Montana News

Montana Launches Driver’s Ed/Insurance Classroom Training

Montana State Auditor John Morrison’s office has launched a new auto insurance training program for teen drivers. The program, called “The Road to Understanding Auto Insurance,” is free to high school instructors that teach driver’s education courses and will inform …

New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Commercial Property Market Detail: RISC brings to market a commercial property program designed for a …

Surplus Lines Results Remain Strong, Despite Heightened Competition

Brokerage M&As Expected to Continue for the Near Term; Time’s Almost Up for Congress to Pass Reform Bill Surplus lines insurers continued to outperform the property/casualty industry in underwriting and operating performance in 2007 despite the softening market and more …

Montana Recorded 54 Work-Related Fatalities in 2007

Montana had 54 work-related fatalities in 2007, according to the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) study report released by the Montana Department of Labor and Industry’s Research and Analysis Bureau. That number of fatalities was an increse from the …

Farmers Alliance Companies Selects PipelineClaims 3.0 as Part of a Technology Modernization Initiative

New Web-Based System Customizes and Consolidates Claims Processing Environment Honolulu, HI – August 26, 2008 — BlueWave Technology™, Inc., a provider of property and casualty insurance solutions, today announced that the Farmers Alliance Companies (FAMI) have selected BlueWave Technology’s PipelineClaims® …

Cherry Creek Insurance Agency Acquires Montana’s Hanes Hathaway

Denver-based Cherry Creek Insurance has acquired Montana-based Hanes Hathaway Inc., a specialty agency that focuses on coverage and risk exposures for technology related firms.As part of the acquisition, Cherry Creek will add a range of middle-market technology clients, along with …

Montana Fire Suppression Efforts Expected to Grow

Residential development is adding to the costs of fighting wildfires in Montana, with a recent study showing that most years federal, state, tribal and county governments spend millions of dollars suppressing wildfires and protecting Montana homes in the woods. According …

Colorado Ranks High on Tornado Charts

Tornadoes are usually classified using the Fujita Tornado Scale, or FScale developed by Dr. T. Theodore Fujita at the University of Chicago in 1971, CDS said. Using FScale classifications, the study looked at whether there was any correlation between tornado …

New Markets

New Markets The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Builders Risk and Affiliated Exposures Market Detail: Atlantic Risk Specialists (www.arspecialists.com) brings builders …

Montana State Auditor’s Office Launches Driver’s Ed/Insurance Classroom Training

Montana State Auditor John Morrison’s office has launched a new auto insurance training program for teen drivers. The program, called “The Road to Understanding Auto Insurance,” is free to high school instructors that teach driver’s education courses and will inform …