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Texans tell The Hartford: Our Cities are Driveable, Mostly
A recent study performed on behalf of The Hartford Financial Services Group says that, even with incidents of road rage, and complains from people who are on the road a log, most Texas residents would consider their city streets to be “drivable.” Further, at least sixty percent of motorists in the major Texas cities of […]
Read moreEarthquake Activity Not Just in California
If you believe that only Californian’s need to consider earthquake insurance, this may change your mind: already this year, there have been 47 recorded earthquakes and aftershocks in Oklahoma, and 40 of them measured at least 2.0 on the Richter scale. (Generally speaking, quakes that register at least 2.5 are the smallest we can actually […]
Read moreWashington Enacts Data Security Law
In our current age where technology reigns supreme and both credit card and insurance companies are designing apps for iPhones and smartphones to help protect consumers and capture business, who is guarding our information? In Washington, the government is…well, sort of. According to the reports over the net, Governor Christine Gregoire of Washington signed into […]
Read moreDrinkers Exercise More than Non-Drinkers, Study Says
It’s no secret that healthy habits help you save money on health insurance, but did you know that that alcohol consumption is linked to those habits in ways most of us never considered? There have been several clinical studies of the way alcohol consumption affects health, and one of them found that people who regularly […]
Read moreCrisis Management Products Now Offered by Fireman’s Fund
In an effort to help their business clients weather crisis situations, Fireman’s Fund has created a new line of crisis management products, which coverage will be available to certain clients with commercial umbrella policies. The specific coverage includes a crisis management response costs endorsement, which provides a sub-limit of $250,000 for response costs to a […]
Read moreStorm Surge Warnings Might Be Added to Weather Alerts
We’re still a couple of months away from the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, but that’s not too soon for the National Hurricane Center (NHC) to be considering a new addition to their already vast collection of watches and warnings typically issued during hurricane seasons. Specifically, NHC officials pitched the idea of a storm-surge […]
Read moreAIG Did Not Ignore Red Flags, Judge Says
Reuters reported earlier this week that a federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit against AIG. The suit accused both current and former American International Group, Inc., directors and executives of ignoring the “red flag” warning signs that lead to the insurers near-demise and necessitated $180 billion in Federal bailout funds. On Tuesday, […]
Read moreNC Drivers Pay $1350/Year Due to Road Conditions
Here’s another reason to save money on auto insurance in North Carolina: the road conditions will cost you the equivalent of an extra tank of gas every week. Last week, a national transportation group released the results of a study which estimated that drivers in the two largest urban areas in North Carolina lose an […]
Read moreHouse Approves Companion Bill to Healthcare Overhaul
Days after passing the healthcare overhaul bill that took the better part of a year to hammer out, the United States House of Representatives approved the companion package yesterday. The companion package had already been approved by the House before, but after the vote on the main bill, the Senate parliamentarian ordered two minor provisions […]
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