Monthly Archives: <span>January 2020</span>

Severe Storms Leave Thousands Without Power in West Virginia

Thousands of customers remained without electricity in West Virginia on Sunday after severe storms swept through the state. Appalachian Power said on its website nearly 6,600 homes and businesses had no service Sunday evening in southern West Virginia, down from …

Perez Joins Atlanta-Based SIU’s Commercial P&C Team

Southern Insurance Underwriters, Inc. (SIU) has added Jose Perez to the Commercial Property and Casualty underwriting team. Perez comes to SIU with more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry and a penchant for developing strong relationships with …

2019 Agents of the Year

Welcome to Insurance Journal’s Agents of the Year report. This report features 20 agents who define what it means to be a successful independent agent today. These agents are more than top sellers. While they have achieved impressive success in …

FEMA Administrator: We Want California Wildfire Costs From PG&E, Not Victims

A regional director for the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday said FEMA is going after California utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric for $3.9 billion owed the government due to wildfires that PG&E was found to have caused in …

PIIB in California Elects 2020’s Board of Directors

El Dorado Hills, Calif.-based Pacific Interstate Insurance Brokers has announced its 2020 board of directors. The voting members of Pacific Interstate Insurance Brokers reelected seven people to PIIB’s board during the annual meeting held in December. The board reelected Kirby …

Tennessee Touts Insurance Market Growth; Cites $31M Recovered for Consumers

More than $31.4 million was located and returned to Tennesseans in combined life insurance benefits/annuities and monies returned through the department’s mediation efforts in 2019, according to the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI). In all, TDCI said: $27.2 …

Ohio’s Nationwide Investing $160M in Workforce Development, Retention

The Columbus, Ohio-based insurance company, Nationwide, will invest $160 million in its workforce over the next five years, the company has reported. The money will go toward attracting, developing and retaining talent, and will include investments in reskilling and upskilling …

2020 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory

Welcome to Insurance Journal’s 2020 Insurance Industry Meetings and Conventions Directory. The information in this directory is taken from a larger database containing additional information on these and other meetings, including industy related seminars, conferences and workshops. The online Insurance …

Oklahoma Bill Would Create Entity Focused on Natural Disaster, Hazard Mitigation

Legislation filed in Oklahoma would establish an organizational framework for addressing mitigation of natural disasters in that state. House Bill 2776, The Oklahoma Hazard Mitigation Assessment District Act, provides the framework for residents in each county to elect and establish …

Kemper Gains $142 Million Arbitration Award Against Computer Firm

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld a $141.7 million arbitration award in favor of the Kemper Corp. subsidiary, Kemper Corporate Services, against Computer Sciences Corp. A decision of the arbitrator, issued in November 2017, found …