Church Mutual Insurance Co. has launched CM Select Insurance Co. – an online insurer offering access to an insurance product specifically for smaller churches and other religious organizations. These organizations can obtain quotes, purchase policies and manage their insurance needs …
A champion gamer’s decision to open fire Sunday afternoon during a video competition in Jacksonville, Fla. – killing two people and wounding nine others before killing himself – has prompted calls from gamers for more security at esports tournaments. “It’s …
Hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel spilled into a river in Mississippi after a mechanical error at a ship builder. WLOX-TV reported the fuel spilled into the mouth of the Pascagoula River from a ship at Ingalls Shipbuilding. The Mississippi …
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals has dismissed a drunken driving conviction, ruling that a roadblock that led to the man’s arrest in Chattanooga was unconstitutional. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports 58-year-old Robert Franklin was convicted in 2016 of …
Insurance companies are hoping to hire additional employees over the rest of 2018 in a labor market that remains extremely competitive, according to a study from The Jacobson Group and Aon’s Ward Group. About 63 percent of companies said they …
The California Legislature has passed Senate Bill 824, a bill aimed at provided information to the California Department of Insurance related to fire risk information on the residential property policies issued by insurers. The bill prohibits insurers from canceling or …
Do you love your agency? Is it a Best Place to Work For? If so, don’t forget to nominate your agency to be named as one of Insurance Journal’s Best Agencies to Work For in 2018. The deadline to submit …
A.M. Best is expecting Hurricane Lane to be considered more of a flood event than a wind event. As a result, the storm that buffeted Hawaii should bring a potential triggering of the National Flood Insurance Program’s reinsurance program into …
CyberCube has added Matthias Weber to its board of directors. Weber was previously group chief underwriting officer and member of the group executive committee at Swiss Re. San Francisco, Calif.-based CyberCube is a provider of cyber risk analytics for the …
Louisiana’s not seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment increased by 26,000 jobs from July 2017 to 1,980,200, marking 10 consecutive months of increases, the Louisiana Workforce Commission reported. Over the same time period, not seasonally adjusted private sector employment increased by 28,500 …
