Insurance
HCI Launching New Florida HO Insurer After Go-ahead from Regulators
Florida regulators have given a green light to a new homeowners insurance company, the first since state lawmakers took steps in December to rein in costly claims litigation. Tailrow Insurance Co., part of HCI Group, was approved April 4 by …
Read More Miami Homeowner Charged with Defrauding Citizens by Claiming Old Damage
Florida authorities have charged a Miami man – who has a long record of criminal and civil cases under his name – with insurance fraud after investigators found that some $300,000 in claims were linked to pre-exiting damage to his …
Read More World Insurance Acquires TJ Woods Agency in Massachusetts
Insurance broker World Insurance Associates reports that it has acquired the business of Thomas J. Woods Insurance Agency, Inc. of Worcester, Massachusetts. TJ Woods was founded in 1949, and is a property/casualty agency, providing personal and business insurance. Terms of …
Read More TWIA Board to Meet April 18 to Discuss Action on 2023 Reinsurance
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Associated Board of Directors will meet Tuesday, April 18 to discuss taking possible action on the TWIA’s reinsurance purchase for the 2023 storm season. TWIA’s reinsurance broker, Gallagher Re, will present information to the Board on …
Read More Texas House Advances Bill That Would Expand Medical Marijuana
Texans who suffer from chronic pain and potentially other debilitating conditions would be able to access the state’s medical marijuana program under a bill advanced by the Texas House on Tuesday. The bipartisan legislation, sponsored by House Public Health chair …
Read More People Moves: Sompo Promotes Cañellas to Iberia Country Mgr.; Oneglobal Reshuffles Leadership Team; Watkins to Lead Excess Casualty, Bermuda Healthcare at Vantage
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Sompo International, Oneglobal Broking and Vantage Group Holdings. A summary of these new hires follows here. Sompo Int’l Promotes Cañellas to Iberia Country Manager, Insurance Sompo International, a leading provider of …
Read More Missouri’s Luebbering Joins VIAA
Luebbering Insurance Agency recently joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of more than 160 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Founded in 1991, Luebbering Insurance Agency was created by owner Dennis Luebbering. The full-service nine-person agency …
Read More Ohio Train Derailment Illuminates Waste Disposal Predicament
When word surfaced that soils and liquids laced with chemicals from the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment were being sent to southeastern Michigan for storage, local residents and politicians were livid. “People were seeing pictures of what happened in Ohio …
Read More Wildfire Burns Nearly 700 Acres in Southeast Nebraska
UNION, Neb. (AP) – Overnight rain helped firefighters get control of two wildfires Monday in southeast Nebraska near the Missouri River. Nebraska officials said after Gov. Jim Pillen surveyed the damage that the fire near Beaver Lake was about 90% …
Read More Cyber Watchdog Has ‘No Confidence’ in Emergency Cell Network Security
America’s cybersecurity watchdog has no confidence that the cellular network used by American first responders and the military is secure against digital intrusions, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said in a letter released Wednesday. The letter from the Oregon Democrat, a …
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