Gridiron Insurance Underwriters, Inc., a program manager that specializes in program business on a regional and national basis through select retail and wholesale producers, will release a new inland marine product called Inland Pro E-Portal on August 20, 2013. The …
The world has changed a lot since Saginaw Bay Underwriters was founded in 1863, and the insurance industry has changed along with it. “We started out insuring horses, and now we’re insuring computer data,” Jeff Sams, senior vice president, told …
Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co., based in Farmington Hills, Mich., announced that Doug Pontious has joined the company to lead its data warehouse, advanced reporting and analytics-based business intelligence practices. Pontious will focus on developing strategies to increase Amerisure’s master data …
American International Group has named Kevin Hogan as chief executive officer of AIG Global Consumer Insurance. Hogan, who previously had a 24-year career at AIG, is expected to formally rejoin AIG in early October. Hogan was most recently CEO of …
Officials in the Fox Valley say damage from recent tornadoes exceeds $30 million. The National Weather Service tells WLUK-TV that six tornadoes have been confirmed during the storms. It had previously confirmed five tornadoes as part of the weather system …
An Ohio legislative panel has cleared new state rules for professionals guiding people through the insurance marketplaces created by the federal health care law, despite concerns from some consumer groups that the regulations create confusion. The rules stem from a …
A federal judge has denied most of the federal government’s motion to dismiss Oklahoma’s legal challenge to implementation of the new federal healthcare law. In a 27-page decision, U.S. District Judge Ronald White of Muskogee rejected assertions by government lawyers …
A judge has struck down an Los Angeles Police Department policy that makes it easier for unlicensed drivers to keep their cars instead of having them impounded after police stops. Deputy District Attorney Gerald Sato said Monday that Los Angeles …
A Portland, Ore.-area transit agency and its bus manufacturer have agreed to pay $4 million to five plaintiffs to resolve lawsuits filed after a TriMet bus hit a group of pedestrians in 2010, killing two and injuring three others. TriMet …
Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has issued a disaster declaration for areas on southern Idaho ravaged in recent weeks by wildfires. The declaration announced Monday specifically targets Elmore County, where two large, complexes of fires have scorched thousands of acres and …
