AssuredPartners Inc., a Lake Mary, Fla.-based insurance brokerage firm, said it acquired the Roemer Insurance Agency and its affiliate Sunforest Transportation Insurance Group, both based in Toledo, Ohio.
September 12, 2018GovernmentBusiness
North Carolina Insurance Risk Pool Halves Surcharge
In an effort to soften the blow of a surcharge tacked onto insurance policies for North Carolina truckers, officials with the state鈥檚 insurance risk pool have cut in half the surcharge that will plug a $96 million shortfall in the agency鈥檚 balance sheet.
July 10, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Safety, Insurance Costs Cited in Study as Reasons to Consider Autonomous Vehicles
As autonomous vehicles become more commonplace on our highways and roads, drivers of both trucks and passenger cars are likely to become more accepting of the technology, a survey of U.S. consumers by the market research firm J.D. Power found.
June 6, 2018GovernmentSafety
North Carolina Truckers to See 14.61% Surcharge on Liability Insurance
North Carolina motor carriers are being slapped with a 14.61% surcharge on their liability insurance policies to plug a $96 million shortfall in the state鈥檚 insurance risk pool.
April 19, 2018Perspective
Opinion: Become a Better Trucking Insurance Buyer
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March 2, 2018Business
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January 30, 2018Business
Motor Carrier Insurer Acuity Expands Operations to Texas
ORLANDO, Fla. 鈥 Commercial Motor Carrier insurer Acuity has expanded operations to Texas, the company announced at a press conference at American Trucking Associations鈥 Management Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 21.
October 21, 2017BusinessEquipmentSafetyTCA
How Best to Insure a Large Truck? It鈥檚 Complicated
Several years after becoming an insurance agent, David Imschweiler decided on a career change, so he got his commercial driver鈥檚 license and became a truck driver.
September 19, 2017Business
Gallagher Bassett Services Acquires National Transportation Adjusters
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett Services, has acquired National Transportation Adjusters Inc., a company based in Scottsdale, Ariz., that provides claims management for self-insured trucking companies and corporate fleet operators in the United States.
September 5, 2017GovernmentSafety
FMCSA to Begin Crash Accountability Program to Aid Fleets鈥 Safety Scores
FMCSA is beginning a two-year crash preventability demonstration program that will classify a crash as 鈥渘ot preventable鈥 on a carrier鈥檚 Safety Measurement System profile in instances where the carrier is not at fault.
July 27, 2017