December 5, 2006
According to the third annual “Most Secure U.S. Places to Live” rankings from Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, the most secure location to live in the United States is St. George, Utah. The rankings, compiled by database experts at www.bestplaces.net, …
December 4, 2006
St. Paul Travelers said Dec. 1 that it will stop renewing many commercial insurance policies in the New Orleans area next year, stoking fears that other insurers are prepared to pull out of the market after Hurricane Katrina. The state’s …
December 4, 2006
When Michigan retirees Willie and Lois Gales asked for a way to ease a $200 increase in their auto insurance rate, they ended up at a two-day safety class in Detroit designed for older drivers. They got tips to prepare …
November 30, 2006
Departing Minn.-basedUnitedHealth Group Inc. chief William McGuire is sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars worth of stock options. But a federal judge is weighing whether to make him get permission before cashing them in. A company-sponsored report has concluded …
November 30, 2006
Farm-state senators will make a last-ditch effort this week to pass agricultural disaster assistance, though it’s unlikely it will become law before the new year. North Dakota Sens. Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan, both Democrats, pressured Republican leadership to take …
November 27, 2006
Oswald Companies, an insurance brokerage firm, announced the opening of a Minneapolis office. The focus of the new office is business insurance solutions in property & casualty and benefits for manufacturing, retail, healthcare, logistics and family or closely held businesses. …
November 27, 2006
The Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission created by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners installed its Management Committee and elected a Committee chair, vice-chair and treasurer recently during the Commission’s inaugural annual meeting in Lansdowne, Va. The Commission elected Pennsylvania …
November 20, 2006
2 percent Four of the Ohio’s five largest medical malpractice insurers have revised their rates to produce an average decrease of almost 2 percent for Ohio doctors this year, following years of increases, the Ohio Department of Insurance said. The …
November 20, 2006
Tony Boyd joined Dallas-based McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. as a sales professional in Personal Insurance Professionals, a division of MHBT that serves personal lines clients. Prior to joining MHBT, he was agency owner of the Boyd Agency (Allstate), vice …
November 19, 2006
People Tony Boyd joined Dallas-based McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. as a sales professional in Personal Insurance Professionals, a division of MHBT that serves personal lines clients. Prior to joining MHBT, he was agency owner of the Boyd Agency (Allstate), …