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12 10, 2015

Losses to South Carolina Crops Rising as State Suffers More Rain

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  Thad Wimberly tugs on a clump of peanuts, shaking off the mud as he cracks the soggy shells to inspect his crop. But all he can do is sigh as his livelihood disintegrates between his fingers. Just a week …

12 10, 2015

Florida Approves the Removal of Up To 142,500 Policies from Citizens

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The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has approved the removal of up to 140,000 personal residential policies and 2,500 commercial residential polices from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. by the following four companies: Anchor Property & Casualty Insurance Co. – approved …

12 10, 2015

Markel International Appoints Loader as Senior Underwriter, Marine Trades 

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Markel International, the London-based specialist insurer, has appointed Steve Loader as senior underwriter, marine trades, in its marine and energy division. Loader joins Markel from RSA Plc where he had been a senior transportation underwriter since 2009 and was responsible …

12 10, 2015

North Carolina Department of Insurance Opens Charlotte Regional Office

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North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin and fire service representatives opened the N.C. Department of Insurance Charlotte Regional Office Oct. 8. The office will provide Department of Insurance and Office of State Fire Marshal services to …

12 10, 2015

West Virginia Widow Settles Wrongful Death Suit with Energy Companies for $18M

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Energy companies will pay $18 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the widow of a man who died in a flash fire at a natural gas station in Tyler County, West Virginia. The settlement involves the April …

8 10, 2015

M3 Insurance Joins unisonBrokers for Global Presence

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Madison, Wis.-based M3 Insurance announced it has joined unisonBrokers, a global broker network offering multinational insurance and risk management services. M3 said the partnership enables it to provide internationally operating companies with independent insurance products and services through a network of …

12 10, 2015

Kentucky Traffic Deaths on the Rise

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Kentucky officials say statewide traffic deaths are on the rise so far in 2015. There were 549 fatalities as of Oct. 6 – 58 more than at the same time last year, according to preliminary numbers from the Kentucky Office …

7 10, 2015

Texas Sees Uptick in Fatal Occupational Injuries

By | October 7th, 2015|Recent Articles|Comments Off on Texas Sees Uptick in Fatal Occupational Injuries

Preliminary data show that there was a 3 percent increase in fatal occupational injuries in Texas in 2014 over the previous year, state workers’ compensation insurance regulators report. The Texas Department of Insurance-Division of Workers’ Compensation said there were 524 …

11 10, 2015

Insurers Pulling Policies Out of Exchange a Costly Problem for MNsure

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Minnesota insurers have routed thousands of customers away from MNsure, a financial boon for the companies but one that creates enrollment and revenue headaches for an exchange already confronting concerns about long-term solvency. After signing up customers on plans through …

8 10, 2015

InsureZone Expands into Houston

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Fort Worth, Texas-based InsureZone is expanding operations into the Houston metro area. The new office will be headed up by Vice President of Business Development Renee Hooker who joined InsureZone in April. Other key personnel include commercial underwriters, Amy Boyer …