Arkansas News

Ark. Senate passes teen driving rules; highway bond measure

Teenage drivers in Arkansas would have more restrictions on their driving privileges under Senate Bill 196, which recently passed the state Senate. According to the Senate announcement, teens with a learner’s permit or an intermediate license would not be able …

The Commissioners: John Morrison

Montana fights for uninsured, seeks catastrophe fund and captives The hallmarks of John Morrison’s legacy as Montana State Auditor, the Commissioner of Insurance and Securities, is to help provide more affordable coverage. For instance, the state is one of the …

R.I., Mass. safest while Wyo., Ark. deadliest states for truck crashes

Wyoming and Arkansas are the deadliest states for truck crashes, according to a safety group that has called for tougher federal regulation to reduce fatalities hovering above 100 a week nationwide for years. The safest states for truck crashes are …

Scientists Disagree Over Hazard Posed by New Madrid Earthquake Fault

Scientists have struggled for years to figure out when the next big earthquake might strike the central United States. Now a geologist from Northwestern University believes he has evidence that the New Madrid Fault – at the center of the …

Hanover’s New Connections Home Completes Personal Lines Redesign

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.has launched Connections Home, a new homeowners insurance product designed to make it easier for agents to sell and retain more business by providing a total account solution. Connections Home offers four package options: Basic, Select, …

Ark Syndicate Is Newest Lloyd’s MGA

Ark Syndicate Management opened for business as Lloyd’s newest managing agency. Ark will assume the management of Syndicate 4020 with a 2007 capacity of £114 million ($222 million). The new Syndicate “will underwrite a composite account to include casualty reinsurance, …

Ark. Insurance Commissioner, Staff to Hold NAIC Posts

The Arkansas Insurance Department reported that state Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman has been elected vice-chair of the Southeastern Zone of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Her election took place at the organization’s spring meeting in New York. …

Ark. Senate Passes Teen Driving Rules; Highway Bond Measure

Teenage drivers in Arkansas would have more restrictions on their driving privileges under Senate Bill 196, which recently passed the state Senate. According to the Senate announcement, teens with a learner’s permit or an intermediate license would not be able …

R.I., Mass. Safest While Wyo., Ark. Deadliest States for Truck Crashes

Wyoming and Arkansas are the deadliest states for truck crashes, according to a safety group that has called for tougher federal regulation to reduce fatalities hovering above 100 a week nationwide for years. The safest states for truck crashes were …

Business Moves

Carpenter Moore, USI Southwest Houston-based USI Southwest and Car-penter Moore, a subsidiary of The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., are partnering to provide executive liability services to public companies in Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico. They will provide an array of …