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Market Forces, Technology Transforming P/C Agents’ Role: McKinsey

A report this month from consulting firm McKinsey & Company says market forces and technology are changing the role of the agent in the property/casualty insurance distribution. The report, titled “Agents of the Future: The Evolution of Property and Casualty …

Suit Filed Over Southern California Border Patrol Chase Death

The parents of a man who died when his car burst into flames during a Border Patrol chase in San Diego County is suing the government for wrongful death. Twenty-five-year-old Alex Martin of Texas died in March of 2012. Authorities …

Family Sues Over Colorado Woman’s Death In Reality TV Project

The survivors of a woman killed during the production of a reality TV show pilot have filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Discovery Communications Inc. and Anthropic Productions Corp. Terry Flanell’s husband and daughter filed the lawsuit last …

Michigan Orders American Fellowship Mutual Insurance into Liquidation

The American Fellowship Mutual Insurance Co. has been ordered into liquidation by Ingham County Circuit Judge William Collette at the request of the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Director Kevin Clinton. The request was granted on June …

Colorado Wildfire Burns More Than 500 Homes, New Blazes in West

The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighborhoods, as other threatening blazes grew in Alaska and elsewhere in the West. …

Willis Taps Foley to Drive P/C Business in Northern California

Willis North America named Kristen Foley as client advocate and senior vice president of property/casualty for Willis of Northern California. Foley will be responsible for business development and expanding Willis’ footprint across Northern California. She will report to Amy Mattle, …

Combined Agents of America Elects New 2013 Leadership

Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA), based in Austin, Texas, has elected an new management committee for 2013-14, led by Chairman Bill Kliewer. CAA member agencies are located in Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma. Each CAA management committee member is elected …

New ‘Obamacare’ Exchanges Could Miss Enrollment Deadline: GAO

New health insurance exchanges being set up by the federal government in more than 30 states under President Barack Obama’s 2010 healthcare overhaul could miss an Oct. 1 deadline for open enrollment, a government report said on Wednesday. The launch …

Roundstone Management Adds Pompili as Senior VP

Roundstone Management Ltd., which specializes in alternative risk insurance products and is based in Westlake, Ohio, has added Gene Pompili as senior vice president of sales. Pompili will lead and further develop Roundstone’s medical stop loss sales team. His role …

Iowa Health Insurer to Seek Smaller Rate Hikes

Months after customers blasted the company for skyrocketing rates, Iowa’s dominant health insurer says it will limit premium increases in 2014 to less than six percent for individual and small business policyholders. Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced on …

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