April 1, 2009
Arkansas lawmakers have approved a new law that stops local governments from billing motorists for accident response services performed by police departments, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). HB 1895, sponsored by Representative Allen Kerr (R-Little …
March 27, 2009
A subsidiary of 21st Century Holding Co. (Nasdaq:TCHC) has received approval from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation to market and underwrite commercial general liability insurance. American Vehicle Insurance Co. will offer an artisan commercial general liability program in the …
March 23, 2009
Richard G. “Dick” Clarke, senior vice president of J. Smith Lanier & Co. in West Point, Ga., has been elected 2009 president of RiskProNet International, a network of 25 independent insurance brokers in North America. Clarke is a veteran of …
March 23, 2009
Impact on Insurance Industry May be Minimal, Experts Say The $787 billion stimulus package passed by Congress looms as the largest mountain on the country’s newly changed economic landscape. But despite hope that the stimulus bill will jump-start spending, some …
March 23, 2009
The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Misc. Medical Malpractice Market Detail: NAS Insurance Services Inc. gives agents the ability to provide …
March 23, 2009
Auto Club Insurance, MEEMIC Auto Club Insurance Association, a Dearborn, Michigan-based insurer, reported it has agreed to acquire MEEMIC Insurance Co. and its insurance agency affiliate, MEEMIC Insurance Services Corp. ACIA is the second largest provider of auto insurance in …
March 23, 2009
BrickStreet Mutual Workers’ compensation insurer BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. wants to expand into Kentucky, Virginia, Alabama, Pennsylvania and Illinois. President and Chief Executive Officer Greg Burton says the West Virginia-based company plans to apply in those states over the next …
March 19, 2009
A Midwest fault zone that unleashed a series of violent earthquakes in the early 19th century shows no signs of building up the stresses needed for the quakes many seismologists expect to someday rock the region again, two scientists say. …
March 17, 2009
A legal principle covering journalists who base their reports on police records protects a newspaper sued over stories it published about an alleged rape, the Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled. In an unanimous decision, the court found that the “fair …
March 17, 2009
National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group (“NCIC”) specializes in general liability insurance for licensed residential and commercial general and artisan contractors. NCIC writes the difficult Classes: Roofers, Foundations, Excavators, Fire Sprinklers, Paper GC’s, Custom Home Builders & …