September 24, 2007
Private Schools (K-12) Nuts & Bolts: Markel Insurance Co. is an admitted, “A” -rated carrier that insures private K-12, Montessori, charter, trade/vocational, business, and correspondence schools. Available coverage includes general liability, umbrella, sexual abuse/molestation, corporal punishment, educators’ liability, sports liability, …
September 24, 2007
The Republic Group The Republic Group, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, announced its entry into the personal and commercial lines insurance markets in Mississippi. The companies will distribute homeowners, dwelling fire, commercial lines, and farm and ranch products through independent agents …
September 24, 2007
Report: Insurers did not shift wind claims p:”Our sample revealed no evidence that wind damages were improperly attributed to flooding,” the Department of Homeland Security reported after reviewing 98 flood claims. A preliminary report from the federal government found no …
September 21, 2007
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) President and Alabama Insurance Commissioner Walter Bell, along with other members of the NAIC’s Southeastern Zone, is holding a public hearing to address insurance issues in coastal zones. Bell and state insurance regulators from …
September 21, 2007
Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon and state regulators from Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and South Carolina will host a public hearing Sept. 24 on insurance issues affecting the Gulf Coast. The event is sponsored by the National Association of Insurance …
September 19, 2007
State Farm Insurance Cos. has settled with 103 policyholders in Mississippi who challenged the company’s refusal to cover damage to their homes from Hurricane Katrina, a lawyer for the homeowners said Monday. Terms of the settlement are confidential, said attorney …
September 13, 2007
The Alabama Department of Transportation and the Alabama Department of Public Safety are cooperating to boost state trooper patrols on roads where there have been a high number of deadly crashes during the past few years, according to Gov. Bob …
September 12, 2007
Alabama and Florida officials started a jointly funded project this week that will provide a four-lane hurricane evacuation route from the Florida Panhandle to Interstate 65 in Alabama. It’s a rare case in which a Florida county is helping fund …
September 11, 2007
Gilsbar Specialty Insurance Services, one of the largest administrators of CNA Lawyers’ Professional Liability insurance, recently announced that it is now offering professional liability insurance coverage to attorneys practicing in the state of Missouri. Quotes are available now for new …
September 10, 2007
A.M. Best said that its ratings on Accident Fund Group of Lansing Mich. and its subsidiaries “remain unchanged following the recent announcement that Accident Fund Insurance Company of America will be acquiring CWI Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries.” Best noted …