August 21, 2008
Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang will not make a claim against a 100 million yuan ($14.5 million) insurance policy after an injury forced him to pull out of the Olympics, a team official said Wednesday. Ping An Insurance Co. issued the …
August 21, 2008
As the Latino population continues to grow in California, the Insurance Information Network of California IINC has made it a priority to reach out to Spanish-speaking consumers with helpful tips on shopping for insurance, understanding risk and its impact on …
August 21, 2008
A West Virginia businessman will spend 18 months in prison for failing to turn over to the federal government income and insurance taxes collected from employees. George Steven Rogers of Mt. Clare was sentenced Aug. 18 in federal court in …
August 21, 2008
The Combined Group now offers a fully automated service for Travelers Select commercial insurance lines. Combined’s Agent Direct Express™ and Quantum’s Real Time Express™ service offerings now enable agents to quote rates, place binding coverage in force and receive direct …
August 21, 2008
Officials in Johnston, Rhode Island say firefighters struggled to douse a large recycling plant fire over the weekend because cars there were stacked too high and were piled too close to each other. The blaze at the Metals Recycling plant …
August 21, 2008
Charleston County, South Carolina has a new tool to help emergency crews better respond to 911 calls. Dispatchers are using Pictometry, a new system that brings up a picture of the location and neighborhood from where a 911 call originated. …
August 20, 2008
Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s emergency operations center located in Naples, Florida will close at 6 p.m. today (Aug. 20). Policyholders who may have sustained damage from Tropical Storm Fay are advised to make temporary repairs as necessary to prevent further …
August 20, 2008
The retail Inland Marine unit of ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, teamed up with National Equipment Register (NER), a provider of a national database of heavy equipment ownership and thefts that helps …
August 20, 2008
Americans continue to overwhelmingly reject an ongoing push to lower the legal drinking age from 21 to 18. According to a Nationwide Insurance survey, 72 percent of adults think lowering the drinking age will make alcohol more accessible to kids, …
August 20, 2008
Automakers are improving the crashworthiness of their vehicles and quickly installing side airbags and electronic stability control, an important crash avoidance feature, on more models, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Institute recently completed front, side, and …