September 18, 2006
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 …
September 11, 2006
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, …
September 11, 2006
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 …
September 11, 2006
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 …
September 8, 2006
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 …
September 5, 2006
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 …
September 4, 2006
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 …
September 4, 2006
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 …
September 4, 2006
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, …
September 4, 2006
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 …