Utah News

California Company Recalling Bagged Spinach due to U.S. E. coli Outbreak

A California natural foods company was linked to a nationwide E. coli outbreak that has killed one person and sickened nearly 100 others. Supermarkets across the country pulled spinach from shelves, and consumers tossed out the leafy green. Food and …

Miami Agent Soto Sworn in as National Big ‘I’ President

Miami insurance agent Alex Soto has been inaugurated as the new president of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”), with Robert E. Fulwider and C. Brett Nilsson assuming the offices of president-elect and vice president, …

Builders & Tradesmen’s Offers One-Shot Builders Risk Program

Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services Inc. in Rocklin, Calif., is offering its new One-Shot Builders Risk Program in California, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. “Single-shot” residential builders risk coverage is available on-line for projects up …

In Iowa’s Healing Field, 2,988 Flags Honor Victims of Sept. 11 Attacks

The rippling of flags and passing traffic were the only sounds heard Friday as people milled about 2,988 American flags, each one representing a person killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The Healing Field of Central Iowa is …

National Contractors Ins. Co. – Making GL Insurance Affordable for General & Artisan Contractors

National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group (NCIC) specializes in general liability insurance for the licensed general and artisan contractor. Minimum Premium for most artesian classes and markets begin at $1,500, general contractor at $3,000. Industry required endorsements …

Provo Recovering From Storm Damage

Most of the major damage to public facilities caused by a 12-minute storm in Provo, Utah, that caused $13 million in damages has been resolved. Provo city, which lost $1.2 million in trees and took a $1.3 million hit to …

New Markets

Insurance Agents E&O Nuts & Bolts: London American Professional Liability LLC, a program administrator and MGA, introduced a new professional liability program for insurance agencies. The program is designed for agencies with gross written premiums between $5 million and $250 …

New Markets

Security Risks Nuts & Bolts: AI Risk, Lexington Insurance’s Middle Market Unit, has selected Brownyard Programs Ltd. to bring AIG’s GuardSecure product to small- and intermediate-sized private security companies throughout the United States. The program’s focus will include a range …

Get your motor runnin’ – not stolen

California received the dubious honor of most motorcycle thefts in the nation in 2005, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. The Golden State recorded 9,110 thefts in 2005, compared with 9,213 in 2004. The state was followed by Florida, …

Business Moves

Progressive Drive, Homesite Drive Insurance from Progressive, a writer of auto insurance through independent agents and brokers in the United States, signed a joint marketing agreement with Homesite Insurance Group, a national provider of home insurance products. The agreement will …