Hurricane Sandy Victims Reach First Set of FEMA Insurance Settlements March 3, 2015 By Christie Smythe Federal disaster assistance officials have begun reaching settlements with more than 1,000 Hurricane Sandy victims who allege they were unfairly...
Schinnerer Names Telez, Collins to Senior Posts in Professional Liability March 3, 2015 Specialty underwriting manager Victor O. Schinnerer & Co.has made two senior appointments in its professional liability line. Jill Tellez has...
It’s Easy to Get Hacked: Just Connect to Fraudulent Wireless Hotspots March 3, 2015 By Cornelius Rahn and Gwen Ackerman If anyone attending the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week doubts how easy it is to hack smartphones and...
Insurance Journal, Channel Harvest Launch Survey on Agent-Carrier Relationships March 3, 2015 Channel Harvest Research, in partnership with Insurance Journal, is conducting its 2015 national survey of agents’ attitudes about their carrier...
Georgia’s State Bank & Trust Acquires Boyett Agency, Creates Insurance Division March 3, 2015 State Bank and Trust Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of State Bank Financial Corp., has launched an insurance division to offer...
One-Quarter of British SMEs Fail to Read Their Full Insurance Policy: Research March 3, 2015 Research conducted for the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) found that leaders of British small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) do...
MSIG at Lloyd’s Launches Bloodstock Account With 2 Appointments March 3, 2015 MSIG at Lloyd’s has moved into the bloodstock market with the appointment of specialist underwriters Rebecca Attridge and Phil Needham....
Merger of Hyperion & R K Harrison Approved by Boards, Shareholders March 3, 2015 Hyperion Insurance Group Limited and R K Harrison Holdings Limited announced the signing of the terms of agreement for the...
Secret Service: Cybercrime ‘Skimming’ Cases on the Rise in North Carolina March 3, 2015 The U.S. Secret Service says “skimming,” a cybercrime which targets automatic teller machines and gasoline pumps and the people who...
West Virginia Judges Approve $11.3M Settlement with Ex-Mountain State Students March 3, 2015 A three-judge panel says former students of West Virginia’s Mountain State University are entitled to an $11.3 million payout. Media...