Monthly Archives: <span>January 2018</span>

Starr Companies Adds Crisis Coverage to Side ‘A’ D&O Endorsement

Starr Companies has enhanced its Side ‘A’ Directors & Officers Excess and Lead-In-Difference-In-Conditions (DIC) policy with the addition of crisis loss coverage for insured persons. According to Brian Inselberg, senior vice president, financial lines, unprecedented litigation and regulatory environment and …

Company Pays $951K Fine for Oilfield Waste Dumping in North Dakota

A Wyoming-based company that illegally dumped oilfield waste in western North Dakota has paid the state more than $950,000 after the state Supreme Court affirmed the fine last month. Black Hills Trucking paid $951,526 to the North Dakota Industrial Commission …

New Year’s Fireworks Cause $1.2M in Damage in Texas’ Harris County

The Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office says a dozen fires blamed on fireworks in unincorporated areas of Texas’ most populous county over New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day caused about $1.2 million in damage. Fire Marshal Mike Montgomery says …

Rockingham Group, FarmAssure Launch Oklahoma Farmowners Insurance Program

The Rockingham Group has partnered with Edmond, Oklahoma-based FarmAssure LLC to offer a Farmowners Insurance Program in Oklahoma. This partnership will offer farm, ranch, and country home insurance in the state. FarmAssure worked closely with the Rockingham management team to …

Number of Licensed Insurance Agencies in Arkansas Grew 4% in 2017

Arkansas in 2017 had a 4 percent rise in the number of licensed insurance agencies compared with the previous year, the Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) reported. In an announcement released by the AID, Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr said the …

Swan Joins ONI Risk Partners as Commercial Risk Adviser in Indiana

ONI Risk Partners in Evansville, Indiana, has added Dave Swan as a commercial risk adviser. Swan focuses on the identification, assessment, and management of the overall impact and cost of risk to his mid-to-large commercial clients to help improve their …

Workers’ Comp Carrier Retailers Casualty Insurance Expands Into Alabama

Retailers Casualty Insurance Co. has received all regulatory approvals from the Alabama Department of Insurance to begin offering workers’ compensation coverage in the state of Alabama. Appointed agents may quote Alabama business with Retailers Casualty for policies with effective dates …

FEMA Declares Church Centers Now Eligible for U.S. Disaster Aid

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that private nonprofit houses of worship are now eligible for disaster assistance as community centers, without regard to their secular or religious nature. The change is effective for disasters declared on or after …

Big Chill Returns to Menace Northeast as Snow Storm Subsides

The fast-moving snow storm that pummeled the U.S. Northeast, grounding flights, knocking out power to thousands and causing coastal flooding, gave way to a brutal cold on Friday with dozens of cities expected to break temperature records. The low in …

Alabama Reports Fewer Traffic-Related Deaths Over Holiday Period

Alabama state troopers investigated nearly two dozen fatal traffic crashes during the holiday period, fewer deaths than reported a year earlier. AL.com reports that Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials on Wednesday said they investigated 23 traffic accident-related deaths during the …