South Dakota News

Esurance Sales Center Plan Heats Up East Coast Auto Policy Competition

Esurance, a direct-to-consumer auto insurance company, has announced plans to open a new Tampa Sales Center and to hire 25 sales representatives. The new sales center will supplement activities at the company’s Tampa Regional Sales Office. It also has a …

Officials Revamp, Expand Western Program for Rangeland Insurance

A pilot program for rangeland insurance, criticized by some for how it calculated losses, has been revamped and expanded to include more producers in Montana and Wyoming, a federal agriculture official said Dec. 20. Beginning with the 2005 crop year, …

Canter Says State, Federal Regs Are Detrimental

More than 120 firms participated in the Big “I” exhibit During my term we have made numerous advances, I couldn’t have done any of them without the help of the Executive Committee and dedicated committee-members,” said Louise “BeBe” Canter, president …

Surplus Lines Liability Products

Nuts & Bolts: Noodle Specialty Brokers (NSB) has made available surplus lines liability products from a nonadmitted carrier rated “A+ XV.” The products are available via appointed wholesalers in 17 states and the District of Columbia, and are geared toward …

S.D. Court Rules on When Umbrella Kicks in as Excess Coverage

Deciding an issue never settled before in South Dakota, the state Supreme Court said that secondary, umbrella insurance does not kick in until another insurer’s primary coverage has paid its full limit. The unanimous ruling came in a case involving …

S.D. INSURERS ASK STEUCK TO SPIKE CREDIT SCORING BILL:

South Dakota draft legislation regarding credit scoring is unnecessary, burdensome and would open the door for even more restrictive alternatives in the legislature if introduced, a leading industry representative has told Insurance Director Gary Steuck. The draft legislation, DRR26, would …

Surplus Lines Liability Products

Nuts & Bolts: Noodle Specialty Brokers (NSB) has made available surplus lines liability products from a nonadmitted carrier rated “A+ XV.” Wholesalers offer the products in 17 states and the District of Columbia, and are geared toward medium to large …

People & Places

Bradley Darr Atlanta-based Beecher Carlson Holdings, Inc.has announced the appointments of Bradley Darr as senior vice president and Jeffrey Smith as a managing director responsible for large account sales and recruitment of talent. Jeffrey Smith Darr has 25 years of …

People & Places

Camilla Marlowe Camilla A. Marlowe was appointed vice president of Irvine, Calif.-based SullivanCurt-isMonroe Insurance Brokerage. Marlowe specializes in employee benefits consulting. She has 23 years of experience in the insurance industry. She previously spent six years with Calco in Orange, …

Surplus Lines Liability Products

Nuts & Bolts: Noodle Specialty Brokers (NSB) has made available surplus lines liability products from a nonadmitted carrier rated “A+ XV.” The products are available via appointed wholesalers in 17 states and the District of Columbia, and are geared toward …