More New Jersey motorists surveyed say they’re texting behind the wheel and speeding. But the Garden State residents believe New York motorists are the worst drivers. Some 25 percent of New Jersey motorists surveyed in a Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind …
Sacramento is the latest local government in California to consider imposing a tax on out-of-town motorists who are involved in local auto accidents, which many insurers oppose, according to Sam Sorich, president of the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC). …
They’re all different — one’s big city; one’s suburban; one’s country; one’s small-to-medium size town. They operate in different parts of the state and have different mixes of business, but these Texas-based independent insurance agencies have one thing in common: …
Assemblyman Mike Villines says the California Department of Insurance needs a good manager, not a politician looking at the post as a stepping stone to higher office. Villines will face Democratic Assemblyman Dave Jones in the November general election after …
Milltown Insurance Group, a new specialty insurance and weather brokerage in Lakeville, Minn., recently was opened for business by Dana D’Arrigo. The firm specializes in niche property and casualty program business and provides solutions for smoothing revenues, locking in profits …
The New York-based Navigators Group announced that its wholly-owned syndicate, Navigators Syndicate 1221 at Lloyd’s of London, is co-locating with Lloyd’s in Rio de Janeiro by appointing a local representative. Lloyd’s has Admitted Reinsurer status in Brazil and had its …
In the blink of an eye, the economic focus in Louisiana has shifted from recession recovery to avoiding actual and potential job losses piling up at a staggering rate. And there’s very little that the state can do: The tally …
The Association of British Insurers has confirmed that Kerrie Kelly is stepping down from her role as Director General to return to Australia for personal reasons. Maggie Craig, Director of Life and Savings at the ABI, will serve as acting-Director …
Florida-based insurance agency Brown & Brown Inc. reported that it earned net income for the 2010 second quarter $41,185,000, an increase of 1.3% from the $40,668,000, for the 2009 second quarter. Total revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 …
The National Hurricane Center in Miami is currently tracking a “vigorous tropical wave located over Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.” So far the disturbance has produced only “widespread cloudiness and thunderstorms across the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, …
