South Dakota News

N.H. Modifies Producer, Adjuster Licensing Law, Fees

New Hampshire officials announced changes in licensing fees for insurance producers and adjusters that include a single $210 application and license fee for initial producer licensing replacing what used to be two separate fees. The producer licensing renewal fee remains …

S&P Advises Floods Could Lead to Ratings Actions on Midwest-Focused Insurers

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said it does not expect the 2008 Midwest floods to impact ratings or outlooks for the majority of companies that it rates. However, property/casualty writers that are geographically concentrated in the affected states, especially those …

New Markets

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. International Energy Package Market Detail: MarketScout provides a market for clients needing coverage for foreign …

Allstate Study: Sioux Falls Safest Driving City for Third Year

An insurance study has once again found that Sioux Falls has the safest drivers in the nation, marking the third straight year that South Dakota’s largest city has topped the list. Researchers with Allstate Insurance Co. analyzed two years of …

America’s Safest Drivers Travel the Roads in America’s Heartland

Residents in Sioux Falls, S.D., continued to top the chart as the safest drivers in the U.S., according to the fourth annual Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report. The average driver in Sioux Falls experiences an auto collision every 14.6 years. …

Feds Extend Reporting Time for Crop Insurance in Flood Areas

Federal crop insurance officials say they will allow additional time, until Aug 15, 2008, for submitting acreage reports for all 2008 crop year spring-seeded acreage in areas impacted by flooding and extreme weather conditions. This additional time applies to spring-seeded …

New Markets

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. Custom Home Builders Market Detail: Lemac & Associates, a division of Risk Placement Services Inc. …

Midwest Meeting Planned to Discuss Lead Fragments Found in Venison

Experts on wildlife, public health and food safety from five states are meeting in Minnesota this week to talk about lead fragments in deer shot by hunters. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is hosting a meeting tomorrow, June 4, …

Getting Down to Business

When does the business interruption restoration period begin? A typical business interruption policy limits the period of time for which an insured can recover to the so-called “restoration period.” The applicable period is primarily determined by the terms and conditions …

New Markets

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. Energy Risks Market Detail: MarketScout has a team dedicated to energy accounts. They have the …