Scientists say it was a small earthquake that shook houses in Chester, Connecticut and surrounding towns earlier this week. The U.S. Geological Survey says it recorded a 2.0 magnitude earthquake early Tuesday morning three miles northwest of the center of …
From beer cans to dollhouses, homeowners’ collectibles need specialty collectors coverage That teenaged friend of yours who treasured his beer can collection may now be a 40-something man with thousands of dollars invested in beer steins. That doting mother of …
The federal government must help stabilize homeowners’ markets challenged by natural catastrophes, said U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, D-Fla., at a National Conference of Insurance Legislators meeting in Washington, DC. Outlining one of several possible options being explored by NCOIL as …
Former California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush, who resigned in scandal in 2000, has resurfaced as a sheriff’s deputy in Fort Myers in southwest Florida. Lee County Deputy Quackenbush, 54, was placed on administrative leave recently pending a required internal investigation …
$4.66 Million A jury in Napa, Calif., awarded the Marin School Insurance Authority $4.66 million stemming from a lawsuit against its long-term third-party claims administrator, ESIS Inc., according to insurance and regulatory litigator Daniel Sovocool of Thelen Reid Brown Raysman …
Scrap the Destructive Plans “The U.S. Forest Service adopted illegal forest management plans that threaten California’s pristine national forests with road construction and oil drilling. … The Forest Service should scrap these destructive forest plans and protect California’s natural areas …
Relationships with agents, brokers and regulators critical to CIWA members The members of the California Insurance Wholesalers Association (CIWA) play a vital role in the state’s insurance market. To find out how wholesalers are faring in California’s increasingly soft market, …
California’s former insurance commissioner, who resigned during a 2000 election scandal, is again facing scrutiny — this time as a Florida lawman who shot someone he was trying to arrest. Lee County Deputy Chuck Quackenbush, 54, was placed on administrative …
3/7/2008 Whitehouse, Ohio – Mariposa Insurance Services announced today a new service to Insurance Carriers called the Emergency ALE Debit Card Program. The program will allow an insurance company’s customers the ability to receive cash via an ATM, book a …
Swiss Re has participated in a workshop in New Delhi – “Integrating Earthquake Risk Mitigation into Hospital Facilities Planning” – organized by US-based NGO GeoHazards International and the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, to promote earthquake risk management in the city. …
