June 4, 2013
Oregon Insurance Commissioner Lou Savage is leaving the Insurance Division to work on legal reform in emerging democracies overseas after nearly two years at the post. Laura Cali, the division’s chief actuary and manager of product regulation, will replace him. …
June 4, 2013
Protesters unhappy with Rhode Island’s failed investment in former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s video game company urged state leaders last week to default on the money the state owes for the deal. Supporters of defaulting on the 38 Studios …
June 4, 2013
Motorists Mutual Insurance has introduced a product specifically to provide a safeguard for owners of self-storage facilities. The new self-storage coverage from Motorists helps business owners protect themselves with features such as: Actual loss sustained business income coverage Customer property …
June 4, 2013
The Northern United Agents Alliance (NUAA) announced the addition of Kinney Insurance Agency, based in South Hero, Vt., as the newest member of the alliance. For more than 25 years, Kinney Insurance Agency, with office locations in South Hero, St …
June 4, 2013
Union Mutual of Vermont Companies promoted Peter Heitmann to the position of claims manager.Heitmann joined Union Mutual in 1983 as a telephone adjuster, and moved to a regional general adjuster position covering Central and Northeast Vermont as well as Northern …
June 4, 2013
The investigation into the cause of a southeast Missouri cargo train crash that injured seven people and destroyed a highway overpass could take up to a year. The accident happened about 2:30 a.m. Saturday near Rockview, Mo., when a Union …
June 4, 2013
A Montana judge has invalidated Helena’s 2008 fire ordinance restricting exposed wood building materials and requiring fire-resistant roofs on new or extensively renovated buildings. The Independent Record reported that District Judge Kathy Seeley made the ruling late last month in …
June 4, 2013
Rain and cooler temperatures mean the wildfire season in Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Montana will start later than initially predicted, officials with the National Interagency Fire Center said Saturday. But wildfire analyst Jeremy Sullens said the wet weather hasn’t been …
June 4, 2013
For the second time in two years, Lambert Airport in St. Louis is cleaning up after a storm caused significant damage to Missouri’s largest airport. Strong storms, including tornadoes, ripped through the St. Louis region on the night of May …
June 4, 2013
The Allstate Insurance Company has named Larry Sedillo field senior vice president for the company’s Texas region, where he will lead business operations. Being appointed to this top spot in Texas has special meaning to the Allstate executive because he …