As the wildfire in Santa Barbara, CA, expands in scope and intensity, the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has stepped up measures to help protect its homeowners insurance customers’ properties. Earlier this week, Chubb deployed its Wildfire Defense Services to …
The Ohio Insurance Institute (OII) says the City of Toledo, and other cities and municipalities considering an additional revenue stream by charging insurers for fire department service runs to local residences should be aware that some personal lines insurers exclude …
Omaha, Neb.-based Preferred Professional Insurance Company (PPIC), an Omaha-based Catholic-owned medical liability insurance firm, has added Jan Packard as Claims assistant. Packard will be responsible for administrative duties within the Claims Department. She has extensive experience in the legal field. …
The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into whether some crew members of the airline whose flight crashed into a home in February, killing 50 people, recently flew more hours than generally allowed by federal limits. The agency and the Manassas, …
GAB Robins North America, Inc., a loss adjusting and claims management services firm, has formed three specialized practice groups within its loss adjusting business. The three areas are: power/energy, mining and hospitality. Each practice group will be led by an …
Wal-Mart agreed Wednesday to pay nearly $2 million and improve safety at its 92 New York stores as part of a deal with prosecutors that avoids criminal charges in the trampling death of a temporary worker last year. Nassau County …
A music executive has pleaded guilty to faking his own death and pretending to be his killer. WSMV-TV in Tennessee reports 62-year-old William Grothe pleaded guilty this week to attempting to defraud his life insurance company and creating the false …
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney is honoring 13 deputy fire marshals for their work. Chaney, who is the state’s top fire marshal, said that the 13 deputies investigated more than 300 arson cases and their work brought 126 arrests in …
Syndicate 382 – Hardy Underwriting A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the Best’s Syndicate Rating of ‘A ‘(Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a+” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 382, which is managed by Hardy (Underwriting Agencies) Ltd (HUA). Best also …
A 49-year-old Biddeford man who was accused of working under the table for Saco-area hotels while collecting workers’ compensation benefits has been sentenced to eight months in jail for theft by deception. Kenneth Villella, who was sentenced Monday in Superior …