Ezra Amacher

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21 02, 2023

Higginbotham Looks Back at 75 Years as Independent Agency

By | February 21st, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Higginbotham Looks Back at 75 Years as Independent Agency

When Paul C. Higginbotham founded his namesake insurance agency in 1948, he never could have imagined the Fort Worth, Texas company would grow into one of America’s top independent Property/Casualty agencies. Started as a personal insurance brokerage firm in Fort …

26 01, 2023

Sentry Tournament of Champions Opens PGA 2023 Calendar

By | January 26th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Sentry Tournament of Champions Opens PGA 2023 Calendar

The PGA Tour 2023 calendar year teed off in Kapalua, Hawaii earlier this month with the Sentry Tournament of Champions, sponsored by Sentry Insurance. The tournament marked the first of 13 new elevated PGA Tour events this year with increased …

23 01, 2023

Louisiana Governor Orders Special Session to Address Insurance Incentive Fund

By | January 23rd, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Louisiana Governor Orders Special Session to Address Insurance Incentive Fund

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards called for a special session Sunday to address appropriate funds to the Insure Louisiana Incentive Fund, a fund created by lawmakers last year to attract more insurance companies to the state. Edwards said the special …

18 01, 2023

Skyward Specialty Finds 2023 is Right for IPO

By | January 18th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Skyward Specialty Finds 2023 is Right for IPO

Houston, Texas-based Skyward Specialty on Friday became the first U.S. company to launch an initial public offering in the calendar year, a move that CEO Andrew Robinson said will provide greater capital flexibility as it grows its business in the …

29 12, 2022

Top 10 Midwest Insurance Journal Stories of 2022

By | December 29th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Top 10 Midwest Insurance Journal Stories of 2022

Allstate buying office space in downtown Chicago, State Farm suing Tesla over a car fire, and Geico being ordered to settle with a woman who contracted an STD in an insured’s car were some of the most-read stories in Insurance …

2 04, 2022

Sixth Court Sides With Distributor in Ohio Opioid Lawsuit Jurisdiction Dispute

By | April 2nd, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Sixth Court Sides With Distributor in Ohio Opioid Lawsuit Jurisdiction Dispute

An Ohio district court correctly granted a pharmaceutical distributor’s motion to remand to state court a case regarding whether its insurer must provide defense in ongoing opioid litigation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled. In a …

30 03, 2022

Illinois Court: Insurer Must Defend IT Company in BIPA Suits

By | March 30th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Illinois Court: Insurer Must Defend IT Company in BIPA Suits

An insurer must defend an information technology company facing a pair of Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) lawsuits, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois said in a March 30 ruling. In Citizens Insurance Company of America …

3 09, 2021

Florida Workers’ Comp Rates Set to Decrease, Again

By | September 3rd, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Florida Workers’ Comp Rates Set to Decrease, Again

Florida workers’ compensation rates are set to decline again as the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has proposed a statewide rate decrease of 4.9% in the voluntary market. The rates would take effect Jan. 1, 2022 if approved by …

18 08, 2021

North Carolina Gov. Cooper Issues State of Emergency After Tropical Storm Fred Causes Historic Flooding

By | August 18th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on North Carolina Gov. Cooper Issues State of Emergency After Tropical Storm Fred Causes Historic Flooding

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has issued a State of Emergency in response to Tropical Storm Fred, which caused severe flood in the western part of the state. Approximately 30 people are currently in missing in Haywood County and water …

18 08, 2021

Surfside Collapse Victims File Consolidated Complaint Against Condo Association

By | August 18th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Surfside Collapse Victims File Consolidated Complaint Against Condo Association

Former residents of the Surfside, Fla. collapsed condominium have filed a consolidated amended class action complaint against the building’s condo association. Plaintiffs allege that the Champlain Towers South Condominium Association breached its duty by neglecting to maintain, repair, and replace …