Editor’s Note: For a comprehensive report of mergers and acquisitions for 2008, see Special Report: Agency Mergers in 2008 in the Dec. 22, 2008, edition of Insurance Journal. Euclid Insurance, Illinois American Insurance Agency Euclid Insurance Services Inc., has acquired …
A federal judge has ordered lawyers seeking to prevent the release of information to South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford on workers compensation awards and attorney fees to explain their stance. The State of Columbia newspaper reported Sanford wants the information …
Laws mandating stores only sell cigarettes that are slow-burning and fire-safe went into effect in five states on New Year’s Day, including Texas and Oklahoma. Those two states, plus Delaware, Iowa and Pennsylvania, joined 17 others in mandating the fire-safe …
A national consumer group says state insurance departments vary in the quality of the information they provide consumers online, with differences in the usefulness of information such as the rates and practices of individual insurance companies. According to the Consumer …
But Challenges Could Lie Ahead in 2009 Even With Government Stimulus Package Commercial construction insurance brokers from the northeast to the west coast, from Texas all the way to North Carolina, say the market and their business right now are …
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. Top 10 Most Unusual Searches on MyNewMarkets.com in 2008 Exotic Snake and Reptile Breeding Operation …
AFCO Credit Corp. has plans to buy the domestic operations and assets of the premium finance business of Cananwill from Aon Corp. Glenview, Ill.-based Cananwill provides insurance premium financing for commercial property and casualty policies. It was founded in 1937. …
Wholesale insurance broker Swett & Crawford has won the endorsement of the Carolina Lathing & Plastering Contractors Association for its insurance program designed especially to cover the risks and exposures of Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS) applicators. EIFS are …
A federal judge has ordered lawyers seeking to prevent the release of information to South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford on workers compensation awards and attorney fees to explain their stance. The State of Columbia reports Sanford wants the information from …
University of South Carolina geographers have produced a map of natural-hazard mortality in the United States. The map, featured in the Dec. 17 issue of the International Journal of Health Geographics, gives a county-level representation of the likelihood of dying …
