The Senate Banking Committee’s discussion on Thursday of proposed reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was reportedly an important step, and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) hopes to see common-sense changes as …
Louisiana residents can help expedite removal of remaining hurricane debris by placing the piles at curbside for collection. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the State of Louisiana have made debris reduction and its removal …
McPherson Drilling Co. owner Ron McPherson and family members of the Kansas men killed or injured in the June 2 Montgomery County oil rig explosion jointly reported that private contributions totaling $42,000 have been added to the $10,000 existing reward …
Pegasystems Inc., a provider of smart business process management (BPM) software, reported that Helphire Group plc, has selected the PegaRULES Process Commander (PRPC) BPM platform to provide end-to-end management of its core claims-handling system. This will reportedly enable Helphire to …
New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice Director Vaughn McKoy reported that the Division of Criminal Justice – Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor has obtained an indictment charging a Somerset County corporation with stealing employee health care insurance premiums. According …
IMACC has launched its new Web site at www.imacc.net. The new site has industry news, national storm situation summary, distance learning and members section. The site offers free education and training for IMACC members and insurance companies. The distance learning …
Softech International announces that it is now providing agent/brokers and carriers with instant access to Motor Vehicle Records (MVRs) from within all major comparative raters nationwide. Now customers can access MVRs from their local or regional comparative rater with just …
State and local public agencies and certain private non-profit organizations (PNPs) that sustained damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (Aug. 29 through Sept. 24) must submit their Request for Public Assistance (RPA) forms to the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security …
In conjunction with National Consumer Protection Week (Feb. 5-11), Nationwide Insurance and Washington, D.C.-based ID Theft Assist are expanding availability of their identity theft protection and recovery service. Over the next several months, the insurance/restoration service will be available to …
Dr. Elaine Davis, an obstetrician and gynecologist in the rural northwest Oklahoma community of Enid for nearly 40 years, loved practicing medicine. But at age 68, she thought it was time to ease back on her patient load and quit …