Monthly Archives: <span>December 2013</span>

Enbridge to Pay Damages After Power Line Mishap

Pipeline company Enbridge Energy says it will pay for damages after a crew dropped a tree on power lines, blowing several transformers and prompting dozens of fire calls. The Times Herald of Port Huron reports the crew was preparing for …

Independent Investigator for Black Forest Wildfire

An independent investigator has been called in to review how Colorado’s most destructive wildfire was handled. The decision Monday by the Black Forest Fire District follows public squabbling between El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa and Black Forest Fire Chief …

Supportive Launches New ‘Insurance Licensing Check-Up’

Indiana-based Supportive Insurance Services – which has been fulfilling and managing the licensing requirements for the insurance industry since 2001 – has launched a brand-new service, Insurance Licensing Check-Up, offering clients an annual licensing check-up. This audit and analysis is …

GEICO to Open New Houston Area Claims Operation

GEICO Chairman Tony Nicely announced the company is opening a new claims operation in Katy, Texas. GEICO expects the office to grow to 400 associates by 2015 and up to 1,000 associates in the next three years. The office is …

SafeLite Group to Acquire Guardian Auto Glass and Guardian Glass Network

SafeliteGroup, the nation’s leading vehicle glass company and owner of Safelite AutoGlass, has reached an agreement to acquire substantially all of the vehicle glass repair and replacement assets of Guardian Auto Glass, LLC, a joint venture of Guardian Industries Corp. …

Florida Legislator Sued After Dog Bites Student in Face

A Florida legislator has been sued over his pet dog biting someone in the face at a restaurant located near the state Capitol. Christopher Kent filed a lawsuit last week in Leon County against Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach. …

Imperial Management Corporation Completes National Automotive Insurance Company Acquisition

Louisiana based, Imperial Management Corporation (IMC) and Southport Lane, LP announced that IMC has obtained all required regulatory approvals and closed its previously announced acquisition of National Automotive Insurance Company (NAIC), an insurance company headquartered in Metairie, Louisiana. NAIC specializes …

Oklahoma Adopts California-Style Quake Precautions

It’s become a predictable routine at Matt Pryor’s insurance agency: An earthquake rumbles through Oklahoma, rattling dishes and nerves. Then the phones light up with calls and text messages from desperate residents asking if it’s too late to buy a …

Willis Places Innovative Australian Weather Transaction

Willis Group Holdings, a global risk adviser, insurance and reinsurance broker, has designed and placed an innovative derivative-based risk transfer solution to protect Roy Hill Holdings Pty Ltd, an emerging global mining, rail and port venture, against the threat of …

Connecticut Holiday Traffic Arrests Down Over 2012

Connecticut State Police say most motor vehicle violations over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend were down from last year. State Police said Monday that troopers arrested 1,134 motorists for alleged speeding, 43 who were accused of driving under the influence …