NSI Insurance Group has acquired Southeast Insurance, an independent agency based in Boca Raton, Fla. Southeast President Brian Samberg and his entire team will join NSI Insurance Group, giving the company a new position in the Boca Raton, Delray Beach …
The governing committee of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau today voted to authorize the WCIRB to submit a Jan. 1, 2018 Advisory Pure Premium Rate Filing to the California Insurance Commissioner with rates that average $2.01 per $100 of …
CoreLogic has acquired Austin, Texas-based Myriad Development. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The combined assets of Myriad’s automated underwriting platform with property data from CoreLogic will create a proprietary solution that will transform and modernize underwriting for the …
Dan McElvany has been named head of reinsurance for Farmers Group Inc. He will begin Sept. 5 and will report to Scott Lindquist, chief financial officer of Farmers Group. McElvany has had a 21-year career in insurance, most recently with …
A western Wisconsin farmer could be awarded up to $13.5 million after winning a five-year legal battle against an electric services company over stray voltage. Paul Halderson told the La Crosse Tribune that his dairy farm herd of nearly 1,000 …
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is seeking a presidential disaster declaration, saying the state is “the epicenter of drought for the nation” because of a rain-free summer. Burgum said in a statement that his request to President Donald Trump would …
Ten businesses in a Tulsa shopping district were so badly damaged by a weekend tornado that they have been condemned, including the TGI Fridays and Whataburger restaurants where several people were injured, city officials said . Notices posted by city …
As New Orleans dried out from torrential rains that flooded areas for the second time in two weeks, the City Council called a special meeting to review the drainage system and warning processes. Council President Jason Williams said he plans …
Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have been looking into the science behind tsunami risk for Alaska’s coastal communities. Tsunami modelers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, Elena Suleimani and Dmitry Nicolsky, recently shared their discoveries with …
California Assembly members considered swing votes on legislation to reduce carbon emissions by charging polluters were among the top recipients of donations from oil companies, an analysis of campaign finance filings shows. Records show oil companies in the Western States …
