North Carolina News

STATE FARM GOES HOLLYWOOD WITH SPONSORSHIP OF MAJOR FILM PROMOTION

Bloomington-Ill.-based State Farm Insurance has announced that it is the first property and casualty insurer to be a sponsor of a major film promotion. State CARS, the latest movie from Disney-Pixar, the Academy Award-winning creators of The Incredibles and Finding …

People and Places

Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based brokerage has named Jonathan Axel senior vice president of the Kagan-Kozberg Division at Hub International of California Insurance Services Inc., a subsidiary of the insurance brokerage. Axel will be based at the Culver City, Calif., …

New Markets

Excess Auto LiabilityTITLE: Nuts & Bolts: Freberg Environmental Inc. announced an excess automobile liability program designed to provide excess limits over FEI’s hazardous material and hazardous waste trucking program with Arch Insurance Group. The Arch program provides a maximum limit …

Northeast states fair well in legal system fairness rankings by Chamber of Commerce

Northeast states fared fairly well in the latest U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranking of states’ civil justice systems, with several in the top 10 favorites. The survey ranks states from best to worst on legal fairness based on a survey …

People and Places

Conroe, Texas-based managing general agency and wholesale insurance broker Surplus Inc. announced key promotions within its management team. Debra Bowers was promoted to executive vice president. Bowers has 25 years of experience in the industry with 23 of these years …

New Markets

Excess Auto Liability Nuts & Bolts: Freberg Environmental, Inc. has announced an excess automobile liability program. The program is designed to provide excess limits over FEI’s hazardous material and hazardous waste trucking program with Arch Insurance Group. The Arch program …

New Markets

New Markets Excess Auto Liability Nuts & Bolts: Freberg Environmental Inc. announced an excess automobile liability program designed to provide excess limits over FEI’s hazardous material and hazardous waste trucking program with Arch Insurance Group. The Arch program provides a …

People Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based brokerage has named Jonathan Axel senior vice president of the Kagan-Kozberg Division at Hub International of California Insurance Services Inc., a subsidiary of the insurance brokerage. Axel will be based at the Culver City, …

Southeast states lagging in legal system fairness rankings by Chamber of Commerce

Southeast states didn’t fare well in the latest U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranking of states’ civil justice systems. North Carolina came in as number 10 in the top 10 favorites; while West Virginia was at the bottom of the list. …

Kentucky psychiatrist sentenced

Fraud Roundup Imposter arrested ‘playing dentist’ A Miami-Dade County man was arrested for practicing dentistry without a license and submitting fraudulent Medicaid claims, according to Florida’s Attorney General Charlie Crist. Orlando Sotolongo Guarton allegedly posed under the name of an …