Don’t Sweep it Under: Best Practices for Valuing Oriental Rugs June 20, 2016 By Rosemary Kress One of the more intriguing and complex product categories in the insurance property claims world are Oriental rugs. These beautiful...
Iowa Town Chosen for Railroad Crossing Safety Campaign June 17, 2016 By DEREK SULLIVAN, Daily Nonpareil Traffic officers with the Council Bluffs Police Department saw a surprising number of drivers try to beat moving trains through...
South Carolina Highway Patrol’s High-Tech Unit Pursues Hit-and-Run Drivers June 17, 2016 By WADE LIVINGSTON, The Island Packet of Hilton Head The team didn’t have much to go on. Some little pieces of plastic left at the scene. A tip about...
North Dakota Insurance Fund Continues to Pay Despite Rising Claim Costs June 17, 2016 By JILL SCHRAMM, Minot Daily News A 30-year-old self-insurance pool has been paying off well for North Dakota political subdivisions, despite large claim losses in 2015....
U.S. Credit Card Firms Slow to Upgrade Security June 17, 2016 By JEFF MARTIN Visa and MasterCard are using security measures prone to fraud, putting retailers and customers at risk of thieves, The Home...
Business Moves June 17, 2016 Energi Launches Property & Casualty Programs in Parts of Western and Atlantic Canada Energi of Canada announced the launch of...
Washington Potato Processor Fined $213,160 for Repeated Workplace Safety Violations June 17, 2016 Repeated serious safety violations have resulted in a serious workplace injury and in a large fine for a potato processer...
Six-Story California Steel Structure Rattled by Simulated Earthquake June 17, 2016 By JULIE WATSON Researchers at the University of California, San Diego rocked and rattled a six-story steel frame building on a giant shake...
May Global Disasters Result in $5B in Claims June 16, 2016 Global disasters lead to at least $7 billion in claims as insurers aid the recovery process following May wildfires, floods...
Small Businesses Engaging in Texting, Online Chatting With Customers June 16, 2016 By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG Clients can text their lawyers to double-check hearing times. Potential customers may message a dog breeder to find out the...