August 2, 2010
The year 2010 might be considered revolutionary, as it is ushering in more changes for those who provide insurance for truckers than the industry has seen in a decade. Motor carriers, defined as anyone who uses a vehicle that has …
August 2, 2010
A study by San Diego, Calif.-based DriveCam Inc., a global driver risk management company, shows that collisions and near collisions involving long haul trucks peak in July and remain high through the month of November. Collision rates are typically much …
August 2, 2010
Hub International, Maple Leaf Insurance Chicago-based Hub International Ltd. announced that its Transportation Insurance operating unit acquired the retail book of business from Maple Leaf Insurance Agency Inc., a Bremerton, Wash.-based brokerage firm that serves trucking companies throughout the United …
August 2, 2010
Technology – cell phones and texting technologies – gets a bad rap when it comes to safety while driving. Of course, it’s not the technology that’s unsafe – it’s people. In my recent business trip, for instance, three of the …
August 2, 2010
On its Web site, www.disastersafety.org, the IBHS suggests the following questions may help in analyzing a business’s disaster preparedness level. Are you concerned that your normal business operations might be interrupted by a natural or human-caused disaster? Have you determined …
August 2, 2010
AAA has named current company president Paula F. Downey CEO of AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah and its insurance affiliate, the California State Auto Group. According to the company, Downey is the only female chief executive among top property/casualty …
August 2, 2010
Key Coverage Issues for Agents to Consider When Selling Pollution Coverage No matter which television channel or Web site you turn to, the Gulf oil spill has dominated the news. This is an environmental crisis that will affect the region’s …
July 19, 2010
Technology – cell phones and texting technologies to be precise – gets a bad rap when it comes to safety while driving. Of course, it’s not the technology that’s unsafe – it’s people. Thus a number of states and the …
July 19, 2010
Steven D. Johnson has been named CEO of the Applied Systems Client Network (ASCnet). Johnson has held staff leadership roles in five associations over the last 26 years. Most recently, he was executive director of the National Association of Quick …
July 19, 2010
Technology — cell phones and texting technologies to be precise — gets a bad rap when it comes to safety while driving. Of course, it’s not the technology that’s unsafe-it’s people. Thus a number of states and the federal government …