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The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America said the Dan Fulwider Award for Community Involvement has been given to Craig and Melanie Moon of the Moon & Adrion Insurance Agency in Middletown, Ohio.

California's workers' compensation fund, the State Compensation Insurance Fund, reported net income for 2009 increased 91 percent over 2008 despite a combined ratio exceeding 160.

USI Holdings Corp. said it has acquired the insurance and financial services business of RA Bench, a Seattle-based insurance brokerage firm. Financial terms were not released.

After falsely reporting his custom motorcycle stolen, one Sacramento, Calif. former prison guard will soon be singing his own rendition of "Folsom Prison Blues" on the other side of the cell.

The National Conference of Insurance Legislators said it is getting closer to resolving differences over model legislation to set quality standards for auto crash replacement parts.

St. Patrick's Day parades and other festivities may mean entertainment for the public, but for municipal risk managers they represent a need for pre-planning, coordination and contractual risk transfer, said an insurance expert.