Charles Symington is the new president and chief executive of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big I), effective Sept. 1. Last September, Symington was promoted to executive vice president and selected to succeed Bob Rusbuldt, who …
Hurricane Idalia, with estimates of insured losses as low as $2 billion, will nonetheless affect underwriting results for a number of carriers, the AM Best financial rating firm said in a report released Friday. “Hurricane Idalia will most likely be …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a new grapevine insurance program within its crop insurance solutions. The program will provide coverage for loss of grafted vines caused by natural perils such as freeze, fire, hail and flood. The program, which …
The world’s corporations produce so much climate change pollution, it could eat up about 44% of their profits if they had to pay damages for it, according to a study by economists of nearly 15,000 public companies. The “corporate carbon …
ABBEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A central Georgia sheriff responding to a call for service was killed when his car went off the road, hit a tree and overturned, authorities said. Wilcox County Sheriff Robert Rodgers died Tuesday afternoon after the …
Last year it was Hurricane Ian that drew a bead on Tampa Bay before abruptly shifting east to strike southwest Florida more than 130 miles away. This time it was Hurricane Idalia, which caused some serious flooding as it sideswiped …
NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (AP) – No injuries or hazardous spills have been reported in a train derailment in a southeastern South Dakota town that also saw a rail bridge partially collapse. The derailment happened shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday …
One of the reporters who works at the small Kansas newspaper that was raided by authorities earlier this month filed a federal lawsuit against the police chief Wednesday. Deb Gruver believes Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody violated her constitutional rights …
Eden Foods, Inc, a natural foods company based in Clinton, Michigan, will pay more than $182,500 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to obtain relief for former employees. According to the …
Police reports about deaths and other incidents in public hospitals cannot be kept secret, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, citing the importance of government transparency and the public`s right to know what happened. A majority of the justices rejected …