A.J. Gallagher, Fox Lawson Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Fox Lawson & Associates LLC in St. Paul, Minn. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1995, Fox Lawson & Associates is a compensation and …
$4.5 Million The Kansas Insurance Department’s Consumer Assistance Division recovered almost $4.5 million from insurance companies as a result of the resolution of disputed claims in September. The department said it was a record month for such recoveries. The amount …
Unisource Program Administrators (UPA), a workers’ compensation wholesaler headquartered in Oklahoma City, has expanded services to all 50 states. In addition, the company named Barbara Drollinger, a 20-year workers’ compensation expert, vice president of strategic relations. Drollinger previously served as …
10 The number of states now reporting an international mail fraud scheme involving a bogus letter said to be from Nationwide Insurance. Residents in 10 states have received counterfeit checks bearing the Nationwide name. Each check has been issued in …
The Obama administration reported that nearly 6,000 people were killed and a half-million injured last year in vehicle crashes connected to driver distraction, a striking indication of the dangers of using mobile devices behind the wheel. The Transportation Department recently …
Westrope General Insurance Agency, of Kansas City, Mo., has hired Chris Frost, who joins the company as a production underwriter in the company’s office in Irvine, Calif. Frost has experience underwriting all classes of commercial general liability, garage liability, excess …
Foremost Insurance Group has expanded its Dwelling Fire program in Kansas effective Oct. 15, 2009. The company said it will write a broad spectrum of landlord and rental coverages, with lower rates and new, larger discounts. Foremost said it has …
Officials from central Missouri towns say preliminary flood insurance maps presented by the Federal Emergency Management Agency this week were incomplete and based on old information. Huntsdale Mayor Debby Lancaster said she was surprised her town, which has about 30 …
The Kansas Insurance Department announced September 2009 was a record month for insurance claim recoveries. The department’s Consumer Assistance Division recovered almost $4.5 million from insurance companies as a result of the resolution of disputed claims. The amount is based …
Net Underwriters LLC (BerkleyNet) plans to expand its workers’ compensation program into the Southwest, including Texas. John Greig has been named director of business development to assist with the expansion into this region, which also includes Arizona, Nevada and New …
