November 10, 2013
One of the most powerful storms ever recorded killed at least 10,000 people in the central Philippines, a senior police official said on Sunday, with huge waves sweeping away coastal villages and devastating one of the main cities in the …
November 8, 2013
Clark Insurance, an independent insurance agency based in Portland, Maine, announced four new staff members. The new appointees are: Melissa Trepanier as a business account analyst; Jeremy Miller as a personal insurance assistant; Robert Eastman as a personal insurance account …
November 8, 2013
USG Insurance Services Inc. announced the expansion of their Pennsylvania operations with the addition of Kelly Morton as an associate producer/broker based in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
November 8, 2013
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey said thousands of Pennsylvanians are contacting his office with complaints about losing their health insurance because of the federal overhaul, while state insurance regulators put the number of people in that situation at more than 200,000. …
November 8, 2013
The McDonald-Leavitt Insurance Agency in Santa Rosa, Calif. named Brandon Stout vice president in its national restaurant insurance program. Stout specializes in helping clients with high workers’ compensation risks and a need to implement a safety program. He focuses on …
November 8, 2013
Insurance companies in New Mexico must provide same-sex married couples with the same discounts and benefits offered to opposite-sex married couples, the state insurance regulator announced Wednesday. Insurance Superintendent John Franchini said couples with valid marriage licenses – regardless of …
November 8, 2013
One Southern California city has nixed a Pamplona-style bull running event because of safety concerns. The Riverside Press Enterprise reported Lake Elsinore City Manager Grant Yates said Wednesday he denied an application for the event slated for March 8. The …
November 8, 2013
Rural neighbors of an abandoned World War II-era copper mine that has leaked toxic chemicals in northern Nevada for decades have won up to a $19.5 million settlement from companies they accused of covering up the contamination. Atlantic Richfield Co. …
November 8, 2013
Milk…check; Eggs…check; Bread…check; Car insurance…wait, what? Most Americans’ grocery lists don’t typically read this way, but a new approach to selling personal auto insurance from Nashville-based, Direct Auto Insurance Co., could change the way consumers buy their coverage. The company, …
November 8, 2013
The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has launched an initiative to stop underage and binge drinking in the state. ABC Board members and law enforcement officials addressed students at Prattville High School this past Wednesday morning to introduce the program …