Teams are surveying damage from a spring storm that brought hail, high winds and at least one confirmed tornado but no reported injuries to South Carolina. Kim Campbell with the National Weather Service in Columbia said Saturday that surveyors were …
The Arizona Department of Insurance (ADOI) revoked the insurance licenses of Herbert Zaring III and his agency, Arizona Policies Unlimited Inc. in Tucson. An insurance agent in Arizona since 1981, Zaring sold insurance to businesses in southern Arizona and, on …
The federal appeals court in Atlanta has overturned a judge’s ruling which dismissed class-action lawsuits in Alabama accusing two businesses of failing to safeguard consumers’ credit information. The plaintiffs claimed Mexican Specialty Foods Inc. and Rave Motion Pictures of Birmingham …
An insurer must cover the losses of a Bozeman, Mont., business that was sued for supplying substandard disposable toilet bags, the Montana Supreme Court ruled. The attorney for plaintiff Revelation Industries Inc., Robert L. Sterup of Billings, said the ruling …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Zenith National Insurance Group and its members, Zenith Insurance Company (Zenith) and ZNAT Insurance Company (ZNAT), a wholly owned subsidiary …
A.M. Best Co. has removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb-” of Cayman Islands-based Ironshore Inc. Best has also removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the financial strength …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland has declared a state of emergency to allow insurance companies to more rapidly respond to the recent Oklahoma wildfires. The declaration enables emergency adjusters to be temporarily licensed to expedite the insurance claims process. “My …
Officials at the fire damaged Joliet Empress Casino in Illinois have said that the casino will likely open by the end of June, an announcement that was cheered by workers at the operation. Frank Quigley, vice president and general manager …
Arkansas National Guard soldiers and state prisoner work crews in Mena, Ark., removed debris April 11 while firefighters and volunteers from all over pitched in to help residents recover from a devastating tornado and prepare for a new round of …
Illinois is one of four states studying a proposal to create separate lanes for commercial trucks traveling along 800 miles of Interstate 70. Officials from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri have signed a development agreement that includes using $5 million …