon Burton told local media a fire started at around 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Oconee Law Enforcement Center. Burton says the …
September 26, 2017
Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty, Inc. has acquired three different agencies in Florida as part of its geographic expansion and continued growth throughout the United States. The three Florida agencies most recently acquired include: Mark Ellis Insurance, headquartered in Tamarac, …
September 25, 2017
Senator Susan Collins punctured any remaining GOP hopes of repealing Obamacare anytime soon, dealing a fatal blow by rejecting a last-gasp Republican health care bill. The Maine Republican became the third GOP senator to oppose the measure, issuing a blistering …
September 25, 2017
In San Juan, it was as if Hurricane Maria left everyone to fend for themselves. Two days after Maria hit, electricity and mobile phone service was nonexistent in the capital and across most of Puerto Rico, which was already buckling …
September 25, 2017
RIC Insurance General Agency has named Jason Reese a business development manager. Reese will work with retail insurance brokers and agents in San Diego and Orange County. Reese was a business development manager at Method Insurance Services Inc., specializing in …
September 25, 2017
MJ Insurance has named Melissa Glissmeyer a risk management consultant in the Phoenix, Ariz. office. Glissmeyer will be part of the commercial insurance and risk management department and be responsible for driving sales and service. Glissmeyer previously was a fire …
September 25, 2017
Dallas-based insurance exchange and MGA MarketScout announced it has launched MarketScout InsurTech (MIT), which will make investments in tech-enabled insurance distribution. The initial funding of $25 million will come exclusively from MarketScout Corp., parent of MIT, according to the firm. …