In Meridian, Miss. the power is only on in the downtown area and electricity to the rest of the community is expected to be out for one to two weeks, Scott Gray, owner of Insurance Solutions of Mississippi Inc. and …
Columbus, Ga.-based Aflac Insurance has announced it will allow a 90-day grace period for premiums due from its policyholders in counties and parishes proclaimed disaster areas by the Federal Emergency Management Agency due to Hurricane Katrina. Aflac said it had …
Insurance adjusters are scrambling around South Florida, where before crossing into the Gulf of Mexico and becoming a catastrophic hurricane, Katrina slapped Dade and Broward counties with damages experts estimate from $600 million to $2 billion, depending on who you …
USI Holdings Corporation on Wednesday announced the closing of the previously announced acquisition of Cincinnati, Ohio-based Richard B. Cross & Associates Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Cross has been providing retail benefits solutions including group insurance, account …
The Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company announced today that it will reduce its property exposure in Florida. “As we continue to analyze our business strategy, it has become increasingly apparent that we are not comfortable with our current exposure in the …
David Morse & Associates, a national claims administration and independent adjusting company based in Los Angeles, announces the opening of a new office in Reno, Nevada. This new office provides Property and Casualty field adjusting services in the Reno – …
In the aftermath of one the most intense catastrophes to strike the U.S. in the last century, business interruption insurance may prove to be of great assistance to the hundreds of businesses forced to close due to Hurricane Katrina, according …
A College Fire Scenario: Imagine that you’re in your fraternity or sorority house, sleeping soundly in your room after a long night of studying. Then the unmistakable smell of smoke awakens you from that deep sleep. You try to wake …
Symbility Solutions Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Automated Benefits Corp., has reached a five-year agreement with Gore Mutual Insurance Company to adopt and rollout the Symbility mobile claims system for its property claims across Canada. Following the successful completion of …
As New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin told the media Wednesday that deaths in the greater New Orleans area from Hurricane Katrina could rise into the thousands, President Bush and his administration declared a public health emergency for all of the …