Esurance and Walmart Team Up for Auto Insurance Discount Program

March 22, 2013Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticle4 Comments

Esurance is launching a pilot program offering auto insurance discounts to customers at select Walmart stores in Illinois.

Through the pilot program, drivers may obtain a savings card from Esurance kiosks located in approximately 150 Walmart stores in the state. The cards contain special codes that customers can use to get a discount on their car insurance.

Walmart is providing space for the Esurance kiosks but no auto insurance is being sold in the stores either by Walmart or Esurance, according to a statement issued by Esurance.

Allstate, the parent company of Esurance, is not involved in the promotion.

Customers who obtain a card may call the toll-free number to speak with a licensed Esurance agent or they may go online, fill out an application and get a quote. In both cases, they will need to provide the savings code and answer a few underwriting questions to receive their discounted quote.

Customers may also send a text message to a dedicated number to get the special savings code.

The pilot program currently has no end date.

Esurance said the program is aimed at

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Marijuana Training Program Approved In Colorado

March 22, 2013Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

A marijuana proposal aimed at training people who work in medical marijuana businesses awaits the governor’s pen in Colorado.

The Senate voted 23-12 Tuesday to create a “responsible medical marijuana vendor” designation.

The optional designation would allow pot shops to train employees in state marijuana regulation and how to spot fake marijuana cards. In exchange, the businesses could get a break if they run afoul of state regulations. A similar designation already exists for the alcohol industry.

Looming recreational marijuana shops wouldn’t be covered by the measure. The Legislature is still hammering out rules for non-medical pot shops, though a “responsible vendor” analogy is considered likely.

The marijuana industry backed the “responsible vendor” measure. It passed the House last month.

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The Hanover, OMS National Offer P/C Program to OMS Surgeons

March 15, 2013Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

The Hanover Insurance Group has joined forces with OMS National Insurance Co., RRG (OMSNIC) to offer a program of  property/casualty insurance products to OMSNIC’s insured oral and maxillofacial surgeons (OMS).

The Hanover’s products will be distributed through OMSNIC and The Hanover’s independent agents.

As part of these offerings, The Hanover offers OMS a group dividend for workers compensation, BOP coverage enhancements, and service and risk management facilities.

The insurance offering for this program includes the following coverage enhancements:

Workers compensation group dividend program, exclusive to the programReplacement cost

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California School District Sued Over Yoga Program

February 22, 2013Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticle6 Comments

An attorney representing a family bent out of shape over a public school yoga program in the beach city of Encinitas filed a lawsuit Wednesday to stop the district-wide classes.

In the lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court, attorney Dean Broyles argued that the twice weekly, 30-minute classes are inherently religious, in violation of the separation between church and state.

The plaintiffs are Stephen and Jennifer Sedlock and their children, who are students in the Encinitas Union School District.

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All Risks Launches National Program for Ice Rink Industry

January 17, 2013Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

All Risks, Ltd.’s National Specialty Programs unit has introduced an ice rink insurance program, called RinkPro. This nationwide insurance program is supported by a program manager and a carrier rated

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Starr Indemnity Approved to Participate in Federal Crop Insurance Program

February 13, 2013Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. has received approval from the Risk Management Agency of the United States Department of Agriculture to participate as an Approved Insurance Provider in the federal multi-peril crop insurance program for 2013.

Starr Indemnity & Liability Company will be working with International Ag Insurance Solutions, LLC, the managing general agency for the program.

Starr is an insurance and investment organization with a presence on five continents; through its operating insurance companies, Starr provides property, casualty, and accident & health insurance products as well as a range of specialty coverages including aviation, marine, energy and excess casualty insurance.

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National Interstate Launches New Waste Operations Program

January 4, 2013Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

National Interstate Insurance Co., a provider of transportation insurance, is launching a new insurance program targeted for waste operations. The company is now accepting applications for accounts with effective dates of February 1, 2013 and beyond, marketing the program through retail agents.

The waste operations program focuses on best-in-class operations including: residential; commercial and industrial collection; recyclers; construction and demolition debris removal, transfer stations; landfills supported by a collection operation; material recovery facilities; and accounts with limited liquid waste (including septic service) if supported by a solid waste collection operation. Coverages include auto liability (CA9948 and MCS90 are available where applicable), auto physical damage, and general liability.

National Interstate has hired two industry specialists to the National Interstate team: John Rich brings over 30 years of commercial insurance experience, the last 18 of which were focused on environmental insurance, to his role as product manager. Marilyn Wilds, who has also been in insurance for over 30 years, has spent over 20 years developing insurance programs for waste operations, and will act as regional underwriting director.

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Progressive Releases Terms for Usage-Based Insurance Licensing Program

December 21, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticle1 Comments

Progressive Insurance is making the intellectual property it owns available to companies interested in implementing usage-based insurance (UBI) programs under a new licensing program.

Progressive said licensing may be available for UBI programs under the following terms:

Term of Agreement: Commences the date license is executed through April 2022Waiting Period: Licensees will not rate insurance based on its customers’ driving habits prior to April 1, 2015Licensing Fee: Annual royalty payment equal to licensee’s countrywide Private Passenger Auto insurance direct written premiums for the most recently reported year, multiplied by two basis points (0.02 percent)Progressive also has the right to licensor recognition

Application for Licensing under these terms is open through June 2013, with payments commencing with usage on or after April, 2015.

