A survey of business leaders in nine Midwestern and Plains states suggests that the region’s economy continues to show signs of improvement, but job losses persist. The Mid-America Business Conditions index released July 1 rose to its highest level since …
Georgia Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine said insurance agents in several states have been called by scammers posing as insurance regulators in order to collect personal data that would make I.D. theft possible. “While we haven’t had any cases of …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland has warned insurance producers and adjusters across the state to be on the lookout for imposters posing as Oklahoma Insurance Department employees seeking confidential personal information. The Insurance Department has received reports of individuals calling …
Donald Forsythe and Fred Wilder, founders of Wilder-Forsythe Inc. insurance agency, picked an awful location to sell insurance. The small office building they bought in 1974 in the far-northern New York city of Ogdensburg sits on land, formerly a gas …
New Jersey lawmakers have approved a measure that puts safety above the law when it comes to underage drinking. The bill grants immunity to any under 21 who has been drinking if that person calls police when another teen drinks …
Florida Governor Charlie Crist has signed into law legislation blocking local governments from billing motorists for emergency response services at the scene of an automobile accident. SB 2282, sponsored by Sen. Mike Bennett (R.-Bradenton) prohibits local governments from levying additional …
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Storms with wind gusts nearing hurricane speed cut across Oklahoma and Arkansas on June 12, causing damage in at least 13 Arkansas counties. Tommy Jackson, a spokesman with the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management, says Conway and Johnson counties have …
Burns & Wilcox reported that Kendra Corman has joined the company as its new marketing director. Corman is responsible for managing the company’s advertising and marketing initiatives, which includes overseeing new product launches and developing e-mail marketing strategies, agent incentive …
Dallas-based Sleeper Sewell Insurance Services Inc. announced that Von Breaux is now responsible for leading the company as part of his duties as recently named president and CEO of ANBTX Insurance Services Inc. Sleeper Sewell is one of the operating …
