The Hartford board of directors on Tuesday unanimously voted against Chubb’s offer to buy the rival carrier for more than $23 billion in cash and stock. Hartford directors felt it wasn’t worth going any more with Chubb’s cold-call offer of $65 per share for that Top 20 auto insurer. “The...

The Collision Industry Conference on Wednesday reiterated that it is April 21-22 meeting in Arizona would offer the option of attending personally or virtually over Zoom. “Due to Arizona COVID restrictions, the in-person is restricted to active 2021 Gold Pin participants,” the CIC wrote in a news release. “Those unable...

Memorial Day this season is Monday, May 27. You're ready to turn on the grill and hang up your American flag. Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May. It honors the men and ladies who died while serving within the U.S. military. "Take a...

Lightning is wreaking havoc in Florida. Previously week, lightning struck and killed two giraffes in the Lion County Safari in Loxahatchee. As though which was not unusual enough, a motorcyclist was struck and killed on his bike, while driving on I-95, in Volusia County. "Lightning is such a common occurrence...

Estimators, managers and all sorts of other Blueprint Optimization Tool users now can track their success adding operations flagged by the “BOT” as potentially overlooked repair labor. The BOT software allows an accident repairer to automatically apply the "SCRS Help guide to Complete Repair Planning" to an estimate and identify...

NJM Insurance said it discarded its March 31 cutoff for COVID-19 vehicle cleaning charges and instead would reimburse the operation “for the near future." The insurer as late as Friday was declaring it would not purchase the work effective April 1. "Effective 4/1/2021, NJM won't be accepting the charges for...

"Several popular food items have been recalled over the past month," says Ellsworth Buck, Vice President of Insurance, Florida's largest independent health insurance agency. The following are a list of the meals products to check. The Sprouts Farmers Market grocery chain is recalling conventional and organic frozen spinach manufactured by...

The telematics company Arity on Friday announced companies could leverage its Core Driving Risk Audiences service and market themselves to drivers of numerous skill levels. For example, an insurer could pitch premium discounts to blocs of excellent drivers and entice them to switch carriers. This may be hugely lucrative for...

Summer is in full swing, which mandates a trip to the beach. With the most beautiful beaches in our backyard, it's a shame not to take full advantage. "Open water swimming at the beach is adventurous and may provide a challenging workout," says Ellsworth Buck, Vice President of Insurance, Florida's...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has issued a directive encouraging Florida homeowners to kill green iguanas they find on their property. "It might sound a bit barbaric, until you better comprehend the threat these reptiles can cause," says Ellsworth Buck, V . p . of Insurance, Florida's...