Western Mutual, Farmers Home Mutual Western National Insurance Group (WNIG) plans to merge Western National Mutual Insurance Co. and Farmers Home Mutual Insurance Co. into a single company under the surviving name of Western National Mutual Insurance Co. Western National …
Nearly 52 percent of U.S. urban Interstates are now congested and traffic fatality rates rose slightly, but road surface conditions and bridge conditions improved, according to the Reason Foundation’s latest annual highway performance report. “Gridlock isn’t going away,” said David …
Seattle-based Safeco has announced it has expanded its sales organization from five to nine regions, and has named executives to lead two of the new territories. “Independent insurance agents have consistently told us they want more personal contact,” said Spencer …
Overnight rain and cooler temperatures dealt a “priceless” blow to a wildfire that has killed a homeowner, injured two firefighters and destroyed 27 houses, a top fire official said early Monday. Joe Lowe, state wildland fire coordinator, told crews at …
A South Dakota judge has ordered a man who set fire to a Rapid City home last fall to pay thousands of dollars in restitution to an insurance company. Dustin Bomford, 19, pleaded guilty to second-degree arson and was given …
The Farmers Insurance Group of Cos. recently announced that it will recognize new parents in the Midwestern states of Nebraska, Michigan, and South Dakota by offering a new parent discount auto insurance policy. The discount will be available to all …
Summer holidays like the 4th of July are always a great time for law enforcement, government officials and yes, the insurance industry, to remind people about traffic safety issues. But as we head into this holiday, it is obvious that …
For the second straight year, an insurance study has found that Sioux Falls, S.D. has the safest drivers in the nation. Researchers with Allstate Insurance Co. analyzed two years of internal crash data to calculate the chance that drivers in …
For the second straight year, an insurance study has found that Sioux Falls, S.D. has the safest drivers in the nation. Researchers with Allstate Insurance Co. analyzed two years of internal crash data to calculate the chance that drivers in …
The Department of Public Safety said 494 people were killed on Minnesota roads last year, a drop of nearly 12 percent from 2005 and the lowest number since 1945. Summer holidays like the 4th of July are always a great …
