Chicago, Illinois and Salt Lake City, Utah – Prime Holdings Insurance Services, Inc. (“Prime Holdings”) announced that its subsidiary, Prime Insurance Company (“Prime”), received approval to write surplus lines business in the state of Texas, as of February 1, 2007. …
The Colorado Governor’s Office of Information and Technology failed to ensure that state agencies have recovery plans for systems on the state mainframe computer in the event of a disaster, potentially compromising information on taxes, welfare and other critical systems, …
A measure that will exempt volunteers who provide transportation services for charitable organizations or not-for-profit corporations from liability lawsuits passed out of the Oklahoma Senate Judiciary Committee. “This bill will provide protection for the volunteers who drive senior citizens to …
State lawmakers representing southwest Oklahoma are urging Gov. Brad Henry to include Comanche and Tillman counties in his request for a major federal disaster declaration, the Oklahoma House of Representatives reported. “Given how much damage the ice storms did in …
The federal government will triple the size of California’s San Joaquin River flood plain on maps, which could limit development and force more homeowners to buy flood insurance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to carry out the project next …
Approving a measure aimed at helping to curb insurance fraud, the Arizona Senate voted to require that a person reporting an auto theft also present police with a signed affidavit. The Senate approved the bill (SB1043) on a 30-0 vote, …
The company that developed a genetically altered strain of rice intended to resist a herbicide has been sued again by Arkansas rice farmers claiming negligence and seeking compensation. The genetically altered rice was never approved for human consumption, but it …
In the New Orleans neighborhood President George W. Bush visited after Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. government gave $84.5 million to more than 10,000 households. But official figures show fewer than 8,000 homes existed there at the time. Now the government …
Insurance Skills Center is hosting its Contractors & Builders Conference in five locations in Ontario, Sacramento and Fresno,Calif., and Las Vegas and Seattle. The conference is filed for 15 continuing education credits in more than 10 states. Conference fee of …
The Insurance Marketing Communications Association (IMCA) is gearing up for its 49th IMCA Showcase Awards; a competition to recognize outstanding marketing communications in the insurance industry. The 2007 competition features entries in 42 categories — up from 35 in 2006. …