Florida’s United Insurance to Expand Into 7 Northeast, Southeast States
United Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
North Carolina Reported 34 Workplace Deaths in 2009
State regulators say there were 34 accidental workplace deaths in North Carolina last year.
Willis North America Appoints Swift as Chief Placement Officer
Willis North America (WNA), a unit of Willis Group Holdings (NYSE:WSH), named Alastair Swift to its senior management team as chief placement officer, effective immediately. Swift will report to …
Okrepkie Joins Woodruff-Sawyer & Co.
San Francisco-based Woodruff-Sawyer & Co.
Former N.D. Regulator Possibly a Candidate to Lead Insurance Lobby
U.S.
North Carolina Court Hears Challenge to Coastal Insurance Rate Hike
A North Carolina appeals court is weighing whether to freeze or even reverse homeowners' insurance premiums that soared by up to almost 30 percent along the coast while sliding by a third in …
State Farm to Drop 1,650 Policies on North Carolina’s Barrier Islands
State Farm will drop as many as 1,650 insurance policies on homes on North Carolina’s coastal barrier islands, according to state officials. Kristin Millam, public information director for …
Georgia Estimates Snow, Ice Storm to Cost Insurers $25 Million
Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine said that insured losses in North Georgia from the recent snow and ice storm are estimated to be about $25 million. The estimate includes damage to …
Zurich Global Corporate in North America Appoints Bergen in Southwest
Zurich, a property and casualty insurance provider globally and in North America, announced that Doug Bergen has been appointed southwest regional property manager for its Global Corporate in …
Cap on Fines Against Insurance Agents Rises in North Dakota
Possible insurance department fines against insurance agents who violate North Dakota laws governing their conduct are increasing from a maximum of $1,000 to $10,000 per incident. Insurance …
Ball Joins North Carolina’s Trisure Agency
Ryan W. Ball has joined North Carolina insurance agency TriSure as an account executive in the firm’s property/casualty insurance division
Lawyer Says North Dakota Teller Deserves Workers’ Comp Benefits
A bank teller from a small North Dakota town says she's scared and can no longer work after she was held up at gunpoint and left handcuffed on the floor. Now she's getting robbed by the state …
Web Site Profiles North Carolina Bank Robbers
Federal investigators are profiling bank robbers by giving them an online identity. The FBI and the North Carolina Bankers Association unveiled a Web site that includes photographs and information …
Web Site Profiles North Carolina Bank Robbers
Federal investigators are profiling bank robbers by giving them an online identity.
Auditors to Review Denied Workers’ Comp Claims in North Dakota
Auditors will take a new look at denied workers’ compensation claims in North Dakota and also will study the laws defining eligibility for certain benefits. The performance audit of …
Arthur J. Gallagher Buys North Carolina’s Shuford Insurance
International insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
North Dakota State Senator Wants Insurance Premium Tax Cut
A Bismarck state senator says North Dakota's insurance premium tax on nonprofit health insurance companies should be abolished.
ACE Europe Appoints UK Corporate P/C Underwriting Managers
ACE Europe
Willis North America Names Joost as National Partner in New York
Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has appointed Eric Joost as national partner, North American Specialties.
Flood Damage in Cavalier County, N.D., Nearly $3M
Officials in North Dakota's Cavalier County estimate nearly $3 million worth of damage in their county from last spring's flooding. Cavalier County Highway Supervisor Terry Johnston says the …
BB&T Insurance Acquires Florida’s Oswald Trippe Agency
Raleigh, North Carolina-based BB&T Insurance Services, the nation's seventh largest insurance broker, said it has expanded its southwest Florida operation with the acquisition of Oswald Trippe and …
Montana Commissioner Named to Federal Committee
Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Monica J.
Jury Awards North Carolina Soldier $750K in Training Shooting
A former Army sergeant wounded during a military training exercise was awarded at least $750,000 in his lawsuit against the Moore County, North Carolina Sheriff's Office and the former deputy who …
Key Risk Promotes Marcus
Greensboro, North Carolina-based Key Risk, which provides workers compensation insurance throughout the eastern United States, promoted Mike Marcus to the position of vice president and corporate …
Key Risk Promotes Marcus
Greensboro, North Carolina-based Key Risk, which provides workers compensation insurance throughout the eastern United States, promoted Mike Marcus to the position of vice president and corporate …
All in the Family: North Carolina Brother, Sister Charged with Insurance Fraud
A brother and sister have been arrested by North Carolina officials on charges of insurance fraud.
Schwarzbach Named Underwriting Vice President for Atlantic Casualty
Brian Schwarzbach has been named vice president of underwriting at North Carolina-based Atlantic Casualty Insurance Co., a member of the Strickland Insurance Group.
North Dakota Flood Plans Make People North of Fargo Uneasy
Talk in Fargo-Moorhead, N.D., of billion-dollar flood protection projects has some officials to the north a bit uneasy. “I think there's going to be water coming at us like we don't know …
Willis Names Ealy National Partner for Midwest Region
Insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has appointed Thomas V.
El Nino to Influence U.S. Winter Weather– Or Not, Say Forecasters
It will be a tale of two winters in the United States — warmer and drier than average in the North and wetter and cooler in the South — thanks to El Nino, according to government …
