The federal government has approved a grant of nearly $1.4 million for the state of Connecticut to buy and then demolish five flood-prone properties in East Haven. Demolishing the properties is intended to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of …
A group of New York insurance agents has launched a new trade group for Latin insurance producers as well as brokers who serve the Hispanic community in the Northeast. LABA is not the first group geared toward insurance agents with …
E-mails stolen from one of the world’s leading climate change research centers contained no evidence to undermine the case for manmade global warming, a report found on Wednesday. An investigation into the British research unit cleared its scientists of serious …
For independent insurance agents, upcoming healthcare reform could be an opportunity to gain a bigger share of the health insurance and benefits market, provided they can properly advise their customers about their options, according to experts. Insurance Journal is partnering …
Far from the spotlight shining on the Nashville victims of May’s deadly floods, Mike Anglin looks at the now-empty space next to Indian Creek where his doublewide mobile home stood and wonders how he will replace it. The Hickman County …
The White Sulphur Springs, Mont., city council has passed an insurance requirement for the owners of certain breeds of dogs with reputations for aggressive behaviors. The ordinance requires owners of pit bulls, Doberman pinschers and Rottweilers to purchase $500,000 in …
The National Hurricane Center in Miami is presently tracking a low pressure area located off the northwestern coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. According to the NHC, “showers and thunderstorms associated with a broad area of low pressure remain disorganized.” The …
Could a blind person drive a car? Researchers are trying to make that far-fetched notion a reality. The National Federation of the Blind and Virginia Tech plan to demonstrate a prototype vehicle next year equipped with technology that helps a …
Geoff Pratt is joining NSM Insurance Group as director of Workers’ Compensation Programs. Pratt brings 23 years of underwriting and risk management experience in monoline workers compensation. He last served as vice president of ACE Risk Management and as a …
InVEST, the insurance industry’s career education program, has awarded $56,500 in scholarships to 58 college-bound students pursuing insurance-related degrees, including 10 students from New York. Patrick Moore, chair of the National InVEST Board of Directors, past president of the Independent …
