Specialty insurer Praetorian Financial Group has entered into a partnership with Britt Paulk to launch a Builder’s Risk program. The partnership will initially be launched in Florida and the Gulf states, where Builder’s Risk has been difficult to obtain. Builder’s …
Two licensed public adjusters who fraudulently collected more than $400,000 from two insurance companies by submitting bogus contractor agreements have been arrested in Miami by detectives in the Department of Financial Services Division of Insurance Fraud. Jose Manuel Soler and …
Congestion on Britain’s streets is getting worse, but drivers polled by online insurance broker www.motorinsurance.co.uk have a novel solution: ban elderly drivers from the roads. In a shocking display of ageism, almost half of drivers polled (49 percent) said that …
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has issued a statement advising that it is “neither ethical nor proper to attempt to coerce medical providers.” According to William Zachry, vice president of corporate workers’ compensation for Safeway and chair of the …
Dallas, Texas – At least one in four small businesses that close because of a major disaster never reopen. That’s why Unitrin Specialty is providing its agents with a new tool that helps small businesses plan for and recover from …
Los Angeles-based Mercury Insurance Group has launched “Mercury Theory,” a humorous new advertising campaign featuring a suite of 10, thirty-second TV commercials, as well as an interactive destination website, www.mercurytheory.com. The commercials began airing this week on network affiliates and …
Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor Brenda Reneau provided details on a new incentive for Oklahoma businesses to participate in a workplace safety program which has already achieved dramatic results, the Oklahoma Department of Labor said. Reneau outlined the new incentives for …
Travelers has created a new CD, “The Best of Technology Risk Control,” to assist technology businesses seeking information on topics such as business continuity, workers’ compensation and manufacturing safety. The two-disc set was developed to help small technology businesses deal …
Attorney General Mike Cox announced earlier this month that a Kent County jury has returned a guilty verdict against 46-year-old James Benjamin Brunk of Cadillac. In a case that had potential homeland security implications, Brunk was prosecuted for his role …
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has announced a new policy to issue refunds to nonsmoking individual policyholders who, although eligible, have not been paying tobacco-free premium rates. “Blue Cross has done more to promote smoking cessation and prevent …