The Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of Arkansas named Progressive’s Arkansas claims unit as the 2007 “Claims Department of the Year” following a vote by the more than 250 independent insurance agency members in the state. More than 70 claims representatives …
Deaths from traffic crashes in Arkansas slightly increased last year, as the nationwide average dropped, new federal statistics show. The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration recorded 665 fatal crashes in 2006 in Arkansas, up from 654 in 2005. Nationwide, …
Tiger Woods had a rough weekend at the British Open, and so too did Jennifer Wilson, the 63-year-old fan who required two stitches to her bloodied head after she was beaned by one of his wayward shots. Her injury highlighted …
Following a series of burglaries at insurance agencies in Arkansas, Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman issued a reminder to all insurance companies of the notification requirements concerning security breaches. Should such a breach occur, companies are required to disclose the …
The Hartford Risk Management Division announced the appointment of Dean Butler as Risk Management Sales Practice leader for the company’s Dallas office. Butler will be responsible for national accounts/loss sensitive production underwriting and marketing to the division’s network of risk …
Higginbotham & Associates announced it has added commercial property and casualty broker J. Ryan Perry to its Dallas branch office. At 29 years old, Perry was most recently a top-two producer and vice president at Sleeper Sewell Insurance Services Inc. …
The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission has summarized workers’ compensation acts passed by the 2007, 86th General Assembly: Act 1599: Raises the $75,000 threshold at which the Death and Permanent Disability Trust Fund assumes payments of benefits for injuries resulting in …
Vacation Income Property Nuts & Bolts: Middle Oak is offering insurance designed exclusively for vacation income property. What is covered: homes, condos, short term or year round rentals, owner use, two nights, seasonal etc. In the name of a trust, …
In service to their country “It is important that members of the Armed Services who enlist in, or return from, active duty are not penalized by their insurance companies for the period of time in which they have put themselves …
Truckers, Motor Truck Cargo Nuts & Bolts: Frontline Underwriters Inc., an independently owned and operated wholesale MGA, specializes in the placement of motor truck cargo, and offers physical damage and truckers’ liability. Dollars: $10,000 to $250,000. p:Carrier: Rated “A” by …
