April 19, 2010
North Carolina’s attorney general says the state will not join a lawsuit that seeks to overturn President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. Attorney General Roy Cooper said in a letter to Gov. Beverly Perdue that health care is a policy …
April 16, 2010
While other insurance agents are visiting manufacturing plants, shopping malls and office parks, Brian Phoebus is hanging out in historic homes, renovated museums, art galleries and performing arts theaters. His haunts include Montpelier in Virginia, the lifelong home of James …
April 15, 2010
St. James Insurance Group, based in Orlando, Fla., has re-entered the commercial lines business after a five year absence. The program manager has appointed Dave Stricker, former senior vice president of All Risks Ltd., to lead the new Commercial Lines …
April 13, 2010
New York-based Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE) said it would begin offering personal lines coverage to owners of high-value homes in Maryland and Washington D.C.. The company, a member- owned reciprocal insurer, said it will also offer automobile, jewelry, art, …
April 13, 2010
The number of motorcycle sales dropped in 2009 and so did the number of motorcycle thefts. The latest report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) shows that motorcycle thefts declined by 13 percent in 2009, continuing a downward trend …
April 8, 2010
Montgomery Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, is expanding its school program in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Currently insuring more than 240 public and private schools across these four states, Montgomery Insurance said it will …
April 8, 2010
Representative of two Tennessee companies accused by authorities of selling phony medical insurance policies to thousands of people nationwide said Tuesday that they are not to blame for piles of unpaid medical bills. State officials filed a lawsuit against the …
April 8, 2010
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) announced that Ryan Young has joined the team as senior director of federal government affairs. Young, a native of Denver, N.C., joins the lobbying team primarily as a liaison …
April 6, 2010
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 …
April 5, 2010
How One Insurance Agency Is Helping Preserve Historic Homes and Businesses While other insurance agents are visiting manufacturing plants, shopping malls and office parks, Brian Phoebus is hanging out in historic homes, renovated museums, art galleries and performing arts theaters. …