Carinsurancequote.com provides you with up to date information on car insurance. Our resource section will enable you to be informed on auto insurance and make the right choice.
14
12, 2015
SCOR Issues Statement as Sompo Backs Out of Share Purchase
French reinsurer SCOR Group issued a statement following the announcement from Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc. that it no longer plans to go through with an agreement to buy a 15 percent stake in SCOR. SCOR said it “acknowledges the …
14
12, 2015
Ironshore Announces Approval from Lloyd’s for Pembroke, Patria Re in Mexico
Ironshore Inc. announced that its Pembroke Managing Agency Limited and Mexico reinsurance company, Patria Re, have received Lloyd’s approval to establish a Special Purpose Syndicate (SPS). “Patria Re will join the Lloyd’s platform in partnership with Pembroke as the first …
11
12, 2015
Pippin Reappointed to Oklahoma Self-Insurance Guaranty Fund Board
Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission Chairman Robert Gilliland has reappointed Louis Pippin to the commission’s Self-Insurance Guaranty Fund (SIGF) board. Pippin, of Oklahoma City, fulfilled the remainder of an unexpired term over the past year and will now serve a three-year …
11
12, 2015
Appeals Court: Arkansas Checkpoint Unconstitutional, DUI Conviction Dismissed
Arkansas appeals court judges have reversed and dismissed a drunken-driving conviction, ruling that it resulted from an unconstitutional sobriety checkpoint. The Little Rock Democrat-Gazette reports that Jeremy Whalen was convicted in 2014 after being arrested at an Arkansas State Police …
11
12, 2015
Ohio Manufactured Fined $131K for Workers’ Injuries
A central Ohio wire manufacturer where two workers were injured in separate accidents has been cited for 25 safety violations by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA cited Columbus-based ITC Manufacturing for violating federal workplace safety and health …
11
12, 2015
Nationwide Launches New Online Quoting System for Small Business Agents
Nationwide is launching FastPath, a quicker commercial quoting system for insurance agents serving small-business clients. Features of FastPath include: Faster quoting with an average of 80 percent fewer screens Streamlined technology that saves time Automatic acceptance of 60 percent of …
11
12, 2015
Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Smith Insurance in Connecticut
Brown & Brown Inc. announced that its subsidiary Brown & Brown of Connecticut Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets of Smith Insurance, an independent agency based in Niantic, Connecticut. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Smith Insurance …
10
12, 2015
Northeasterners Are Beginning to Wonder: Where’s Winter?
Some Northeasterners are beginning to wonder if a white Christmas may just be a dream, and business owners who rely on snow are starting to worry if warm weather could lead to a nightmare winter. In Maine, an outdoor sports …
11
12, 2015
Florida-Based Main Street America Appoints Giordano-Ramos Head of Bonds
The Main Street America Group has appointed Nancy Giordano-Ramos as its vice president/head of bonds. Giordano-Ramos had been the super-regional property/casualty insurance company’s interim head of bonds since earlier this fall, following the departure of former bonds vice president Brian …
10
12, 2015
Financial Strength Rating Remain Unchanged for Liberty Mutual: A.M. Best
The financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” for members of Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies (Liberty Mutual), as well as Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe Limited (LMIE) (United Kingdom) and Liberty Life Assurance Company of …