January 13, 2008
Brown & Brown, Turner & Associates Through a subsidiary, Brown & Brown Inc. acquired Tecumseh, Okla.-based Turner & Associates Insurance Agency Inc. Turner & Associates, with annualized revenue of approximately $1.7 million, specializes in the oil and gas industry. The …
January 13, 2008
Dallas-based regional insurer, The Republic Group, appointed Jim Drawert to the new position of vice president – Industry Relations. Additionally, Cathy Link has joined Republic as chief underwriting officer. Drawert joined Republic in 2003 as vice president – chief underwriting …
January 11, 2008
Repeat drunken drivers in two Minnesota counties can get back behind the wheel sooner if they pay to have blow-in-the-tube devices installed in their vehicles. So far, results in the two pilot programs are mixed. County officials say there’s no …
January 9, 2008
Thirteen companies with approximately 183,200 employees in Texas were approved to self-insure for workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of Workers’ Compensation Self-Insurance Program. The department announced that Commissioner of Workers’ …
January 3, 2008
Through a subsidiary, Brown & Brown Inc. has acquired Tecumseh, Okla.-based Turner & Associates Insurance Agency Inc., the companies announced. Turner & Associates, with annualized revenue of approximately $1.7 million, specializes in the insurance needs of the oil and gas …
December 31, 2007
From storms that flooded the Midwest destroying homes and business in the summer to a court ruling that could have a significantly negative impact on the medical malpractice insurance market in the state of Illinois, 2007 was a year to …
December 31, 2007
Mississippi will share in $72 million of assets seized from Martin Frankel, a former financier convicted of stealing from insurance companies, Insurance Commissioner George Dale said. Dale said the assets were seized by the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service …
December 31, 2007
Weather, directly or indirectly, was a driving force in the insurance markets for the South Central states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas in 2007. With the exception of Arkansas, throughout the year the South Central states dealt with insurance …
December 31, 2007
New leaders tackled old issues and the region battled fire and rain. 1. No day at the beach Insurance markets for coastal properties continued to challenge insurers, agents, policymakers and property owners, despite an inactive hurricane season. For the most …
December 28, 2007
Two of Oklahoma’s largest industries, agriculture and tourism, have combined to give local tourist destinations a new level of exposure. The Oklahoma Agritourism initiative, a partnership between the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department and the Department of Agriculture, Food and …