Assurant Specialty Property, a provider of insurance services including insurance tracking and management, lender-placed homeowners insurance, and property and personal coverage such as renters, farm and flood insurance, announced it is hiring as many as 100 new employees at its …
Copart, Inc., an online salvage vehicle auction company announced the acquisition of Diamond Auto Bids and Disposals, a privately-held automotive auction with locations in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The acquisition provides Copart its first locations in Western Canada to …
Progressive Insurance has added new coverage to meet boaters’ needs for more complete protection of their propulsion systems. Propulsion Plus pays to repair or replace the lower unit of an outboard motor, or the outdrive of a stern drive motor, …
PerformanceClaims has announced plans to formally change the company name to PerformanceGateway. The new name is intended to better match the company’s focus and product offerings. This change coincides with plans to transition users to a new upgraded platform scheduled …
Donan Engineering Co., Inc. announced plans to offer forensic investigative services from a new Baton Rouge, La., office beginning May 1, 2012. With the addition of the new Louisiana office, Donan Engineering will have 43 offices located throughout 26 states. …
A new product aimed at helping insurers curb the growing problem of insurance claims fraud was just introduced by FICO, an industry provider of analytics and decision management technology. The FICO Claims Fraud Solution uses three integrated technologies to identify …
Crawford & Company, an independent provider of claims management solutions, is introducing a new self-service application for mobile devices that can offer customers a better experience with post-lease vehicle inspections. The application, called My VCI, was released Monday for iPhone …
New York-based Independent Adjustment Company (IAC) expanded its operations with the recent opening of a branch office in Little Falls, N.J. “By client request to service claims in New Jersey and our commitment to service, we have expanded our operation,” …
QBE North America is expanding its offering of employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) for small- and medium-sized businesses. According to head of QBE Regional Insurance Tony Cid, EPLI coverage has evolved from a high-priced option for large businesses to an …
Progressive Insurance announced it has doubled the available liability limits of its commercial auto policies, offering options for $1.5 or $2 million. “We’ve seen business owners struggle at times with liability requirements on larger projects,” said Cory Fischer, commercial auto …