Indianapolis-based managing general agent and wholesale insurance broker Arlington/Roe & Co. has completed the acquisition of Robert W. Schmidt & Company LLC, a special risk broker located in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield, Wisconsin. Robert W. Schmidt & Company was …
Sean Buchtler has joined Houston-based Delta General Agency Corp. as manager of Personal Lines. Buchtler has many years of underwriting and sales experience with a career focus in personal lines. He brings knowledge and experience working in both the retail …
Mulligan Insurance in New Columbia, Missouri, has joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of over 120 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Mulligan Insurance was founded in 2019 by owner Lance Hall, who has more than …
After seven straight years of increases, the number of traffic fatalities in Texas fell in 2018, the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) reported. Texas Department of Transportation data show that traffic fatalities dropped 4 percent from 3,720 in 2017 to …
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Monday announced that more than $11.4 billion in insured losses have been reported from the November 2018 fires. That is a 25 percent increase, or more than $2.3 billion, from losses the California Department …
A $13 million lawsuit has been filed against a fitness center chain after a 62-year-old Oregon man collapsed and died while running on a treadmill. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported the lawsuit filed last week in Oregon by the man’s wife, claims …
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oregon. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The agency reported the earthquake hit a spot 286.5 miles west of Yachats at 7:40 p.m. on Saturday. Yachats is a …
California fire investigators last week concluded that a major 2017 wildfire was caused by privately owned electrical equipment, prompting the state’s new governor to estimate that PG&E Corp’s potential wildfire liabilities could be almost cut in half. Investors in the …
As PG&E Corp. prepares to file for bankruptcy, victims of wildfires are getting a preview of how they’re likely to be treated as the utility reorganizes — harshly. Ahead of an expected filing for Chapter 11 protection this week, the …
State police say New Hampshire saw more fatal crashes last year than in any year since 2004. WMUR-TV reports New Hampshire State Police said in a report released Friday that there were 145 fatal crashes in 2018. That compares with …
