Animal Workers in Peril
The Dangers of Working With Wild Animals In 2010, Dawn Brancheau, a trainer at SeaWorld in Orlando, Fla.,was grabbed by a killer whale as she stood in a wading area at the edge of his tank. Reports said she was …
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. Insurance for Nonprofits Market Detail: Alliance of Nonprofits for Insurance, Risk Retention Group (ANI-RRG) insures …
Keystone Insurers Adds 2 More Kentucky Agencies to Network
Keystone Insurers Group (KIG) has added two more to its growing list of partner agencies. Jessie Insurance Agency of Campbellsville and Insurance Service Centers of Southeast Kentucky increase to 16 the number of KIG partners in Kentucky and join KIG’s …
Travelers Names 20 Personal Lines Agents of the Year
Travelers recognized 20 personal lines agents with its Agent of the Year award. Winners were picked for their community work, as well as high achievements in their lines of business. They are : Georgiana Carney, Pearl Carroll & Associates, Latham, …
Hiscox USA Opens Southeast Regional Office
Hiscox USA has opened a Southeast regional office in Atlanta, Georgia. The office, which is led by Robert Gadaleta will serve as a regional hub for brokers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. …
North Carolina Officials Investigating Series of House Fires
Investigators say someone set two homes on fire in a North Carolina neighborhood near four previous cases of arson. WCNC-TV reported that the fires set Friday damaged two Charlotte homes that were vacant and the power to the homes had …
Auto Insurers Begin Process of Recouping Losses from Toyota
Insurance companies are gearing up to recoup from Toyota money they paid for claims in crashes involving sudden acceleration, the subject of major safety recalls by the Japanese automaker. It could also mean money back for some drivers who paid …
North Carolina Court Upholds 2008 Rate Hikes Opposed by Coastal Towns
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has declined to upset a 2008 agreement between the state’s former insurance commissioner and insurers that hiked insurance rates for some coastal homeowners up to 30 percent and cut them for others in inland …
Keystone Insurers’ Kentucky Derby and Where It’s Going Next
Pennsylvania-based insurance agency franchisor Keystone Insurers Group has more than 200 agency owner-partners and it’s not done yet, says Colin Buzzard, Keystone’s executive vice president of sales and marketing. Currently, Keystone has agency partners in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia, Indiana …
Business Moves
Northern Capital Florida insurance officials have moved to shut down Northern Capital Insurance Co. after concluding that the firm is insolvent. Agents and the company’s 70,000 policyholders are being advised to cancel their Northern Capital policies and seek new coverage …
