IMA Inc., an independently owned retail insurance broker, announced that Susan Johnson has joined the Wichita, Kan., office as commercial lines claims manager. Her responsibilities at IMA include managing the commercial lines claims department and acting as a liaison between …
Florida’s 21st Century Holding Co. has dropped its bid to acquire domestic property insurer HomeWise Holdings at the same time it reported that its own Florida property insurance unit it has received approval to raise rates 14.9 percent on some …
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford has named Lowell Nicholas, D.D.S., as special projects director for the Arkansas Insurance Department and John F. Morris as deputy commissioner/general counsel. Dr. Nicholas will advise the commissioner on a variety of topics, especially those …
Dozens of tornadoes left a path of destruction more than 50 miles long throughout the southern U.S.—including Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee—over the weekend. Ten people were killed in Mississippi. According to catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide, …
SUNZ Insurance Co., a St. Petersburg, Florida-based insurer, has added five states to its coverage area for writing workers’ compensation policies. Known primarily for its presence in Florida, SUNZ said it is now also able to write workers’ compensation policies …
Oklahoma City-based Insurica Insurance Management Network has hired Dillon B. Rosenhamer of Edmond, Okla., to augment the company’s surety practice. Rosenhamer has experience in the banking industry, most recently as an assistant vice president in commercial lending with First Fidelity …
The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded another earthquake in central Oklahoma, and an additional one in central Arkansas as well. A 3.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 7:42 a.m. April 8 about two miles southwest of Jones – about 10 …
Representative of two Tennessee companies accused by authorities of selling phony medical insurance policies to thousands of people nationwide said Tuesday that they are not to blame for piles of unpaid medical bills. State officials filed a lawsuit against the …
Chicago-based CNA Financial Corporation has appointed new commercial underwriting officers in several branch offices. The following commercial underwriting officers are scheduled to begin their new roles in April: Jamie Gibbins has more than 20 years of insurance experience. She began …
The Board of Directors of Brown & Brown Inc. has elected C. Roy Bridges regional president responsible for most of the company’s retail operations in the western United States. He will continue to have regional oversight responsibility for certain offices …
