Minnesota News

CarInsurance.com Enters Mich. Auto Market

CarInsurance.com recently announced that it has expanded its auto insurance agency into Michigan, making it the 21st state where the on-line company does business. CarInsurance.com offers insurance products in all 50 states, Canada and the United Kingdom. CarInsurance.com said it …

Today is ‘Distracted Driving Awareness Day’ in Virginia

AAA Mid-Atlantic and Drive Smart Virginia, along with the insurance industry and other partners, are calling on Virginians to take action today on Distracted Driving Awareness Day and make a pledge to pay attention while driving. Distracted Driving Awareness Day …

Minn. Insurers Seek Ways to Keep Recent Grads Covered

More than 98,200 Minnesotans between the ages of 18 and 24 don’t have health insurance, partly because of a state law that says a child can be covered by parents’ insurance only until age 18, or until age 25 if …

OneBeacon Offers Small Business Owners Coverage in Minn.

OneBeacon Insurance Group today announced that it will begin offering property-casualty solutions to small-business owners in Minnesota through independent agent partners. OneBeacon’s local small-business operation will be led by Territorial Manager James Spindler, based in Minneapolis. Mike Keane, head of …

Colorado, Minnesota, North Dakota, Virginia Receive Accreditation Awards

National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) President and Alabama Commissioner Walter Bell recognized four states with accreditation awards on Friday in San Francisco. The awards are part of the Financial Regulation Standards and Accreditation Program and were announced during the …

Personal Lines Leaders

Agency Name 2006 Personal Personal Total 2006 Main Office Main Office Web site Lines Lines P/C Premiums City State Premium Revenue Written 1 Keystone Insurers Group $316.0 million $39.5 million $790.0 million Northumberland Pennsylvania www.keystoneinsgrp.com 2 The Leavitt Group $300.0 …

Declarations

Presidents rememberedM “I think in our country most presidents have great qualities. I knew Nixon quite well and I was a great admirer of his. His grasp of foreign policy was uncanny. He had weaknesses but he had great strengths …

High Expectations Create Hazard for Firefighters in the Wild

A building boom of homes on the fringes of wilderness has created a new kind of hero: the wildland firefighter who often saves the day — and the homes. But success has created high public expectations that can have deadly …

Minn.Trade, National Group Applaud Legislative Defeat of Bad Faith Bill

The Minnesota Association of Farm Mutual Insurance Companies, (MAFMIC) and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) stated today that “consumers win” with the legislative defeat of harmful Bad Faith “Double Lawsuit” proposals. If passed, the “Double Lawsuit” proposals …

Minn. Senate Fails to Advance Good Faith Insurance Proposal

The Minnesota Senate put a halt on a so-called insurance reform bill that has bedeviled lawmakers this session. What had been called the “good faith” insurance provision would have made it easier for consumers to sue insurance companies over denied …