Hailing a ride through a smartphone app is closer to becoming a reality in Montana. The Public Service Commission voted unanimously this week to approve rules regarding a new class of license for firms that use apps to connect passengers with …
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Residents of Ogden, Utah have been facing flooded basements since June, but the area-irrigation water supplier may have found the problem: a leak in a nearby reservoir. The Standard-Examiner reported that the general manager of Pineview Water Systems says crews …
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Before Uber, Lyft and other so-called transportation network companies can rev up to offer rides in Nevada, a state agency’s draft rules have a few more steps to navigate. The Nevada Transportation Authority this week submitted 15-pages of draft regulations …
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Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has extended its CreditWatch with negative implications on Ironshore Inc. and Ironshore Holdings (U.S.) Inc. for another 90 days. A.M. Best took a similar position last week. S&P said it is continuing “to …
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Hub International Limited has acquired Colorado Nonprofit Insurance Agency. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. CNIA is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Colorado Nonprofit Association that offers property/casualty and employee benefits solutions. It will become part of the Hub Colorado …
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The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation announced that it will conduct a public hearing later this month to discuss Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s proposed 2016 rate changes for its business in the multi-peril and wind only Coastal Account (CA), Commercial …
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Brent Olson has been named director of marketing and programs for St. Paul, Minn.-based CHS Insurance Services LLC, a national agribusiness insurance broker and full-service insurance subsidiary of CHS Inc. In this role, Olson will oversee the overall marketing of proprietary …
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The U.S. Climate Prediction Center’s updated 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook calls for a 90 percent chance of a below-normal hurricane season. A below-normal season is now even more likely than predicted in May, when the likelihood of a below-normal …
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Pat Green has joined Texas-based insurance wholesaler M.D. Jensvold as a senior broker. Green has more than 15 years of sales experience. Most recently, he was vice president/casualty broker with Oxford Insurance Services in Houston. Source: M.D. Jensv...
An Oakland, Calif. artist who painted a 98-foot-long mural depicting Lake Merritt on the side of an auto dealership nearly 30 years ago is suing the current and past operators of the building. The Oakland Tribune reported Dan Fontes is …
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