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House panel votes to add wind to flood program Private insurance companies are balking at a decision by a key House panel to expand the federal flood insurance program to include wind coverage. The House Financial Services Committee voted late …

People and Places

The Main Street America Group named Gregg Effner assistant vice president of distribution management. Effner, who has 30 years of property/casualty industry experience, will be based at the company’s corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla. In this newly created position, Effner …

People

The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America named Deputy Secretary of Commerce David A. Sampson to serve as the association’s president and chief executive officer. Sampson take over the reins of PCI on Sept. 4. PCI represents more than 1,000 …

My New Markets

Phone Indications on EPLI Nuts & Bolts: International Excess Agency Inc. is offering phone indications on employment practices liability. The company suggests that interested parties provide the number of employees, class of business and loss history, and it will provide …

News Currents

Report: N.D. has the best roads, Kansas ranks 3rd Nearly 52 percent of U.S. urban interstates are now congested and traffic fatality rates rose slightly, but road surface conditions and bridge conditions improved, according to the Reason Foundation’s latest annual …

My New Markets

Coin Laundry and Dry Cleaners Nuts & Bolts: Gridiron Insurance Underwriters Inc. is offering a program especially designed for coin laundries and dry cleaners, and similar type risks. 24-hour coin laundries are eligible. Laundry routes at apartment buildings are not …

My New Markets

Coin Laundry and Dry Cleaners Nuts & Bolts: Gridiron Insurance Underwriters Inc. is offering a program especially designed for coin laundries and dry cleaners, and similar type risks. 24-hour coin laundries are eligible. Laundry routes at apartment buildings are not …

People and Places

The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America named Deputy Secretary of Commerce David A. Sampson to serve as the association’s president and chief executive officer. Sampson take over the reins of PCI on Sept. 4. PCI represents more than 1,000 …

Business Moves

Synercon Insurance Holdings In Nashville, Tenn., two insurance industry veterans have formed Synercon Insurance Holdings, a venture that will acquire and link leading independent insurance agencies. David D. Haynes, serving as CEO of Synercon, is the founder and former chairman …

My New Markets

Auto Repair Shop Pollution Liability Nuts & Bolts: USAssure Insurance Services is offering a new market that includes auto repair shops, as well as: oil change facilities, motor vehicle dealers, tire sales and repair, and auto parts stores. Coverage provides …