Collectify LLC has released its new Collectify Home Inventor Edition software at special pricing to insurance professionals so they can provide it as a value-added service to personal lines insurance clients. During 2005 through 2008, more than 90,000 homeowners insurance …
WNS (Holdings) Limited, a business process outsourcing company, reported that it has acquired Call 24/7 Ltd., an auto insurance claims processing services provider in the United Kingdom. WNS has acquired all shares of Chang Limited, the Stockport, Cheshire-based holding company …
Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler announced Friday an agreement with four wireless phone providers on disclosure of the costs of cell phone insurance. Gansler said he wants to be sure consumers know what they are getting. “While prior company materials …
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has appointed Vernon E. Stoner as his chief deputy to replace Mike Watson, who retires at the end of the month. Before joining the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, Stoner was the eeputy eirector for …
Nevada ranked among the worst states for Internet scams last year, according to a government study. The state ranked second in the nation per capita for perpetrators and fifth per capita for victims, the report by the FBI and the …
The U.S. Geological Survey has developed an online map that tracks flood conditions. This new system is part of the USGS WaterWatch suite of web-based streamflow products and can be accessed at http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/?m=flood%2Cmap&r=us&w=real%2Cmap. “The water monitoring systems shown on this …
Malt-O-Meal is voluntarily recalling some packages of its unsweetened Puffed Rice and unsweetened Puffed Wheat Cereals because they may be contaminated with salmonella. The company says the packages include those with “Best If Used By” dates between April 8, 2008 …
A Tennessee manufacturer has announced the voluntary recall of gas water heaters due to fire and carbon monoxide hazards. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Ashland City-based A.O. Smith Water Products Co., said consumers should stop using …
North Carolina emergency response officials will rehearse the state’s improved hurricane evacuation plan next month. State officials said last week the new plan identifies areas of the state most at risk of storm surge flooding and identifies evacuations centers inland. …
A group of Mississippi attorneys once affiliated with tort lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs is barred from representing any policyholders in lawsuits against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. over Hurricane Katrina damage, a federal judge ruled last week, citing ethical …