Trade and Professional Associations Nuts & Bolts: Aon Association offers coverage to 56,000 nonprofit organizations and their members throughout the U. S. Clients range in size and needs from an Elks Lodge seeking general liability coverage to a long-term care …
Overland Park, Kan.-based insurance agency franchisor Brooke Corp. has been hit with a number of lawsuits that raise questions about its business dealings with agents who bought into its nationwide operation, which now boasts some 800 locations. Brooke Corp. itself …
Jackson Holland was smoking a cigarette around 4 p.m. one weekend day outside his Mount Ivy, New York home when he dozed off, police said. While asleep, the 74-year-old man dropped his cigarette, which ignited the padding in his chair …
103 The number of Mississippi cases relating to Hurricane Katrina claims included in a settlement with State Farm Mutual Insurance Co. last month. Terms of the settlement are confidential, said attorney Chip Merlin. Forty-seven of the 103 policyholders involved had …
Former franchisees challenge Brooke agent dealings But fast-growing franchisor denies misleading any agents Overland Park, Kan.-based insurance agency franchisor Brooke Corp. has been hit with a number of lawsuits that raise questions about its business dealings with agents who bought …
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Cos.(NAMIC) named SECURA Insurance President and CEO John Bykowski as the chairman of its board of directors during the association’s annual convention Sept. 16-19 at Grapevine, Texas. Before joining SECURA in 1997, Bykowski served …
Overland Park, Kan.-based insurance agency franchisor Brooke Corp. has been hit with a number of lawsuits that raise questions about its business dealings with agents who bought into its nationwide operation, which now boasts some 800 locations. Brooke Corp. itself …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired BIS Insurance Services Inc. located in Sacramento, Calif. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1979, BIS Insurance Services is an employee benefits insurance broker for northern California. The firm specializes …
Kraft Foods announced it is recalling white chocolate distributed in the United States because of possible salmonella contamination. Kraft said consumers who purchased its six ounce, Baker’s Premium White Chocolate Baking Squares should immediately discard the product. The recalled product …
Harleysville, Penn.-based Harleysville Insurance Co. recently named Kathleen Killgore regional vice president of its Midwest claims service center located in Edina, Minn. In her new position Killgore will be responsible for the company’s claims activities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, …
