Hurricane Harvey resulted in nearly 670,000 in combined personal and commercial property insurance claims to private insurers, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) and the Texas Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan (FAIR Plan), insurance regulators said in a presentation …
Health officials are testing lead levels in the blood of children whose parents work at a central Indiana lead smelting plant amid concerns those workers are tracking lead home on their clothing, exposing their kids to the toxic metal that …
The public got a chance Monday to comment on Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s $200 million plan to reduce health care costs for people purchasing insurance through the private marketplace. Walker is pushing the idea, along with a plan to bolster …
The Oklahoma Insurance Department reports that national experts will share innovative strategies in recovering from tornadoes, wildfires, flooding, hurricanes and more at the 2018 National Tornado Summit to be held in Oklahoma City. The 7th annual event will be held …
More than 3,700 people were killed on Texas roadways last year marking a 10 percent increase in traffic deaths from 2016, according to data from the Texas Department of Transportation. The Insurance Council of Texas reports that since 2010, traffic …
Nebraska lawmakers could open the door to self-driving cars and trucks this year with new legislation designed to attract the industry while maintaining public safety. A legislative committee is considering two measures that would let researchers test self-driving vehicles in …
Alera Group has acquired Wilson Albers & Company LLC located in Anchorage, Alaska. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Wilson Albers & Company, LLC, parent company of The Wilson Agency, LLC, Albers & Company Inc. in Tacoma, Wash., and …
One year after the worst structural failures at a major U.S. dam in a generation, federal regulators who oversee California’s half-century-old, towering Oroville Dam say they are looking hard at how they overlooked its built-in weaknesses for decades. The Federal …
The Buckner Co. has named Lance Butler president of Colorado operations. Butler will be responsible for managing the top line growth and operations in the state. Butler has more than 25 years of experience in large commercial accounts. Buckner reports …
Wholesale insurance brokers have been selling off their businesses and it’s not because they are all ready to retire. As in the retail agency segment, consolidation among wholesale brokerages is being driven by buyers with plenty of money to spend, …
