Illinois-based Disaster Kleenup International Inc., a network of quality, independent property damage restoration contractors, has promoted David Garden of Glenview, Ill., to vice president of Operations. Since joining DKI in January 2002, Garden has served as DKI’s director of Corporate …
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B- (Fair) from A- (Excellent) of Cayman General Insurance Company Limited (Cayman General) (Cayman Islands). The rating remains under review with negative implications. This rating downgrade reflects the magnitude of …
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has signed a multi-state settlement with one of the nation’s largest disability insurers, opening the door for 4,000 Washington policyholders to share in the estimated $120 million agreement. The agreement stemmed from a coordinated, nationwide, …
Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan has asked President George W. Bush to declare a snow emergency to provide aid to 50 counties in Southern and Central Indiana after a snowstorm hit the state late last week. “Many Hoosiers communities were hit …
A Missouri Department of Insurance (MDI) report on home and auto insurance found that significant obstacles to obtaining affordable coverage still exist for low-income and minority residents of the state, Director Scott Lakin said. Particularly striking was the report’s examination …
Providing better workplace safety for workers is the goal of a new partnership between the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Honeywell International Security & Custom Electronics Division in El Paso, Texas. OSHA Strategic Partnerships …
The deadline for anyone who suffered losses from hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan or Jeanne to apply for assistance has been extended by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to Feb. 28. A U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) spokesman said it …
Swiss Re has released a statement indicating that it expects its claims for the tsunamis in the Indian Ocean to be below CHF 100 million ($88.5 million). “On 26 December 2004 near the North of Indonesia, an earthquake with a …
As the scope of the disaster that struck 11 countries in the Indian Ocean continues to emerge, the world’s nations are beginning to gear up for what will undoubtedly be the largest collective relief effort ever mounted. The precise death …
Those without insurance whose homes were damaged in the Nov. 23 tornado that ripped through Holum and Olla, Louisiana are still waiting to hear if they can expect any help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Harris Brown lost his …