August 18, 2006
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Casualty & Surety, Inc. (CSI), a specialty MGA, is pleased to announce that it has been granted underwriting authority for a new National Mining Program. “Our carrier is rated “A FSC 15″” according to company President Jim …
August 17, 2006
Wildfire-related injuries and fatalities are on the rise this season in Georgia and some other states, with sprawling suburban growth, dry conditions and changes in land-use patterns contributing to the problem. With urban development pushing into rural areas and weather …
August 16, 2006
Representatives of State Farm Insurance Co. are on a media tour in Mississippi to give a more positive image to the company as it and others in the industry fend off lawsuits filed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Mike …
August 14, 2006
Judy Dutruch has long questioned why her insurance company refused to send an engineer to investigate Hurricane Katrina’s destruction of her Diamondhead home on Aug. 29, 2005, before denying her claim. Batesville attorney Richard “Flip” Phillips, who seeks to represent …
August 11, 2006
Alabama Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Ron Sparks has established a toll-free hot line for state farmers who need disaster assistance. Many Alabama farmers still dealing with the effects of Hurricane Katrina are now suffering because of drought. Some farmers also …
August 10, 2006
Arkansas has made the greatest progress in reducing its number of children without health-care coverage, a nationwide study released Aug. 9 shows. The state saw the greatest drop – nearly 60 percent – of uninsured children from 1997 to 2004 …
August 10, 2006
North Dakota has made progress in reducing the number of children without health insurance, a new report says. The state saw one of the biggest declines in the percentage of uninsured children since the start of the State Children’s Health …
August 8, 2006
ProAssurance Corporation in Birmingham, Ala. reported net income for the second quarter of 2006 of $30.0 million, or $0.90 per diluted share. For the six months ended June 30, 2006 net income was $167.3 million, or $4.95 per diluted share. …
August 7, 2006
Some 70,000 Florida, 150,000 Texas, 5,200 Massachusetts and 11,000 New Jersey policyholders are among those affected by the liquidation of Vesta Fire Insurance Co. and its subsidiaries. Texas regulators placed the company into liquidation in July and its affiliates are …
August 7, 2006
Retail Carts Nuts & Bolts: General liability, including contractual liability, personal injury and advertising injury liability for retail cart vendors operating concessions and exhibits is available from K&K Insurance Group Inc. This program is specifically tailored for concessionaires, exhibitors and …