A congressional proposal to create a national “catastrophe fund” to help states recover from natural disasters has put Republican presidential hopeful John McCain at odds with a handful of GOP governors — including two state chief executives frequently mentioned as …
Harris County has had almost twice as many tornadoes reported than any other county in the state according to a recent survey conducted by the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT). Despite its location south of what is referred to as …
Cline Wood Agency appointed Jeff Boan Transportation sales manager for the company’s southwest sales region — Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. In addition to leading Cline Wood’s Arlington, Texas, office, Boan will continue concentrating on sales. Boan joined Cline Wood …
State insurance regulators want to centralize the filing and storage of their annual market conduct reports on insurance companies. The regulators are reviewing a proposal that would allow insurers to make one filing, as well as provide regulators the ability …
Consumers need a better understanding of insurance issues specific to their unique situations. Special relationships deserve protection, too. That’s the assessment of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, which has doubts about the insurance protections afforded and being purchased by …
Consumers need a better understanding of insurance issues specific to their unique situations. Special relationships deserve protection, too. That’s the assessment of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, which has doubts about the insurance protections afforded and being purchased by …
Golden Eagle Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Pete McPartland president and CEO. McPartland comes from General Casualty in Sun Prairie, Wis., where he led insurance operations for QBE Regional Insurance as chief operating officer. He succeeds …
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State insurance commissioners told Congress that they could live with a proposed federal office of insurance information, particularly to target international issues, provided it does not preempt state consumer and solvency safeguards. On behalf of the National Association of Insurance …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of the New York-based AmTrust Group. The ratings also “apply to AmTrust International Insurance, Ltd. (AII) (Bermuda), Technology Insurance Company, …
