Louisville, Ky.-based insurance and benefits broker Arison Insurance Services, Inc. has acquired London, Ky. based insurance broker, Benefits Solutions, LLC. The acquisition creates Arison's ...

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of 'A '(Excellent) and issuer credit ratings of "a" of Sweden's Skandia Insurance Company Ltd. and Skandia Life Assurance Company Limited ...

A Houston Court of Appeals has dismissed a case involving workers' compensation benefits claim disputes with Texas Mutual Insurance Co. in a move that according to the insurer resolves ...

Foremost announces their DISTINCTCHOICE auto program in New York. Foremost's new auto program is designed with increased limits, deductible options and important coverages for drivers. The ...

Dennis Smith of Columbia, Mo., has been honored as the Missouri Association of Insurance Agents' Insurance Person of the Year. The award was given at MAIA's annual Leadership Conference on July ...

Louisville, Ky.-based insurance broker Neace Lukens has opened a new office in Dayton, Ohio. The new office consists of two full-time employees. Michael Ward joins as vice president of its ...

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has raised its counterparty credit rating on Arch Capital Group Ltd. to 'A-' from 'BBB+'. S&P also raised its counterparty credit and financial strength ...

A Japanese supertanker, which triggered fears of an attack in the sensitive Strait of Hormuz oil shipping route, collided with something, possibly a submarine or mine, UAE port officials ...

Crews are working to cap a new oil leak in a Louisiana coastal inlet after a barge slammed into an abandoned well on July 27, sending a shower of water, natural gas and oil spewing about 100 into ...

Massachusetts-based OneBeacon Insurance Group said it is launching a new E&S lines business and has appointed Dennis Crosby as president of the business, OneBeacon Excess and Surplus ...

A former Pennsylvania insurance agent has been sentenced to three years in prison for his role in scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in premiums, according to the New Jersey attorney ...

A majority of Americans believe that laws allowing people to sue their own auto insurance company for punitive damages, in addition to receiving benefits for their insured claim losses, are not a ...

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says North Dakota's crime rate dropped slightly last year, but the number of violent crimes rose. A new report provides North Dakota statistics for a number of ...

South Carolina liquor stores, bars and their owners may be liable for injuries caused by a patron they "knew or should have known" was intoxicated even if the customer does not appear drunk. The ...

Connecticut-based managing general underwriter Target Insurance Services has named Mark Diette as senior vice president in charge of business development. Diette, who will also lead one of ...