Five weeks after many of them lost their homes to a powerful tornado, Picher, Okla., residents are expressing frustration about a new state insurance law that is affecting the buyout process for residents of the polluted community. Tensions rose during …
Cline Wood Agency appointed Jeff Boan Transportation sales manager for the company’s southwest sales region — Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. In addition to leading Cline Wood’s Arlington, Texas, office, Boan will continue concentrating on sales. Boan joined Cline Wood …
Hail damage claims from storms that hit Oklahoma in early June could easily top $20 million, an insurance industry source says, matching the cost of a similar storm in April. Meanwhile, nearly 1,260 electric company customers in Wakita and the …
The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration is taking a stab at requiring airtight emergency refuges in the nation’s 624 underground coal mines. Mine operators can either store building materials underground, build airtight rooms, or place prefabricated refuges in the …
Well before the June 1 start of hurricane season claims costs from weather related damages were on a steady climb across the South Central states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. Late May, early June hailstorms in central Oklahoma likely …
He’s No Devil “They say I’m the devil and I’ve been bought off. It’s absolutely not true.” —Oklahoma Rep. Ron Peterson, R-Broken Arrow, a former independent insurance agent, announcing he won’t run for his state representative’s post again. Peterson came …
Golden Eagle Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Pete McPartland president and CEO. McPartland comes from General Casualty in Sun Prairie, Wis., where he led insurance operations for QBE Regional Insurance as chief operating officer. He succeeds …
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. Custom Home Builders Market Detail: Lemac & Associates, a division of Risk Placement Services Inc. …
Government food inspectors say Ohio-grown tomatoes are still safe to eat. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says Ohio tomatoes are not part of a salmonella outbreak linked to three types of raw tomatoes. McDonald’s, Wal-Mart, Burger King, and Kroger …
Dallas-based U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. named Richard T. Schwartz as general counsel of U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc., and J. Brian Hobbs as president of Professional Claims Managers Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Risk and the company’s …
