Federal agencies will test air quality in trailers housing Gulf Coast hurricane victims, an official said July 20, a day after documents revealed that government lawyers discouraged investigating reports of high formaldehyde levels in them. The Federal Emergency Management Agency …
The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has named Thomas M. Marra to the newly created position of president and chief operating officer. Marra, currently a member of the company’s board of directors and president and chief operating officer of Hartford …
Birmingham, Ala.-based ProAssurance Corp. is included in the 2007 Ward’s 50, a prestigious list which recognizes top performing property-casualty insurance companies. ProAssurance is the only specialty medical malpractice carrier to be included in Ward’s 2007 list. The Ward Group analyzed …
Alfa Corp. announced that it has received an offer from Alfa Mutual Insurance Co., Alfa Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and Alfa Mutual General Insurance Co. (referred to collectively as Alfa Mutual), which own a majority of its common stock, for …
Seattle-based Safeco has announced it has expanded its sales organization from five to nine regions, and has named executives to lead two of the new territories. “Independent insurance agents have consistently told us they want more personal contact,” said Spencer …
A tour bus company involved in a fatal highway crash in southern Kentucky last month received an unsatisfactory compliance rating from a federal oversight agency. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration gave C&R Tours, based in Birmingham, Ala., the unsatisfactory …
The seals in the underground Kentucky mine were supposed to block explosive gases, but they are weak, cracked, damaged – allowing water to gush through them. The disturbing images on the home movie were presented last week by an eastern …
An Alabama woman’s heartbreak over the death of her firefighter father as he battled a brush fire has been compounded by delays in obtaining federal survivor benefits — a frustration shared by many seeking the aid. Robert Lee Smith was …
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Korea’s Financial Supervisory Commission and Financial Supervisory Service in Seoul, Korea. NAIC President and Alabama Insurance Commissioner Walter Bell participated in the formal signing with …
Harleysville Insurance recently further expanded its field sales and underwriting presence in the Southeast with the opening of a new office in Charlotte, N.C. Clinton Bothwell, regional president for the Southeast operation said his organization’s flexibility allows it to more …
