Nebraska News

Donegal Mutual Purchasing Donegal Group Stock

Donegal Mutual Insurance Company in Marietta, Pa., announced it will purchase shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock of Donegal Group Inc. at market prices prevailing from time to time in the open market. At June …

Summer in the City: Unconventional Insurance and Olympian Security in Age of Terrorism Risk

A little more than a year ago, Britain’s Prince William celebrated his 21st birthday with a costume party at Windsor Castle. While William was addressing the partying crowd, a stranger wearing a black beard, white turban and pink dress and …

Midwest Tech Conference to Focus on Real-Time

An upcoming technology conference geared toward Midwest agency owners, managers and IT staff will focus on the effect of real-time insurance transactions on agency workflow, among other topics. The conference, which features separate tracks for agencies using AMS, Applied and …

Summer in the City: Terrorism, Political Conventions and the Olympics

A little more than a year ago, Britain’s Prince William celebrated his birthday with a costume party at Windsor Castle. While William was addressing the partying crowd, a stranger wearing a black beard, white turban and pink dress and looking …

AQUILA, CHUBB SETTLEMENT:

Aquila Inc. and The Chubb Corp. announced that the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri has approved a settlement between Aquila and two Chubb subsidiaries, Federal Insurance Company and Pacific Indemnity Company. In the settlement announced recently, …

NAMIC Issues P/C Legislative Analysis

One-fifth of the 251 property/casualty bills enacted in the states so far this year relate to the regulation of automobile insurance, according to an analysis by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC). “A total of 23 states approved …

Parting Shots: Mo. Agents Deserve Better

Larry Case In working with and representing Missouri’s independent agent community over the past 17 years, I have always believed that agents deserve more and better. That not only goes for the service delivered by the Missouri Association of Insurance …

The Guaranty Fund System: A Vital Safety Net

Suzanne Sahakian Property/casualty guaranty funds were created by state statutes beginning in the late 1960s to protect the public against financial losses to policyholders and claimants as a result of property and casualty insurance company insolvencies. Each of the 50 …

Aquila, Chubb Settlement Approved

Aquila Inc. and The Chubb Corporation announced that the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri has approved a settlement between Aquila and two Chubb subsidiaries, Federal Insurance Company and Pacific Indemnity Company. In the settlement announced …

MI-Assistant: On the Brink

From the brink of the dustbin to the brink of a bright future, it’s been a bumpy ride recently for MI-Assistant, the Eleva, Wis.-based agency solutions provider. In the cutthroat world of competitive rating and agency management systems, the company …