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Allstate report ranks South Dakota drivers as safest

Residents of Sioux Falls, S.D., are the safest drivers in the United States, according to the second-annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report.” The largest city in South Dakota moves up from the number two spot on last year’s report from …

Fraud Roundup

Ohio teens convicted in murder plot to collect insurance money A Toledo, Ohio, girl and her boyfriend, secretly living in her family’s house, were convicted of a plot to kill the girl’s mother in what the she said was an …

Fraud Roundup

Ohio teens convicted in murder plot to collect insurance money A Toledo, Ohio, girl and her boyfriend, secretly living in her family’s house, were convicted of a plot to kill the girl’s mother in what the she said was an …

People and Places

Zurich announced that Oliver Ade has been named regional executive for the company’s North Central Region. Ade will be responsible for all business operations within the region, including profit-and-loss objectives, developing strategic marketing initiatives, and strengthening relationships with distributors and …

States promise quicker insurance product, filing approval under new system with Interstate Compact

State regulators have reached a milestone in their efforts to streamline product regulation, with a centralized approval system for certain life and financial products on the verge of becoming reality. After three years of lobbying, the required number of states—26—has …

Allstate report ranks South Dakota drivers as safest

Residents of Sioux Falls, S.D., are the safest drivers in the United States, according to the second-annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report.” The largest city in South Dakota moves up from the number two spot on last year’s report from …

People

Zurich announced that Oliver Ade has been named regional executive for the company’s North Central Region. Ade will be responsible for all business operations within the region, including profit-and-loss objectives, developing strategic marketing initiatives, and strengthening relationships with distributors and …

News Currents

Report ranks Phoenix drivers safest of big cities Drivers in Phoenix are the safest big city commuters, according the second-annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report.” Drivers in Phoenix can expect to bump into another vehicle on the roadway every 9.7 …

Big ‘I’ Bob Rusbuldt is on the job

Rusbuldt, chief executive officer of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, needs no introduction to independent agents, insurance company executives or the power brokers in Washington, D.C., before whom he regularly champions agents’ causes and concerns, from compensation …

Wisconsin Insurer Plans Expansion

West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. says it plans to more than double the size of its corporate headquarters here in a $57 million expansion and to add about 200 employees within two years. The company said that those hired will …