The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s review of Superstorm Sandy flood insurance claims is taking longer than expected, with fewer than 200 checks issued. FEMA announced in March the review for as many as 142,000 claims after homeowners complained they were …
Kinsale Insurance Co. has launched a new law enforcement/police professional product. This is the initial product in Kinsale’s recently established Public Entity Division. Per Clay Rhoades, Kinsale vice president, law enforcement/police professional is the first of many products planned for …
Burns & Wilcox Brokerage has named Susie Parks vice president and senior broker in the firm’s Scottsdale, Ariz. office. Parks will focus on real estate, hospitality, products and product recall coverage. Parks has 29 years of experience. She was most …
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) ordered Florida’s largest property insurers on Oct. 23 to submit detailed information on water loss claims, mitigation services, litigation and assignment of benefits. OIR stated the data call would help evaluate the impact …
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has approved the removal of up to 127,266 personal residential policies and 3,268 commercial residential/non-residential polices from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. The announcement represents the first take-out for 2016 and the following five …
Chicago-based Alper Services LLC has added Robert Moyer as an account manager in its Commercial Lines Division. With eight years of experience in the insurance industry, Moyer has worked on both the underwriting and brokerage sides and most recently was …
A dog that ate a barbecue skewer has won a national competition for most unusual pet insurance claim. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports that the 5-year-old Boxer named Curtis beat out 11 other pets in online voting for Nationwide’s Hambone …
A cave-in of a restaurant parking lot in Mississippi swallowed 12 cars and now experts have begun work to determine the cause of the weekend collapse, authorities said. No one was reported injured when the pavement gave way Saturday night, …
Health officials in two western Illinois counties say the count of people with suspected illness linked to apple cider has risen to 70. The Quincy Herald-Whig reports that’s the updated tally from the health departments of Pike and Adams counties. …
A Macon, Ga.-based roofing contractor was arrested for insurance fraud and damage to property, according to Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens. Law enforcement officers from Hudgens’ Fraud Division and the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office arrested Anthony Christopher Bernardo, 48, on …