The Idaho Department of Insurance has implemented new services for surplus line brokers on its Web site at www.doi.idaho.gov/company/surpluslinesinsurer.aspx. Brokers now will be able to: 1. View a current up-to-date list of eligible surplus line insurers; 2. Print or download …
New Mexico automobile body repair shops have been busy repairing vehicles battered by a massive March 23 storm that walloped Clovis and Logan with tornadoes. Richard Dindinger, manager of Bender Body Shop, said his crews have been replacing vehicle roofs …
The number of uninsured Utah residents increased from 2005 to 2006, although at a slower rate than the previous two years. The Utah Department of Health, which released the most recent figures Tuesday, expects the reopening of a state-federal program …
Acting on a complaint by Tennessee labor officials, a judge temporarily blocked Covenant Transport Inc. from having employees sign a fake form that purports to waive their workers’ compensation benefits. A chancery judge ordered Covenant, described on its Web site …
An insurance executive with more than 18 years of experience in commercial and personal coverage lines has joined BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Company as a senior vice president. Jeff Benintendi assumed his duties April 9 at BrickStreet, the Charleston, W. Va.-based …
Eleven new windstorm inspection firms have been selected to aid Floridians interested in hardening their homes through the My Safe Florida Home program. After a two-month competitive bidding process, the firms were chosen based on their scores, capacity to perform …
Two former executives of Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., the largest insurance brokerage in the world, went on trial this week for what prosecutors said were their roles in a lucrative bid rigging scheme. William Gilman, who was executive marketing …
The private insurance marketplace, not the federal government, is the best vehicle to address coastal insurance issues and natural disasters in the U.S., according to insurers. Even so, the federal government can play a role in efforts to reduce affordability …
The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) asked the U.S. Senate to bring more transparency to the used-car buying process by requiring insurance companies to provide consumers access to data on severely damaged, stolen and flooded vehicles. David Regan, VP of …
Amlin Bermuda Ltd., Amlin’s wholly owned reinsurance business, has appointed Alun Thomas as an underwriter, reporting to Underwriting Director John Andrews. Alun joins from Aon Limited, where he was a director of North American Reinsurance in the Property Division. During …