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North Carolina Man Charged With Threatening Insurance Agents Over Claim

First, a North Carolina man filed a claim with Farm Bureau Insurance. Then he threatened three insurance agents with violence when he wasn’t paid as much as he expected, according to state authorities and one of the insurance agents. Brody …

Viewpoint: The End of the Voluntary-Involuntary Rule

Since the adoption of Chapter 542A of the Texas Insurance Code, Texas courts have been grappling with insurers’ election of responsibility of their agents—specifically how to treat such agents for diversity jurisdiction purposes. A recent decision from the US Fifth …

FAIA Sends Mobile Command Center to Aid Georgia Agents

The association representing independent insurance agents in Florida has dispatched a 40-foot long catastrophe response vehicle (CRV) to Northwest Georgia to provide aid and assistance to agents affected by the tornadoes that flattened dozens of businesses and homes. “Natural disasters …

Action Taken Against Two Washington Insurance Agents

Two insurance agents, who misappropriated thousands of dollars from their clients, have been barred from doing business in Washington state. • Nancy M. Bishop, of Puyallup, has been barred from doing insurance business in Washington and ordered to repay consumers …

Washington Insurance Agents Lose Licenses and Must Repay Customers

Washington Commissioner Mike Kreidler has taken action against two insurance agents who misappropriated thousands of dollars from their clients, the state insurance department reported. Nancy M. Bishop, of Puyallup, has been barred from doing insurance business in Washington and ordered …