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CSAA Insurance Group has partnered with 1980 s British legend Rick Astley to launch a new brand campaign across 17 U.S. markets. Rick Astley’ s iconic hairstyle is featured in an ad campaign with CSAA Insurance Group. It’ s a collaboration that makes sense, as CSAA Insurance Group continues its 100- year streak of providing unbeatable service and support to…

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In 2021, a Louisville couple bought $419,000 of insurance coverage for their home, based on their agent's recommendation. Industry watchdogs, including Colorado Insurance Commissioner Michael Conway, say the computer programs used by insurance companies to provide replacement cost estimates to homeowners are a problem because they consistently…

Concerns that a new map showing wildfire risks across Oregon will lead to property insurance hikes are unfounded, state financial regulators said. “Insurance companies in Oregon did not use, and currently have no plans to use, the state wildfire risk map in their decision-making,” Mark Peterson, communications director for the department, said in an email.“ During…

KBRA releases research that examines Florida’ s property insurance market as the industry faces storms on multiple fronts amid the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. The Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project team— one of the pioneers of hurricane forecasting— released an updated Atlantic hurricane season forecast on August 4 that called…

Colorado State University hurricane researchers have reduced their forecast slightly but continue to call for an above-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2022, citing the likely persistence of La Nina as a primary factor for the continued anticipation of an active season. Sea surface temperatures averaged across the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean…

In the interest of public safety, motorists have long been required by Virginia law to carry liability coverage on their auto insurance policies for personal and commercial vehicles. That law now extends to motorists who operate vehicles exempt from registration requirements as defined by the Code of Virginia. This condition is part of SB 733, which became…

MARTINSVILLE— The city of Martinsville held a meeting with Federal Emergency Management Agency officials to review the city's preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map and Flood Insurance Study report. The meeting also covered a comprehensive analysis of Zone AE flood zones for the West Fork White River located near the Martinsville Levee.

In 2021, a Louisville couple bought $419,000 worth of insurance coverage for their home, based on their agent's recommendation. Industry watchdogs, including Colorado Insurance Commissioner Michael Conway, say the computer programs used by insurance companies to provide replacement cost estimates to homeowners are a problem because they consistently…

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey on Thursday said Alexander Terrell Kirby, 29, faces felony charges of insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense. He was arrested Aug. 1, was released on a $15,000 unsecured bond and is due in court Friday. According to special agents with the Department of Insurance's criminal…

ST. LOUIS- New resources are now available to flood victims around the St. Louis region, just days after U.S. President Joe Biden approved a major disaster declaration over the flooding. Flood victims in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and St. Charles County can seek now seek relief in several forms. In addition to these new services, disaster survivor assistance crews…

DENVER— Nicholas Bay can't believe the damage caused by Sunday's flooding near Interstate 70 in Denver. Insurance experts say 25% of flood claims are made by people who live in low-risk areas in Colorado after unusual events. Carole Walker, executive director of the Rocky Mountain Insurance Association, said that even with a separate flood insurance policy,…

The naming rights belonging to Dunkin' expired June 30, but the Convention Center Authority, the state agency that controls the Civic Center, the Convention Center and Veterans Memorial Auditorium, allowed the arena to continue to be called Dunkin' Donuts Center while a new deal was negotiated. "We're in active discussions with the Rhode Island Convention…

Demotech on Tuesday withdrew the ratings of Bankers Specialty Insurance Co. and First Community Insurance Co., according to the Demotech website. The withdrawals were reported Wednesday morning by the Insurance Journal. On Monday, Demotech withdrew ratings for Weston Property& Casualty Insurance Co. and FedNat Insurance Co. and downgraded United…

The firm had 10,300 Louisiana policyholders who will now be directed to the state's industry bailout program. Weston is the eighth insurer writing policies in Louisiana to collapse in the past year. The recent string of U.S. insurance failures has largely affected companies in Louisiana and Florida, two states especially prone to hurricanes.

The Migos rapper is being sued for auto-negligence by Mercury Insurance Company after his car was involved in an accident near the US 101 freeway in Encino, California on 11 November 2020. Offset was allegedly driving a 2018 Dodge Charger, which the firm alleged he or another individual was operating negligently, resulting in a collision with a 2019 Honda Civic…

But critics- Republicans as well as those in the insurance industry- have voiced concerns about how the measures might impact affordability at a time when inflation has spiked and state lawmakers have been brainstorming ways to offset rising costs for consumers. Increase the minimum amounts of liability and uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage that…