Lockton, a large privately held insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., has opened a Phoenix office. The new office marks its twentieth in the United States and its forty-sixth location globally. Todd Newton, senior vice president and a …
Federal officials have approved the state’s request for a disaster declaration in the wake of the December winter storm that left much of the state without power. Officials placed the cost of the storm, which brought thick ice and snow, …
A tornado wiped out 95 percent of Greensburg. Hailstorms rattled the south-central part of the state, damaging roofs. An ice storm crippled the state. With all the large-scale weather events to hit Kansas last year, it would seem likely that …
Stephen Six is taking over as the new Kansas attorney general. Six replaces Paul Morrison, who’s leaving office because of a sex scandal. The 42-year-old Douglas County judge took the oath of office at 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 31st in …
A bill providing $12 million over three years to help flood and tornado damaged rural communities rebuild gained first-round approval Tuesday in the Senate. A final vote of approval sends the bill to the House. Starting in the fourth year, …
Mississippi health officials hoped to come with a plan last week to restore ambulance service in 23 counties left hanging when Alabama-based Emergystat shut down. Emergystat, based in Vernon, Ala., notified Mississippi officials Jan. 23 that it had halted operations. …
Ascension Insurance Inc. signed an agreement to acquire the assets of the California -based insurance agency, Pan American Underwriters Inc. Pan American is a wholly owned subsidiary of PAULA Financial (Pink Sheets:PFCO). The board of directors of PFCO voted on …
There is an X-factor in setting insurance rates that even actuaries would have a hard time calculating: Politics. For those who serve as their state’s ultimate authority on what factors insurers can use to raise or lower rates, political calculations …
U.S. property/casualty insurers are expected to pay homeowners and businesses $6.5 billion for 2007 property losses from 23 catastrophes — the eighth lowest cost in a decade and the seventh lowest frequency for the same period, according to preliminary analysis …
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