Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer, increased its full-year earnings goal after third-quarter profit rose 6.3 percent, beating analysts’ estimates. Net income advanced to €1.45 billion ($1.946 billion) from €1.36 billion [$1.825 billion] a year earlier, the Munich-based company said in …
The strongest typhoon in the world this year and possibly the most powerful ever to hit land, battered the central Philippines on Friday, forcing millions of people to flee to safer ground, cutting power lines and blowing apart houses. Haiyan, …
Data provided by the state shows that more than 5,000 workers in Ohio have suffered amputation injuries since 2005. The statistics from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation were analyzed by The Dayton Daily News. They show there have been …
Managing general agency, J.M. Wilson, has added Gina Fee, as branch manager of its Westerville, Ohio, location. Fee will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Westerville office and staff, and foster growth and development of their agent base in Ohio, …
Madison, Wis.-based American Family Insurance is partnering with Seattle-based start-up, AssureStart, to sell small business insurance online to Texas businesses beginning in mid-November. After launching in Texas, AssureStart plans to enter three more states – Maryland, Pennsylvania and Washington – …
Capstone Underwriters LLC announced that Roger F. Bogan has joined the group in Dallas as executive vice-president, brokerage. Bogan will head a new brokerage department specializing in oil and gas, hard-to-place casualty and excess liability risks. He has experience and …
The future of red-light cameras in Missouri communities could be in jeopardy after a state appeals court panel ruled that most municipal ordinances governing the cameras are not enforceable. A Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District panel said that Ellisville’s …
Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced that Executive Counsel Warren Byrd has been appointed to the position of deputy commissioner of the Office of Property and Casualty in the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI). Arlene Knighten, who has been …
Following a rash of earthquakes, a state lawmaker says he plans to file a bill to require insurance companies to notify Oklahomans whether their policies cover property damage caused by earthquakes. Rep. Mike Shelton of Oklahoma City filed a bill …
K&B Underwriters, a program administrator and wholesale brokerage serving agents and brokers for senior living facilities, hired Paul Marshall as director of senior living programs. Marshall has 23 years of experience in the insurance industry, largely focused on long-term care …
