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New Markets Excess Auto Liability Nuts & Bolts: Freberg Environmental Inc. announced an excess automobile liability program designed to provide excess limits over FEI’s hazardous material and hazardous waste trucking program with Arch Insurance Group. The Arch program provides a …

Hawaii lawmakers propose tax credits for recent rain and flood victims

A proposed tax credit aimed at helping Oahu flood victims was expanded by Senate lawmakers to cover families and businesses throughout the islands who suffered damages during the recent heavy rains. The credit would equal 10 percent of a taxpayer’s …

Southeast states lagging in legal system fairness rankings by Chamber of Commerce

Southeast states didn’t fare well in the latest U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranking of states’ civil justice systems. North Carolina came in as number 10 in the top 10 favorites; while West Virginia was at the bottom of the list. …

Western Insurance Associations: How the West is run

Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series on Western insurance associations. Part I of this article appeared in the April 3, 2006, western region publication beginning on page 47. As people migrate to the West, insurers’ must …

New Markets

New Markets Excess Auto Liability Nuts & Bolts: Freberg Environmental Inc. has announced an excess automobile liability program. The program is designed to provide excess limits more than FEI’s hazardous material and hazardous waste trucking program with Arch Insurance Group. …

New Markets

Excess Auto Liability Nuts & Bolts: Freberg Environmental Inc. has announced an excess automobile liability program. The program is designed to provide excess limits more than FEI’s hazardous material and hazardous waste trucking program with Arch Insurance Group. The Arch …

Closer Look: Insurance Associations

Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series on Western insurance associations. Part I of this article appeared in the April 3, 2006, western region publication beginning on page 47. As people migrate to the West, insurers’ must …

WASHINGTON BUSINESSES CAN PURCHASE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ONLINE AT COSTCO

Costco Executive Business Members in Washington will be able to purchase and administer employee benefits insurance online. Concero Technology, a Portland, Ore.-based provider of employee benefits insurance portals, announced that it has expanded the wholesaler giants’ healthcare packages. Costco Wholesale …

Hawaii lawmakers propose tax credits for recent rain and flood victims

A proposed tax credit aimed at helping Oahu flood victims was expanded by Senate lawmakers to cover families and businesses throughout the islands who suffered damages during the recent heavy rains. The credit would equal 10 percent of a taxpayer’s …

Taking a piece of the pie

Independent agents and brokers grew their share of the property/casualty market by $11.93 billion in 2004, accounting for almost 60 percent of the national increase, according to the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America’s 2004 market share study. The …