More than $877 million in surplus lines premium was recorded in Texas in March, the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) reports. SLTX says the $877.51 million in premium for March brings Texas’ year-to-date total to $2.00 billion. The …
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas will argue that it has governmental immunity that protects it from the at least 35 lawsuits that have been filed against the operator after February’s disastrous winter storm which killed dozens of people and …
Great American Insurance Group Great American Insurance Group in Cincinnati, Ohio, has promoted Timothy (Tim) E. Markey to divisional vice president within its Fidelity/Crime Division. Markey joined Great American in 2017 as a divisional assistant vice president. He has assumed …
Los Angeles-based wholesale insurance brokerage firm, Brown & Riding, has added JulieAnne Lenzsch and Bill Lally in the firm’s Houston office. Both Lenzsch and Lally have focused on property risks throughout their careers and specialize in real estate, construction and …
An explosion and fire early on April 8 at an Ohio manufacturing plant left eight people injured and one person missing, authorities said. The explosion happened about 12:05 a.m. at the Yenkin-Majestic Paint facility in Columbus, triggering a fire, Columbus …
Distracted driving comes in second for the cause of traffic crashes in Texas, state transportation officials say. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reports that one in five traffic crashes are caused by cell phone use and other distracted behavior. …
Indiana Farmers Insurance plans to enter the Ohio property/casualty insurance market this year. The Carmel, Indiana-based company, which distributes its products through independent insurance agents, will write commercial lines and farm insurance in Ohio. “In 2019, we successfully took our …
Carjackings are on the rise in New Orleans, authorities say. Carjackings are up more than 60% compared to last year, WGNO-TV reported. So far in 2021, more than 70 people have been victims of the crime in New Orleans compared …
Towerstone, a Dallas-based wholesale insurance division of IMA Financial Group, has acquired Jacobs & Associates, a general agent and excess and surplus lines broker based in Strongsville, Ohio. The transaction was effective April 1, 2021. The partnership opens new markets …
Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that a lawsuit alleging a St. Louis Catholic school allowed sexual abuse against a student should continue. At issue is a lawsuit filed by a former student who graduated from Chaminade College Preparatory School in …