July 15, 2009
Missouri-based Ascension Insurance, Inc. has acquired Haas & Dodd Insurance, Inc. of Atlanta, Ga., effective July 1, 2009. Haas & Dodd agency specializes in property/ casualty insurance and employee benefits solutions for businesses and individuals. Haas & Dodd is Ascension’s …
July 14, 2009
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has signed HB 577 to have Missouri become the 36th member of the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact (IIPRC). With the addition of Missouri, the current compacting states in the Commission represent close to 60 percent …
July 14, 2009
Retail and managing general agency The Woodlands Financial Group Inc.(TWFG) announced the continuing expansion of its operations with the opening of six new branch locations in June in Texas, Louisiana and Georgia. Ronnie Johansen has opened a new location in …
July 10, 2009
Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine has returned $120,000 that was funneled into his gubernatorial campaign by two insurance firms. The Republican detailed the returns in a campaign filing submitted this week. The move comes after The Atlanta Journal-Constitution found that …
July 8, 2009
Working at my computer the other day, it hit me that the most recent crop of college graduates were not even born when I graduated from high school and they were no more than three when I entered the world …
July 8, 2009
The South Carolina company that employed four workers who died following an explosion as they unloaded fireworks over the weekend on North Carolina’s Outer Banks has had previous problems with worker safety. The single blast at Ocracoke, N.C., came as …
July 8, 2009
The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance has published a list of administrative actions for June 2009. The regulators noted that in many of these cases the respondent denied the allegations but consented to the action taken. Any fines …
July 7, 2009
Kim Riley has been named president of First Horizon Insurance, a subsidiary of First Horizon National Corp. Riley was most recently chief operating officer for First Horizon Insurance. She succeeds George Anderson, who retired. Riley has 25 years of experience …
July 6, 2009
2.4% The average hike in auto insurance rates in Georgia this year. That compares to an average 5 to 11 percent hike for homeowners insurance. Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine said that in other states rates have gone up by …
July 6, 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. Fire & Water Restoration Contractors Market Detail: USAssure Insurance Services Inc. offers a fire and …