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Mississippi High Court Orders New Trial on Drunk Driving Charge
The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that Mary Reed Evans is entitled to present evidence in an effort to disprove prosecutors' contention that her blood alcohol level was over the legal limit …
West Virginia DuPont Worker Dies After Chemical Exposure
Federal safety officials are investigating a DuPont chemical plant Monday after a series of leaks that resulted in the death of one worker and the operation's temporary shutdown. DuPont officials …
Florida Peninsula Finalizes Acquisition of Edison Insurance
Florida Peninsula Holdings, LLC, the parent company of Florida Peninsula Insurance Co.,
Travelers Sees Record Profits
The Travelers Cos. saw its fourth-quarter profits climb 60 percent, driven largely by investment gains. The insurer posted record net income for the quarter of $1.285 billion and full year net …
The W Group Merges with Cincinnati’s Hylant Group
Cincinnati-based insurance brokerage, Hylant Group, and the W Group, a privately owned firm offering employee benefit services, announced they have merged. The combined organizations will form one …
Tennessee Court Says Insurer Not Liable for Damages in Sheriff Shooting
A Tennessee appellate court has ruled a county liability insurer doesn't have to pay $5 million in damages won by the widow of a slain sheriff's deputy in a wrongful death lawsuit over his …
Spitale Insurance Agency Joins SAN Group
Spitale Insurance Agency of Baltic, Connecticut has joined the Satellite Agency Network Group Inc.
Socius Insurance Names Zimmerman VP in Miami
Socius Insurance Services Inc., a San Francisco-based management liability and property
Driscoll Joins Colemont Insurance’s San Francisco Office
Colemont Insurance Brokers announced that Susan Driscoll has joined the company's San Francisco office as a casualty broker. Driscoll
BB&T Insurance Services of California Names Justyn Senior VP
San Francisco-based BB&T Insurance Services of California Inc. announced that Wesley G. Justyn has joined its San Francisco office as a senior vice president
Jordan Sells California Insurance Agency to Daughter
Elmer R. Jordan, past president of the Independent Agents and Brokers Association of the San Fernando Valley, Calif., has sold his agency to his daughter Karen Jordan-Quigley. The new name of the …
Midwest Cities Say New FEMA Flood Maps Are Full of Errors
More than a year and a half after a massive flood left a huge swath of eastern Iowa underwater, the tiny farming community of Oakville is clinging to survival. Many of the town's 400-or-so …
TV Networks, Talent Firm Reach $70 Million Settlement With Older Writers
Seventeen major television networks and production studios and seven talent agencies have reached a $70 million settlement of complaints brought by 165 writers aged 40 or older who alleged age …
Nebraska Extends Non-Resident Producer Licensing Renewal Period
Effective Feb.
Markel Selects Wilson to Direct International Development
Markel International has appointed Simon Wilson to the role of director, international development. He joins Markel International from Lloyd’s.
Ohio Insurance Department Expands Language Interpretation Service
The Ohio Department of Insurance has hired Affordable Language Services to provide translation services, Director Mary Jo Hudson announced. The company will be able to answer questions from …
Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau Adds Options to Deductible Program
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) is expanding a deductible program put in place last year.
Oklahoma Lawmaker Says Bill Will ‘Fast Forward’ Workers’ Comp Reform
Oklahoma state Rep. Lewis Moore, R-Edmond, says a bill he has filed combining health and workers’ compensation insurance coverage for employees will allow around-the-clock health coverage …
New Hampshire Avoids Malpractice Funds to Balance 2009 Books
New Hampshire is dipping into its savings — rather than a fund that underwrites malpractice insurance — for $80 million to close the books on the fiscal year that ended June 30. The state wanted …
Remedies Ordered in New York City Black Firefighter Case
New York City must revamp fire department hiring practices that discriminated against b lack applicants and possibly pay damages to thousands of victims, a judge ruled Thursday. In a written …
Asia Special Situation Acquisition Corp. Makes Insurance Company Buy
The Asia Special Situation Acquisition Corp. (ASSAC) announced that it has completed its business combination by the acquisition of one insurance company together with approximately $650 million …
Ethiopian Airlines Plane Crashes in Sea off Beirut, Bodies Found
An Ethiopian Airlines plane with 90 people on board crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Beirut in bad weather early on Monday. Four bodies were recovered as a search for survivors …
Builders’ Lobby Sponsors Washington Workers’ Comp Initiative
A politically active construction-industry group wants voters to decide whether Washington's workers' compensation system should face private competition, a move opposed by organized labor and top …
Calif.’s Poizner Trailing in Governor’s Race
Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman has opened up a sizable lead over state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner in the race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, according to a Field …
Insurance Inc. of Southern California opens Riverside Office
Insurance Inc. of Southern California has opened an office in Riverside, Calif. The new office is part of an effort to expand operations and continue growth through appointed carriers and to …
Georgia Insurance Broker’s Bookkeeper Charged With Stealing $1 MIllion
A 63-year-old former bookkeeper at a Dalton, Georgia insurance brokerage is facing federal charges she embezzled more than $1 million from her employer. Prosecutors say Carolyn Lynn Cherry of …
Kentucky Supreme Court Curbs State Use of Private Agency Funds
In a case involving two workers’ compensation funds, the Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that lawmakers and the governor cannot replenish the state’s general fund using monies from …
Researchers: Climate Change Expected to Increase Storm Activity in Texas
Climate change will likely increase the frequency and severity of storm activity in Texas, an area of the country that is especially vulnerable to the “triple threat” of hurricanes, …
Bramlett Agency in Oklahoma Named Trusted Choice Agency of the Month
The Bramlett Agency, headquartered in Armdore, Okla., has been named the Trusted Choice Agency of the Month by Trusted Choice, the consumer branding program for independent insurance agents and …
Amtrak Cop: Worn-Out Holster Led to Foot-Shooting
An Amtrak police officer is suing the railroad, claiming it's liable for a woman who grabbed his gun and shot him in the foot. Sixty-five-year-old James Bullard says he was working at …
