Forecasters say heavy rains will create a flooding threat in parts of west Alabama through Monday. The National Weather Service has issued flash flood alerts for northwest Alabama and a section of southwest Alabama. The ground is already saturated with …
Thirty-seven percent of Americans spent more on insurance over the past year while only 7 percent spent less, according to new research published today by Bankrate.com. The remaining respondents either spent about the same (52 percent) or didn’t know/refused to …
Nearly 93 percent of survey respondents cite insurance claims process improvement is top initiative to lower operational costs; and approximately 75 percent of claims systems expected to be upgraded or replaced within five years, according to a new survey by …
Specialist insurer Markel International has appointed Hannah Purves as its new claims director. Based in London, Purves will lead the company’s international claims team of more than 50 specialists. Purves joins Markel after spending six years with specialist insurer Beazley, …
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) released its latest Hot Wheels Classics vehicle theft report on another automotive icon, the Ford Thunderbird. History The first Thunderbird rolled off Ford’s Dearborn, Mich., assembly line on Sept. 9, 1954, and went on …
MedRisk, a managed care company specializing in the physical rehabilitation of injured workers, has announced that Michael Ryan will assume the new role of president. Ryan, a commercial insurance executive with more than 15 years’ experience, previously served as the …
The Board of Braemar Adjusting appointed Grant Smith group managing director of the company effective immediately. His appointment is an important stage in the streamlining of the business and will enable senior management within Braemar Adjusting to focus entirely on …
The federal government has published maps showing the risk of flooding has worsened in New Jersey since it last gathered such data in the 1980s. That’s without taking into account projections that sea level will continue to rise at an …
A high profile attorney has been hired to represent one of three persons charged with causing the deadly gas explosion that devastated an Indianapolis neighborhood and killed a couple. Indianapolis attorney James Voyles will represent Monserrate Shirley, whose home in …
Public safety officials say more than 2,000 impaired drivers were arrested during a DWI crackdown in Minnesota last month. According to preliminary reports, Minnesota law agencies arrested 2,551 drivers in December as part of a statewide “Drive Sober or Get …