January 28, 2007
Apartment Property Program Nuts & Bolts: Houston-based London American Risk Specialists Inc. has an Apartment Property Program endorsed by the National Apartment Association. The program is available in the continental United States. Highlights of the program include: competitive rates on …
January 28, 2007
Although 2006 is safely behind us, some sticky issues are on the horizon as we edge our way into 2007. Case in point is the pending Supreme Court cases of Safeco v. Burr and GEICO v. Edo. The cases are …
January 26, 2007
Dallas-based America First Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, announced the expansion of its Online Billing Service Center to allow its commercial lines customers to make online payments and view their account summaries and payment histories. Commercial customers can …
January 26, 2007
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) today named its 2007 Committee chairs and vice chairs. The NAIC officers, most immediate past president and zone representatives met earlier this month to make assignments based on the preferences submitted by the …
January 25, 2007
Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry on Jan. 23 proposed expanding two health care programs – one that helps small businesses provide insurance for their workers and another that covers the health care needs of children. “One in five Oklahomans has no …
January 25, 2007
Privately owned insurance and risk management firm, McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. (MHBT), announced that Mike Rutledge in MHBT’s Fort Worth, Texas, office has been named a partner in the firm. Rutledge’s career in the insurance field spans 30 years. …
January 25, 2007
The Board of Directors of Brown & Brown Inc. has elected Kenneth D. Kirk as regional president, responsible for the company’s retail and wholesale brokerage operations in the Western United States. Also, Kenneth Masters was elected a regional executive vice …
January 24, 2007
The Blue Hills Ski Area in suburban Boston has shut down indefinitely while the private operator of the state-owned facility scrambles to find new liability insurance coverage. The ski area hopes to have coverage in a matter of days, but …
January 24, 2007
More than a foot of snow fell on parts of northern Arizona, and several more inches were possible while children as far south as Tucson got a rare chance to play in the snow. Sunday’s storm was the latest of …
January 22, 2007
More than 2,000 bills have been filed for the 2007 session of the Oklahoma Legislature, including many measures that sponsors acknowledge do not have a chance of passage. It’s all part of the democratic process, officials say, even if it …