Police in Rhode Island are stepping up their enforcement of the state’s seatbelt laws. State Police Superintendent Col. Steven O’Donnell says police departments throughout the state will be participating in a “Click it or Ticket” campaign to encourage motorists to …
A Superior Court judge has refused to set aside a ruling striking down a Los Angeles Police Department policy that made it easier for unlicensed drivers to keep their cars. Judge Terry Green ruled last month that the policy violates …
State authorities in New Jersey say a Monmouth County-based public adjusting company has admitted submitting fraudulent insurance claims in an attempt to defraud a New Jersey-based insurer out of more than $15,000. Long Branch-based Northeast Claims Group recently pleaded guilty …
The death of a 19-year-old who died after smoking synthetic marijuana has prompted a wrongful death suit against a Colorado Springs convenience store. Stephane Colbert alleges that her son, Nicholas A. Colbert, died in 2011 after using a pot alternative …
B&B Protector Plans, Inc. and Aspen US Insurance have partnered for lawyers professional liability, with Aspen US now the carrier for the Lawyer’s Protector Plan (LPP). The program will offer lawyers professional liability coverage to law firms with one to …
An insurance brokerage will relocate its Fort Wayne, Ind., headquarters to a new $71 million downtown mixed-use project and create 115 jobs by 2017, Mayor Tom Henry said. Ash Brokerage Corp. will move into an eight-story headquarters in a development …
Louisiana’s insurance commissioner said that there is “no way at all” that people have enough information to make decisions when the new health insurance marketplaces created by the federal Affordable Care Act open next week. Registration opens Oct. 1 for …
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies named John Bykowski, president and CEO of SECURA Insurance in Appleton, Wis., as the recipient of the 2013 Chairman’s Award during its 118th Annual Convention in Seattle. Bykowksi is a former NAMIC chairman …
Michael V. Zimmer has been named vice president of mergers and acquisitions for Stevens Point, Wis.-based Sentry Insurance. Zimmer joined with Sentry in 2005, most recently serving as vice president – chief accounting officer. Zimmer’s insurance industry experience spans over …
The Woodlands Financial Group’s TWFG Insurance Services division, based in The Woodlands Texas, has added another 24 offices to its roster of branches, bringing its total to 314. More than half of the 24 new branches opened in Texas. Seven …
