Monthly Archives: <span>September 2019</span>

ARAG, Morrison Insurance Solutions Launch Coverage for FosterTalk Legal Guardians

Leading legal expenses insurance provider ARAG plc has developed a product with specialty insurance broker Morrison Insurance Solutions to offer legal advice and protection to special guardians. The product has been created for the independent, not-for-profit organization FosterTalk, which provides …

AXA XL Partners with Insurtech Neptune Flood to Expand Private Flood Insurance

AXA XL is partnering with digital private flood insurance program manager Neptune Flood in a strategic underwriting partnership that will more than double Neptune’s capacity across the country. According to CEO Jim Albert, the new partnership doesn’t change Neptune’s core …

Canadian Insurtech Apollo to Offer Educators Liability Coverage in California

Apollo Insurance Solutions, a Canadian insurance marketplace, has entered the American market with a liability insurance product tailored for educators in California. The product allows consultants, instructors, and therapists to purchase their mandatory liability coverage that school districts require online. …

Driver Killed, 8 Children Injured in Mississippi School Bus Crash

A school bus driver is dead and eight children have injuries after a school bus rolled over in northern Mississippi. The Mississippi Highway Patrol tells news outlets that the bus driver died in the Tuesday morning incident, with the bus …

Wright National Flood Insurance, Zurich Launch Private Flood Product in Florida

Wright National Flood Insurance Services, LLC (WNFIS) and Zurich North America have introduced Zurich Residential Private Flood Insurance program. This stand-alone admitted product launched exclusively in Florida on September 3, with plans to expand the coverage to 11 additional states …

AXA XL Appoints Zurich’s Tello to Lead New Captive Insurance Practice in Canada

AXA XL has launched a local captive practice in Canada which will be led by expert Alonso Y. Tello. Tello’s appointment is part of AXA XL’s continued growth to bring in expertise and expand the group’s services for Canadian large …

Dynamite Truck Overturns, Spills Fuel on Georgia Highway

Authorities say a truck carrying about 10,000 pounds of dynamite crashed and overturned on a Georgia highway, spilling fuel and closing the roadway. News outlets report a portion of Georgia State Route 53 in Dawson County was closed early Tuesday …

Four Missing Crew Members Rescued from Overturned Cargo Ship at Georgia Port

Coast Guard rescuers pulled four trapped men alive from a capsized cargo ship Monday, drilling into the hull’s steel plates to extract the crew members more than a day after their vessel overturned while leaving a Georgia port. All four …

High Street Insurance Partners Acquires Michigan’s Ottawa Kent Insurance Agency

High Street Insurance Partners (High Street), an ExecFactor full-service insurance brokerage platform owned by private equity firm Huron Capital, has acquired Ottawa Kent Insurance Agency (Ottawa Kent), an outsourced risk management and independent insurance agency with four offices in West …

Texas Again Has the Most People Without Health Insurance

The rate of Texans without health insurance rose for the second year in a row, making it once again the most uninsured state in the nation, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2018, 17.7% of …