January 28, 2019
Authorities in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have closed a highway because of a large multi-vehicle crash and whiteout conditions. Michigan State Police said Sunday afternoon that M-28 in the central UP would be closed until further notice. It said the highway …
January 28, 2019
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 …
January 28, 2019
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 …
January 28, 2019
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 …
January 28, 2019
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 …
January 28, 2019
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 …
January 28, 2019
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 …
January 28, 2019
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 …
January 28, 2019
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 …
January 28, 2019
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 …