West Virginia News

M&T Buys Maryland’s Hess Egan

M&T Insurance Agency, Inc. has acquired Hess Egan Hagerty & L’Hommedieu, Inc., a commercial insurance and surety brokerage agency based in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with additional offices in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Hess Egan will operate as a division of …

From DuPont Teflon to nanotechnology

Anticipating and assessing risk, along with defining and assigning value to units of exposure, are basic components of an insurance underwriter’s job. Challenging as those tasks are when examining well-known exposures, assessing risk becomes doubly daunting when faced with previously …

New Markets

Non-Standard Medical MalpracticeNuts & Bolts: NAS Insurance Services has broadened its non-standard medical malpractice insurance to virtually all physicians specialists — plastic/cosmetic surgeons, emergency room physicians, lasik surgeons, orthopedics, etc. — except for obstetrics and bariatric surgeons. Dollars: Limits of …

News Currents

W. Va. Big ‘I’ members to hear about mandates, regulations during Feb. 12-13 legislative discussions An update describing local, state and national industry and government issues, focusing on the latest legislative topics affecting the insurance industry and independent insurance agents …

People

Linda S. Downs, a Brown & Brown regional executive vice president, has been promoted to the newly formed position of executive vice president for leadership development. She will be responsible for Brown & Brown’s Benefits and Compensation Department, Quality Control …

News Currents

Another W.Va. mine disaster: Two miners found dead Two miners were found dead in a coal mine in Melville, W.Va. Jan. 21, after an underground conveyor belt caught fire, filling the mine with poisonous fumes–19 workers were able to escape, …

New Markets

New Markets Nuts & Bolts: NAS Insurance Services has broadened its non-standard medical malpractice insurance to virtually all physicians specialists – plastic/cosmetic surgeons, emergency room physicians, lasik surgeons, orthopedics, etc. – except for obstetrics and bariatric surgeons. Dollars: Limits of …

Emerging Risks

Anticipating and assessing risk, along with defining and assigning value to units of exposure, are basic components of an insurance underwriter’s job. Challenging as those tasks are when examining well-known exposures, assessing risk becomes doubly daunting when faced with previously …

Mandates, Regulations Key Topics During W.Va. Big ‘I’ Feb. 12-13 Legislative Topics

An update describing local, state and national industry and government issues, focusing on the latest legislative topics affecting the insurance industry and independent insurance agents in West Virginia will be held during the Feb. 12-13 annual state legislative conference Insurance …

Driving Scents: A Dash of Cinnamon or Peppermint Keeps Drivers Alert

The scent of peppermint or cinnamon may keep drivers more alert and decrease their frustration when behind the wheel. That’s according to the results of a recent study led by Dr. Bryan Raudenbush, Director of Undergraduate Research and associate professor …