$130 million October and November are two of the most dangerous months in Michigan for car-deer crashes, according to AAA Michigan Motor Club. “Car-deer crashes in Michigan cause at least $130 million in damage annually, with an average cost of …
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 …
Insurance Skills Center and the Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa will present a two-day conference focusing on farm and agribusiness insurance risks, Oct. 22-23, 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa. The Midwest Agribusiness Conference allows participants to receive continuing education credits …
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, …
Officials were inspecting damage Monday, Oct. 1st from a tornado that cut a 20-mile long path across four central Iowa counties. The tornado dropped out of storms that developed late Sunday afternoon, bringing high wind, heavy rain and large hail …
Robert E. Fulwider was inaugurated as the new chair of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”), with C. Brett Nilsson, and J. David Daniel assuming the offices of chair-elect and vice chair, respectively. The new …
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength ratings (FSR) to A+ (Superior) from A (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “aa-” from “a” for Northland Insurance Co. (St. Paul, Minn.), Northfield Insurance Co. (West Des Moines, Iowa), Northland …
American laboratories handling the world’s deadliest germs and toxins have experienced more than 100 accidents and missing shipments since 2003, and the number is increasing steadily as more labs across the country are approved to do the work. No one …
Alabama, California, Montana, Rhode Island and Washington will begin requiring insurance companies to file annual statement data as part of a growing effort to make market conduct exams more efficient that now includes 30 states. The 30 states require companies …
Schaumburg, Ill.-based the Society of Actuaries (SOA) recently announced that Cecil D. Bykerk was elected president of the Society of Actuaries for the 2008 – 2009 term. Bykerk will serve as president-elect during the association’s 2007 – 2008 year and …
