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In Louisiana, Fewer Homeowners Than Expected Seek Flood Aid

Louisiana expects to spend $649 million on homeowner rebuilding aid after the 2016 floods, only about half the federal money Congress set aside for the effort. The Advocate reports 44 percent fewer households than anticipated are expected to access money …

MJ Insurance Relocates Indiana Office, Unveils New Logo

Privately held independent insurance agency, MJ Insurance, has relocated its Indianapolis headquarters to 30,000 square feet at 571 Monon Blvd., located in the newly-expanded Midtown District of Carmel, Indiana. MJ Insurance has also unveiled a complete rebrand with a new …

Nearly Year After Harvey, Recovery Continues in South Texas Town

Armonie Brown in Refugio, Texas, pauses for a second when asked about Hurricane Harvey. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times reports Brown saw friends and teammates lose their homes and all their belongings, while the school he went to was heavily damaged …

Journeay to Lead Austin Insurance Professionals for Coming Year

The Austin (Texas) Association of Insurance Professionals (AAIP) has elected Danny Journeay with Specialty Insurance Managers Inc. as president of the group for 2018/19. AAIP, which celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2018, installed new officers and directors at an installation …

Burns & Wilcox Names O’Donnell Associate Managing Director in Minneapolis

Wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager Burns & Wilcox has relocated and expanded its Minneapolis, Minnesota office, and appointed Tom O’Donnell as associate managing director. The office, which focuses heavily on specialty Commercial and Personal insurance, will now be located …

Fires May Make It Harder for Homeowners to Get Insurance in California

California homeowners may find themselves facing insurance headaches even if their houses weren’t affected by this year’s blazes. The California Department of Insurance had already warned this year that the increasing number and severity of wildfires were making it harder …

Flood Insurance Program Warns Flagstaff About Post-Fire Flooding

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Flood Insurance Program is telling people in the Flagstaff area affected by a recent fire that they should protect their homes and families from flash flooding caused by summer rains. The agency says that …

To Date, Wildfires Are Burning 3 Times More of California Than in 2017

California’s wildfires are now burning through land at a pace more than three times faster than last year’s blazes. About 4,200 fires have charred 726,000 acres (294,000 hectares) in the state so far this year, according to figures from the …

Mag 6.4 Earthquake Hits Alaska’s North Slope Region

Alaska’s North Slope was hit Sunday by the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the region, the state’s seismologist said. At 6:58 a.m. Sunday, the magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck an area 42 miles (67 kilometers) east of Kavik River Camp …

Pennsylvania’s The Beacon Group Announces Senior-Level Promotions

The Beacon Group of Companies, an independent financial services firm, has announced senior-level promotions within its Institutional Retirement Plan Practice. Mark W. Schatzel has been promoted to the role of managing director of retirement plan sales and services. Schatzel will …

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