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3 08, 2016

14 States Process $12.7B in Surplus Lines Premium in First Half 2016

By | August 3rd, 2016|Recent Articles|Comments Off on 14 States Process $12.7B in Surplus Lines Premium in First Half 2016

Data from the 14 U.S. surplus lines service/stamping offices show they have processed almost $12.7 billion in insurance premium filings in the first half of 2016, according to the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT). SLSOT gathers surplus lines …

3 08, 2016

Texas-Based ICT Adds Extra Layer of Security to TurboRater

By | August 3rd, 2016|Recent Articles|Comments Off on Texas-Based ICT Adds Extra Layer of Security to TurboRater

Carrollton, Texas-based agency marketing, rating and management software and services firm, Insurance Technologies Corp. (ITC), announced the addition of two-factor authentication to its comparative rating and sales system, TurboRater. When agents who have enabled this enhanced security measure log into TurboRater with their …

3 08, 2016

PPIB in California Names Etter Vice President of Underwriting

By | August 3rd, 2016|Recent Articles|Comments Off on PPIB in California Names Etter Vice President of Underwriting

Professional Program Insurance Brokerage of Novato Calif. has named Susan Etter vice president of underwriting. Etter has been with PPIB for six years managing the underwriting and sales staff. Etter will continue to oversee the various contracts and programs at …

4 08, 2016

Miami Agent Gets 2-Year Prison Sentence for Issuing Fake Insurance Policies

By | August 4th, 2016|Recent Articles|Comments Off on Miami Agent Gets 2-Year Prison Sentence for Issuing Fake Insurance Policies

A former insurance agent in Miami has been convicted and sentenced to prison on multiple felony charges, including creating fake insurance documents for his clients. The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Investigative and Forensic Services (DIFS) announced Mandy …

4 08, 2016

PIA of Georgia Names New Officers; Tillman Elected President

By | August 4th, 2016|Recent Articles|Comments Off on PIA of Georgia Names New Officers; Tillman Elected President

Members of the Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia (PIA of Georgia) elected Hamilton Tillman serve as president at their annual meeting held at Lake Oconee, Georgia. Tillman is president of Tillman Insurance Agency, Valdosta, Ga., and specializes in business insurance …

4 08, 2016

Golf Cart Thefts Reported in 3 Mississippi Counties

By | August 4th, 2016|Recent Articles|Comments Off on Golf Cart Thefts Reported in 3 Mississippi Counties

A man in Kiln, Miss., is accused of possessing a golf cart stolen from a state park there, and Hancock County Sheriff Ricky Adam says police in at least two neighboring counties also report recent golf cart thefts. Adam tells …

2 08, 2016

Texas Balloon Pilot Previously Had DWI Arrest in Missouri

By | August 2nd, 2016|Recent Articles|Comments Off on Texas Balloon Pilot Previously Had DWI Arrest in Missouri

The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in Texas and killed all 16 people aboard was arrested in Missouri in 2000 for driving while intoxicated, and the Better Business Bureau warned consumers about doing business with the balloon …

4 08, 2016

West Virginia Workers’ Comp Rates to Decrease by 14%

By | August 4th, 2016|Recent Articles|Comments Off on West Virginia Workers’ Comp Rates to Decrease by 14%

The National Council on Compensation Insurance filed a proposed drop of 14.7 percent in workers’ compensation loss cost rates with the West Virginia Insurance Commissioner. In response, West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says the state will save employers $36 …

2 08, 2016

Wildfires Threaten Homes in Central California

By | August 2nd, 2016|Recent Articles|Comments Off on Wildfires Threaten Homes in Central California

Crews contended with blistering temperatures Monday as they tried to beat back a wildfire that burned rural homes and forced hundreds of evacuations in California’s Central Valley, while cooler weather gave firefighters a break as they battled a 10-day-old blaze …

2 08, 2016

Wisconsin Board Adopts Opioid Prescription Guidelines

By | August 2nd, 2016|Recent Articles|Comments Off on Wisconsin Board Adopts Opioid Prescription Guidelines

Wisconsin doctors should prescribe opioids sparingly, tell patients they could become addicted and avoid the drugs as the first option to treat pain, according to new guidelines the state Medical Examining Board recently adopted to combat heroin use. The board, …