March 22, 2010
As the NCAA men’s basketball tournament tipped off, one could say that Cookeville, Tennessee insurance agent Gary Maxwell had the best seat in the house. No, he wasn’t sitting courtside or in a luxury box of any kind; he was …
March 22, 2010
How One Insurance Agency Is Helping Preserve Historic Homes and Businesses While other insurance agents are out visiting manufacturing plants, shopping malls and office parks, Brian Phoebus is hanging out in historic homes, renovated museums, art galleries and performing arts …
March 10, 2010
National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group (“NCIC”), A.M. Best Rated B+ (Good), is expanding from 25 to 35 states, with their Commercial General Liability coverage now being made available in Alabama, Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Mississippi, …
March 10, 2010
Two House subcommittees have scheduled a joint hearing today on ways to address homeowners insurance costs in disaster-prone communities, an issue that has some environmentalists, taxpayer groups and insurers standing together. Testimony at today’s hearing will revisit the Homeowners Defense …
March 10, 2010
North Carolina officials report that a Wilson woman has been arrested for allegedly staging a robbery to collect insurance money. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrest of Leslie Michelle Nowell. Department investigators allege that Nowell filed a police report …
March 10, 2010
Salina, Kan., city officials said that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s new floodplain map is just plain wrong and they will consider appealing the floodplain maps for the south part of town. Most of the concern regarding the remapping is …
March 10, 2010
Austin, Texas-based The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research has announced the addition of five new members to the 2010-2016 Certified Insurance Service Representatives (CISR) board of governors. New board members will serve six-year terms. Officers serve one year …
March 9, 2010
Zurich North America Commercial’s Specialties business unit is now offering a monoline umbrella product for customers engaged in the lumber and hardware industries. This offering is administered by the Huntersville, N.C.-based American Lumber Underwriters and is available to agents and …
March 9, 2010
Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has launched a mobile version of the North Carolina Department of Insurance’s Web site, www.ncdoi.com, to provide a mobile-friendly way for consumers to link with the state insurance department. The mobile site is an abbreviated version …
March 9, 2010
Consumers in North Carolina were able to recover more than $9 million from insurance companies in 2009 with the assistance of the state insurance department. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin said the recovery came from his department’s handling of more than …