Mercury General Corp. has revised its estimate of losses caused by Hurricane Wilma. On Oct. 24, 2005, Hurricane Wilma made landfall as a Category 3 storm on the southern gulf coast of Florida. The storm crossed the Florida Peninsula and …
PGI Commercial, a provider of property and casualty insurance programs based in Morristown, N.J., has formed new partnerships in order to provide habitational insurance programs. PGI’s new partners, Sirius America Insurance Company, Insurance Corporation of Hannover, and Clarendon America Insurance …
Payne Financial Group Inc., a regional independent insurance agency, has expanded its Boise, Idaho, office by hiring Jon Riche, Larry Koomler and Trish Quarles. Riche and Koomler were formerly brokers with Marsh in Boise. Their accounts and policies will be …
Pets Best, insurance for pets and a division of General Fire & Casualty Co., will begin providing comprehensive insurance plans for pet owners and their pet family members. Initially, the company intends to offer its programs in 24 states, including …
Fort Worth, Texas-based Hallmark Financial Services Inc. has completed its previously disclosed acquisition of Aerospace Holdings LLC. According to Hallmark, Aerospace Holdings, through Aerospace Insurance Managers Inc. and other wholly owned subsidiaries, markets and services general aviation property and casualty …
Unigard Insurance Group has introduced FlexAuto, an automobile insurance program for independent agents in Idaho and Utah. FlexAuto will be introduced in Oregon, Washington and Arizona in upcoming months. A modified version will be released in California to comply with …
The Insurance Skills Center will be hosting its 14th Annual Palm Springs Getaway, Jan. 27-28, 2006, at the Palm Springs (Calif.) Rivera. Classes that will be held include: Broker-Agent Disclosure (2 continuing education credits); EPLI Update (2 CEs); The Internet—Your …
Several businesses at a Coeur d’Alene, Idaho- mall were destroyed in a fire in late December. The blaze was likely started by a heat cable in a drain pipe, fire department investigator Glenn Lauper said. Lake City Shoe Repair, 7-11, …
Lawson-Hawks Acquires Healthcare Property/Casualty Group Lawson-Hawks Insurance Associates Inc., a regional independent insurance broker based in Mountain View, Calif., has acquired the El Dorado Hills, Calif.-based Healthcare Property/Casualty Group operation of USI Holdings Corp. The Healthcare Property/ Casualty Group specializes …
Construction executives overall are more cautious than in the recent past two years but still generally optimistic about 2006. Builders in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas are the most optimistic while those in New England are the least. These findings …
