Safeco Insurance and America First Insurance, both Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies, announced key management appointments in personal and commercial lines operations for the central United States region. Richard E. Meuret has been named vice president, Safeco Insurance, and Central …
Oklahoma City-based Physicians Liability Insurance Company (PLICO), announced it is declaring a dividend for its 2008 policyholders who renew their policies for 2009. The dividend will be either 3 percent or 6 percent of the 2008 premium and the amount …
Laying the groundwork for the coming legislative session, Oklahoma state Rep. Mark McCullough recently presented a workers’ comp reform proposal to business leaders that he believes will drive down costs while improving worker benefits. “My plan would dismantle our lawsuit-based …
Mildred Hull and her husband, Stanley, were in their mobile home near Oklahoma 19 when a 20-inch natural gas pipeline exploded about 3 a.m. Nov. 14, destroying the couple’s home and two others, authorities said. Mildred Hull had burns on …
Barack Obama wasn’t the only one to make history Nov. 4 when he was elected the first black U.S. president. Statehouses also broke ground on several fronts. New Hampshire became the first state in U.S. history to give women the …
Passion is not a word we hear very often in the insurance industry. In all my years of listening to industry speakers, I can’t recall a single veteran agency principal, carrier CEO or consultant talk about his or her passion. …
A national consumer group says state insurance departments vary in the quality of the information they provide consumers online, with only six states doing an excellent job. State insurance department websites in six states were found to be “excellent” in …
Passion is not a word we hear very often in the insurance industry. In all my years of listening to industry speakers, I can’t recall a single veteran agency principal, carrier CEO or consultant talk about his or her passion. …
Each year since 1993, the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America and Reagan Consulting study leading agencies and brokers in the country. After this year’s study, a total of 189 agencies from around the country maintained their Best Practices …
The Web sites of the Texas and Oklahoma insurance departments achieved an “excellent” rating from a national consumer group that surveyed information provided by state insurance departments to consumers online. Only six states were found to be doing an excellent …
