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Community Banks Nuts & Bolts: Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. has added a new coverage to its American Bankers Association-sponsored Financial Institution Program. The new coverage, Privacy Liability and Mitigation Expense, is designed to address banks’ liability arising from unauthorized access …

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Preferred Professional Insurance Co., an Omaha-based medical liability insurance firm, announced the addition of Denise A. Hill, as vice president, general counsel and corporate compliance officer. In her new capacity, Hill will lead PPIC’s federal, state, and local regulatory compliance …

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Social Service Organizations Nuts & Bolts: Riverport Insurance Co. provides property, general liability, professional liability, automobile, crime, and excess liability coverages for social service and nonprofit organizations with flexible premium payment plans. Riverport is a Berkley company. Limits vary. Carrier: …

My New Markets

Community Banks Nuts & Bolts: Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. has added a new coverage to its American Bankers Association-sponsored Financial Institution Program. The new coverage, Privacy Liability and Mitigation Expense, is designed to address banks’ liability arising from unauthorized access …

My New Markets

Social Service Organizations Nuts & Bolts: Riverport Insurance Co. provides property, general liability, professional liability, automobile, crime, and excess liability coverages for social service and nonprofit organizations with flexible premium payment plans. Riverport is a Berkley company. Limits vary. Carrier: …

N.D. Agent Under Investigation for Fraud Found Dead

Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman is investigating whether some of an Underwood insurance agent’s customers have lacked coverage for years because she issued bogus policies and kept their premium payments. At least $300,000 is believed to be missing. The agent, Diane …

Ohio State Auto Elects New Officers

Lester Brue and Chris Johnson have been elected assistant vice presidents by the board of directors of Columbus, 0hio-based State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. Brue, State Auto’s director of acquisition integration, has nearly 30 years of experience in the insurance …

Health Proposals Would Reduce Uninsured and Costs, Analysis Finds

Many current Congressional health care proposals could significantly reduce the number of uninsured Americans and also decrease overall health care expenditures including those for insurance administration and prescription drugs. That is the conclusion eraxched in an analysis of health reform …

Emergency Management Officials Explain Disaster Aid to Mo. Residents

State emergency management officials said recently that a growing number of disaster assistance programs aimed at helping individuals with storm damage has left many Iowans confused. Ice storms followed within days by a snowstorm and blizzard downed more than 10,000 …

Ohio Grange Realigns Personal Lines Division, Adds Staff

Grange Insurance recently announced that it has realigned its personal lines division by naming two regional personal lines presidents. Barry Hunlock has been named regional personal lines president for Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia and Pennsylvania. He will also …