The EU’s Solvency II regulations get most of the headlines, but there are other regulatory bodies, which are trying to modernize and harmonize the regulations for global insurance companies. Their task has been made even more difficult by the prolonged …
Allstate’s usage-based insurance product, Drive Wise, will be put to the test by interested employees and Allstate agency owners. The crowdsourcing technique will put the device in the hands of employees and agency owners around the country to identify opportunities …
Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal car insurance company backed by Allstate, is now offering car insurance in Kansas. Esurance offers online tools, comparison quotes, a mobile app, as well as 24/7 customer service to assister customers with home, renters, life, health, …
People are inventing so many new, legal ways to get high that U.S. lawmakers can’t seem to keep up. Over the past two years, the country has seen a surge in the use of synthetic drugs made of legal chemicals …
The widow of a man found dead in a pulp vat at a Green Bay, Wis., paper mill has dropped the civil lawsuit she filed 19 years ago. Attorney Bruce Bachhuber tells the Green Bay Press-Gazette Susan Monfils and her …
The Terrebonne Parish Council has approved contracts with two Houma, La., hotels to shelter essential parish employees after disasters – and a catering contract to feed parish workers. Officials tell The Courier those options will be key to returning to …
Authorities say a Utah man suffered severe burns when the cigarette he was smoking sparked a fire while he was fueling his lawn mower. Willard Fire Chief Van Mund says the 24-year-old man was treated for first- and second-degree burns …
DreamVault, a new home inventory application launched by Madison, Wis.-based American Family Insurance, is available online at www.amfam.com and www.amfamlatino.com (Spanish version) and as an app for iPhone and Android users. “Whether you rent or own, it’s important to protect …
North Carolina’s property market problems are well known but thus far answers remain elusive even after lawmakers approved a bill that does little more than what one industry expert said, “just stuck more fingers in the dike.” Despite having what …
Copper thefts are becoming a growing problem for Alabama farmers. Southeast Alabama farmer Trey Martin said someone stole the copper wiring from his irrigation system about two weeks ago. The copper wire was worth $50, but the damages to the …