SUNZ SUNZ Insurance Co. of St. Petersburg, Fla., has gained the rights to provide workers’ compensation in four more states. The added states are Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Arizona. SUNZ, which is five years old, began by providing workers’ compensation …
Hurricane Earl battered North Carolina’s coast with rain, winds and waves Friday and swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a weakened but still dangerous storm. The impact of the Category 2 storm appeared to …
InVEST, an insurance industry classroom to career education program founded by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”), named three new members to its national board: Joey O’Connor, vice president of Insurance Underwriters Ltd.; Richard E. …
As Hurricane Earl prepares to approach North Carolina tonight, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says it is preparing for the storm and supporting state and local officials along the East Coast as they work to protect their communities. FEMA …
Visitors and some residents evacuated from low-lying vacation islands off the North Carolina coast Wednesday as Hurricane Earl bore down on the U.S. eastern seaboard, churning up dangerous swells. Earl, still a major Category 3 hurricane, weakened slightly overnight but …
Alabama-based Regions Financial is expanding access to personal lines insurance for its bank customers in Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Virginia. Customers will be able to purchase homeowners, renters, automobile, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, watercraft and specialty insurance products for personal …
A Nov. 8 plea hearing is set for a former volunteer firefighter accused of setting a blaze in Berkeley County, W. Va., that injured a firefighter from another department. Berkeley County Prosecutor Pamela Games-Neely told a judge on Monday that …
The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration is asking a judge to dismiss coal producer Massey Energy’s lawsuit challenging the agency’s power over ventilation plans. MSHA says case law requires Massey to appeal ventilation plan decisions to the Federal Mine …
Markel Corp. announced that it has promoted John Latham to president, wholesale division, and Steve Girard has been promoted to executive vice president, southeast regional operations. Latham will continue to oversee Markel’s regional offices located in Virginia, Texas, Arizona, California, …
The threat of Hurricane Earl is prompting many to flee North Carolina’s vacation islands and federal authorities are warning residents along the Eastern seaboard to be ready to evacuate, the Associated Press is reporting. According to the National Hurricane Center, …
