Hospitals and medical practices across the United States braced for confusion and administrative hassles as new insurance plans under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law took effect on Wednesday. More than 2 million people enrolled in private plans offered under the …
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has extended for five years its agreement with automakers to continue researching advanced alcohol detection technology that could prevent vehicles from being driven by a drunk driver. Under the partnership, …
Brightway Insurance agency owner Ken Toney, whose retail store is located in Sanford, Fla., has acquired the book of business of Lake Mary, Fla.-based Towne Center Insurance Agency. Towne Center’s customers join the Brightway store, as does previous owner Chris …
Brown & Brown Inc. has acquired certain assets of insurance claims adjusting firm ICA Inc., based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Terms were not disclosed. With annualized net revenues of approximately $13.2 million, ICA provides insurance claims adjusting and related services, …
AmWINS Group Inc. completed its acquisition of Bliss & Glennon and eReinsure. AmWINS signed an agreement to acquire the firms from Fortegra Financial Corp. on Dec. 2. Terms were not disclosed. Bliss & Glennon is an excess and surplus lines …
The derailment and fire that led to the evacuation of a North Dakota town has renewed the debate over whether it’s safer to ship oil by rail or pipeline as the U.S. completes a review of the Keystone XL project. …
Part of President Barack Obama’s health-care law is on hold in a Colorado case until at least tomorrow, as the U.S. Supreme Court considers contentions from religious groups that say they don’t want to facilitate coverage for contraception. Acting just …
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide reports: “Severe Tropical Cyclone Christine made landfall at approximately 1200 UTC on December 30 between Whim Creek and Roebourne. Maximum sustained wind speeds were 157 km/h [97.3 mph] with gusts to 222 km/h [137.6 mph], …
According to Willis Re’s January 2014 Reinsurance Renewals Report, “a heady cocktail of converging factors has fuelled a soft buyers’ market in nearly all lines of business at the 1 January 2014 renewals.” Among the challenges faced by both traditional …
USG Insurance Services Inc., a Tampa, Fla.-based national wholesaler and managing general agent, appointed Margi Swellie as producer/broker for the national brokerage team based in Canonsburg, Penn. Swellie most recently held the position of underwriting team lead at Century Insurance …
