Monthly Archives: <span>May 2008</span>

Forget Finding Insurance Leads, Buy them Online

Are you tired of trying to find insurance leads on your own? Have you spent enough money on billboards, newspaper ads, and other marketing methods that are not producing results? If you answered yes to either one of these questions …

Georgia Insurance Commissioner: Storm Damage at $50M and Growing

Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John W. Oxendine said he estimated that violent weather across Georgia over the weekend caused more than $50 million in insured losses, with more than 6,000 homes damaged. “That figure may rise as new …

Northwestern Montana Flooding Predicted as Temperatures Rise

Some northwestern Montana rivers and streams are likely to flood by next weekend as temperatures rise and part of the mountain snowpack melts, the National Weather Service says. Emergency-services workers met May 9 in Kalispell to plan their response. The …

Alaska Authorities Detonate Explosives, 2 Homes Slightly Damaged

Alaska State Troopers say two homes in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough were damaged when explosive material found in a storage unit was removed and detonated. The explosive material was found May 9 at McGhans’ Storage Facility in Big Lake. Federal firearms …

Kotarba to Retire; McPartland Named Golden Eagle President, CEO

Golden Eagle Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Pete McPartland to president and CEO. McPartland comes to Golden Eagle Insurance from General Casualty in Sun Prairie, Wis., where he led insurance operations for QBE Regional Insurance as …

Okla. Commissioner Declares Emergency Following Deadly Tornadoes

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland declared a state of emergency following deadly tornadoes over the weekend of May 10-11. The declaration enables emergency claims adjusters from other states to be temporarily licensed to provide immediate assistance in the insurance claims …

Mold Costs One Builder $3 Million

A moldy house has been a headache for a central Ohio family and a $3 million liability for the homebuilder. A Franklin County judge has awarded Roman and Jennifer Costner $3 million for their three-year-saga. Last week, another judge says …

Damages Mount, Again, in Storm-battered South Central States

As the town of Picher, Okla., begins to climb out of the wreckage of the deadly tornado that swept across Southeastern Oklahoma and into Missouri and beyond over the May 10 weekend, some are predicting that the town may not …

Mid-Atlantic Downpour Forces Evacuations, Outages

Heavy rain and strong winds battered the mid-Atlantic region Monday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers, closing roads that flooded and prompting evacuations in flooded communities. Up to 4 inches of rain fell across the region from …

Widower, Industry Seek Change in Mass. Life Insurance Claims Law

When Jenny and John Crowley learned they were having a baby, they did the responsible thing: they bought life insurance. Barely in their 30s, they passed the insurance company’s physicals, applied for a $500,000 policy for Jenny and a $1 …