September 25, 2009
Aggressive Insurance, based in Irving, Texas, has announced a new aircraft insurance program. Aggressive is initially introducing the program in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas. The program administrator expects approvals in up to 40 states during the …
September 24, 2009
A report from the White House says health insurance premiums in Oklahoma have risen twice as much as wages since 1999. The report says the cost of premiums is up by 96 percent while wages rose by 47 percent. The …
September 23, 2009
David Overbey is no scientist, but he says a person doesn’t have to be to see how much the Illinois River has improved in recent years. Overbey, a 67-year-old retired laborer who spends his days fishing the river in the …
September 22, 2009
In the dark of night on Sept. 15, 1999, Kelly Andreucci stood on the front porch of his childhood home along Godfrey Avenue and worried about the rain drenching his neighborhood. That night, Hurricane Floyd skirted the Grand Strand before …
September 21, 2009
A Muslim teenager claims in a federal lawsuit that she was denied a job at an Abercrombie & Fitch clothing store at a Tulsa mall because she wore a head scarf. In the lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court …
September 21, 2009
Fire investigators have arrested a Louisiana man on charges of arson with intent to defraud, conspiracy to commit arson with intent to defraud and filing a false police report. Lafayette Fire Department officials say the arrest was the result of …
September 21, 2009
State Auto, NuGrowth Columbus, Ohio-based super regional insurer, State Auto Financial Corporation, is selling its Strategic Insurance Software (SIS) subsidiary to NuGrowth Solutions, a software sales and development company also headquartered in Columbus. SIS was founded in 1995 with the …
September 21, 2009
1 Million From 1996 to 2008, Oklahoma averaged about 1 million cloud-to-ground lightning strikes each year, and according to the National Weather Service the lightning strike total in the state is on the increase for 2009. In Oklahoma City alone, …
September 21, 2009
Regulators Say Fingerprinting Keeps Criminals Out of the Business Don’t be alarmed, but there are convicted criminals roaming around the country acting as insurance producers. They could be robbers, forgers, possibly even rapists. They got their producer licenses in states …
September 21, 2009
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. Misc. Medical Malpractice Market Detail: NAS Insurance Services Inc. gives agents the ability to provide …