A fatal plane crash in north Phoenix was Arizona’s ninth of the year. Safety experts have no clear explanation why Arizona consistently records higher fatal-crash rates for light aircraft than the rest of the United States. An Arizona Republic analysis …
Monarch E&S Insurance Services has hired Debbie Perry as a senior commercial underwriter to work out of its new Arizona office. She will write business in Arizona, Nevada and Hawaii. Perry started in the insurance industry in 1986, where she …
Missouri voters Tuesday rejected the new U.S. healthcare bill, approving a measure that would forbid the federal government from penalizing people who do not buy health insurance. With 78 percent of precincts reporting, 72.6 percent of voters supported the Health …
Victor O. Schinnerer & Company, Inc. has made two enhancements to its construction management program to better meet the needs of policyholders. Effective immediately, there is no longer a residential cap in the Construction Management program. Schinnerer is now able …
Nearly half of all U.S. states are fighting President Barack Obama’s healthcare reforms and those that have taken the battle to court were heartened Monday by a judge’s decision to let Virginia proceed with its lawsuit against the program. “Today’s …
The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research has announced that Kami Ishikawa, of Lapre Scali & Co. in Scottsdale, Ariz., is the 2010 Outstanding CSR of the Year recipient for the state of Arizona. To qualify for the state …
Liberty Mutual Liberty Mutual Group has reorganized its commercial property, casualty and specialty lines insurance units as well as claims and loss control services for the insurer’s national accounts and mid-sized business clients. The new distribution and service organization will …
Sentry Insurance Co. in Stevens Point, Wis., announced that Peter G. McPartland is joining Sentry as president and chief operating officer. McPartland is a seasoned insurance executive with more than 30 years of experience in the industry, including service with …
InsWeb, an online insurance comparison provider, recently released its 2010 Car Insurance Affordability Index — a list of the most and least affordable states in which to insure a vehicle. To develop the list, InsWeb ranked all 50 states and …
RSI International, Insurance Network Texas-based RSI International Inc. has acquired Insurance Network Corp. (INC), a managing general agency based in Dallas, Texas. Established in 1996, Insurance Network Corp. specializes in securing property/casualty coverage for Texas-based retail agents. Jim Chippendale and …
