Get ready to rev your engine if you’re driving on rural Utah interstates: Signs are going up this week increasing the speed limit on many stretches to 80 mph. The Legislature approved the new, faster zones during the last session. …
Contaminated water spilling from flooded oil and gas drilling sites in Colorado is refocusing attention on the environmental risks surrounding America’s fracking boom. Floods that have devastated north-central Colorado, killing eight people and displacing thousands, have also dislodged storage tanks …
Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named Daniel Foley and Carol Hotubbee to vice president posts in the Albuquerque, N.M. office. Foley will serve as vice president. Hotubbee will serve as vice president of new business development. Foley has more …
Carrollton, Texas–based Insurance Technologies Corp. announced the release in California of its web-based comparative TurboRater in California. Independent insurance agents can use the insurance rating system it to automate the process of obtaining insurance quotes from multiple companies. Beside California, …
An 85-year-old man who lost part of his leg after a public bus hit him in a Southern California crosswalk settled a lawsuit Monday for $15 million – just before a jury reached a verdict that would have given him …
Allstate Insurance Co. received a judgment of more than $7 million following a Racketeering Influenced in Corrupt Organizations investigation nearly 10 years in the making. It is the company’s first medical fraud lawsuit in the state. “Medical insurance fraud affects …
Burnham Benefits Insurance Services named two new members to its staff. New hires Laurel McClay, senior account executive, and Michele M. Dang, account executive, were hired to support the firm’s growth and expansion in the Northern California market. McClay, who …
Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. named Brian Cesario as western zone personal insurance executive. Cesario will lead Fireman’s Fund’s western zone for personal lines insurance. He has underwriting and distribution responsibility for the personal lines business, which focuses on …
Property/casualty aggregator Networked Insurance Agents announced today that a small group of individual investors has acquired the company from Strongwood Holding Company LLC. George Biancardi, president and CEO, led the investor group, which includes CFO Kelly McRae and Executive Vice …
Forecasters says there’s a potential for flash flooding and river flooding as more rainfall is expected across much of northern and central New Mexico well into late this week. The National Weather Service says the potential for flooding is strongest …
