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Hub Acquires Assets of Alaska-Based Kenneth A. Murray Insurance

Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Kenneth A. Murray Insurance Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ken Murray, president of Kenneth A. Murray Insurance, will join Hub Northwest and report to Steve Wagner, executive vice president …

Deadline Extended for Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Post-Harvey Claim Disputes

As of Oct. 4, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) had received 68,861 claims related to Hurricane Harvey. TWIA is the insurer of last resort for wind and hail along the Texas coast. Affected policyholders, should have received or will …

Brost to Join Board of Iowa’s Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Co.

Crop insurer, Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa (FMH), announced that James A. Brost, retiring senior vice president with Holborn Corp., will join the FMH board of directors on Jan. 1, 2018. Brost began his reinsurance career in 1975 …

Michiels Named Claims Manager at LUBA Workers’ Comp

Baton Rouge, La.-based LUBA Workers’ Comp has named Russell Michiels as manager of its claims department. He will oversee all claims operations and medical bill reviews, ensure compliance with state and federal insurance regulations and assist with securing the company’s …

Rare October Tornado Destroys Structures on East Side of Madison, Wisconsin

An unusual October tornado has downed power lines and destroyed garages on the east side of Madison, Wisconsin, but no injuries were reported. The National Weather Service confirmed a weak tornado swept northeast along East Washington Avenue to Interstate 39/90 …

Man Sues Chicago Clubs, MLB; Says Foul Ball Blinded Him in 1 Eye

A man who was left blind in one eye — at least temporarily — and may ultimately lose the eye after a foul ball struck him in the face at Wrigley Field this summer has filed a lawsuit against the …

Texas Insurance Trade Group Adds 3 More Cities to Smoke Alarm Program

The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) has distributed 2,000 smoke alarms to fire departments in 20 Texas cities this fall during its annual We’re Out to Alarm Texas smoke alarm campaign. This life saving campaign is adding three new cities …

What Insurance Companies Need to Know About Part 500 Cybersecurity Compliance

If there were any remaining doubts about the vulnerability of our online systems, they were dispelled in September when giant credit reporting company Equifax revealed it was breached in July by cyber criminals, compromising the personal identifiable information (PII) of …

Las Vegas Shooting Victims Sue Bump Stock Manufacturers

Victims of the Las Vegas shooting sued manufacturers of bump fire stocks, accusing them of negligence. A dozen bump stocks, which allow a semi-automatic weapon to fire with the rapidity of an automatic weapon, were found in gunman Stephen Paddock’s …

Supreme Court Turns Down Cases Testing Hacking Law

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sidestepped a growing controversy over who can give permission to access a computer, a debate that goes to the core of what constitutes hacking in this era of widespread use of the internet and …

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