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Louisiana Seeks to Use Hurricane Recovery Money for Pre-K Program

September 28, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticle2 Comments

Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration wants to shift $20 million in hurricane recovery dollars for hurricanes Gustav and Ike to fill in budget gaps in the state’s free preschool program for at-risk students.

The proposal, which requires approval from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, has been posted for public comment.

The hurricane recovery dollars were included in the $75 million annual budget for the Cecil J. Picard LA4 Early Childhood Program for the fiscal year that began July 1, a budget approved by lawmakers in June.

Preschool access won’t expand with the money. The dollars will plug part of a budget hole created when federal stimulus funding that had been used for the program disappeared.

Jindal’s chief budget adviser, Commissioner of Administration Paul Rainwater, said the spending will help people impacted by the storms by offering pre-kindergarten education to 4-year-olds in low- to moderate-income families in hurricane-damaged parishes.

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Western Security Surplus Launches Admitted Bar, Restaurant Program in Calif.

June 26, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers has launched a bar, tavern and restaurant program in California. This is a brand new program in the California market, offering businesses products with access to an A- X rated, admitted market.

In addition to a minimum premium starting at $750, the coverage also includes general liability, liquor liability, assault & battery and property, as well as coverage enhancement endorsements. The carrier is looking to cover facilities up to 2,500 customer square feet, up to $1.5 million sales and 30 percent  to 100 percent in liquor sales. Coverage is not subject to audit and coverage for businesses open until 2 a.m. is available. Incidental entertainment such as dance clubs or venues is not acceptable at this time.

Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers provides retail brokers commercial and personal lines products, with access to both admitted and non-admitted markets. It now writes in most of the Sun Belt states from Calif. to Fla.

 

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Senate Approves 60-Day Flood Program Extension; Will House Agree?

May 25, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticle2 Comments

The Senate agreed yesterday in a unanimous consent to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for 60-days past its current expiration date of May 31. Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 402 to 18 on a separate measure, H.R. 5740, to extend the NFIP for 30-days.

It remains to be seen if the House will adopt the Senate 60-day reauthorization when its members return after the Memorial Day weekend.

The Senate vote on the temporary reauthorization came after an agreement was struck for the full Senate to consider in June a long-stalled, longer-term renewal and reform of the program and after insertion of an amendment ending premium subsidies for vacation homes. The agreement was struck by Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson, D-S.D., Ranking Member Richard Shelby, R-Ala.), Sen. David Vitter, R-La. and Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla.

The full House and the Senate Banking Committee have passed long-term measures but the full Senate has not acted.

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Vanliner Partners with Agents Association on Moving, Storage Agents Program

May 9, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

Vanliner Insurance Co., an insurer in the moving and storage industry, introduced a new affinity program developed for moving agents affiliated with the Allied Agents Association (AAA).

The AAA program is Vanliner’s third affinity program designed for best-in-class moving and storage companies. Allied moving agents joining the affinity program can receive options like a product portfolio and customized services. Coverage lines include auto and general liability, cargo/warehouse, property, workers’ compensation and umbrella. Since July of 2010, Vanliner has launched six new programs including three alternative risk transfer products and three affinity programs.

Vanliner Insurance Co. is a provider of insurance products for the moving and storage industry. It is  located in the St. Louis suburb of Fenton, Mo. Vanliner is licensed in all 50 states and is a subsidiary of National Interstate Insurance Co.

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PGI Acquires N.Y.-Based Program Administrator American Altair Group

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PGI Commercial, the U.S. program manager of Bermuda-based insurance distributor Primary Group, has acquired the assets American Altair Group.

American Altair Group (AAG), based in Hauppauge, N.Y., is a full-service program administrator that specializes in commercial real estate risks. AAG has significant representation in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. PGI Commercial said AAG’s book of business will further complement PGI’s existing book of real estate business which is primarily West Coast-based.

PGI Commercial manages property and casualty programs on a nationwide basis with offices in Naples, Fla., Marlton, N.J., and Anaheim, Calif.

The AAG deal is part of PGI Commercial’s strategy of building out its underwriting platforms. PGI Commercial said the acquisition of AAG will give PGI a strong presence in the Northeast and particularly in the commercial real estate sector.

John Ustaoglu, current president of AAG, will join PGI Commercial as executive vice president and will continue to be based out of Hauppauge, N.Y., with his existing team.

 

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Louisiana Lands $2.95M for Return to Work Program

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The Louisiana Workforce Commission will receive $2.95 million in federal funds to provide additional services to Louisiana’s unemployed, the U.S. Department of Labor announced.

The money will come from a Re-employment and Eligibility Assessment grant, part of $65.5 million to be distributed nationwide.

The $2.95 million REA grant will fund services through most of the state’s Business and Career Solutions Centers.

The grant will help fund the response to general levels of unemployment, and also several specific events that have or are expected to increase unemployment, including:

The British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010;The scheduled closure in August of General Motors’ plant in Northwest Louisiana, along with some of its suppliers and support service providers, which combined are expected to affect about 1,400 people.The phased closure of Huntington Ingall’s Avondale shipyard will continue to affect several thousand workers through 2013.

“Louisiana’s re-employment efforts jumped seven places last year in a ranking of the states, and this grant will help continue that improvement,” Eysink said.

In Louisiana, the maximum unemployment benefit is $247 a week. REA grants have been shown to reduce the number of weeks claimants draw unemployment insurance benefits by hastening their return to work.

 

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