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Washington Workplace Violence-Related Deaths Climbed in 2009
The slayings last year of six law enforcement officers, as well as several workplace suicides, caused deaths due to workplace violence to spike upward in Washington State, the Department of Labor …
Bithell Named Farmers Insurance VP and Chief Underwriting Officer
Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Group of Companies has appointed
Union General Insurance Offers Vacant Market to California Producers
Union General Insurance Services Inc.
Obama’s Budget Shows Only Modest Changes in Health Reforms
The Obama administration's latest spending plan calls for modest changes to the U.S. health care system but does little to incorporate sweeping moves called for Democrats' larger plan to increase …
Agents’ Group: On a Cost per Home Value Basis, Texas Rates Are Down
Texas insurance agents — want to show your customers that the common perception that homeowners rates in Texas always go up but never come down is false? Look to your agency management …
Farm, Insurance Loss Estimates from Florida Freeze Still Weeks Away
It will still be weeks, into March and April, before the full extent of crop damage and insurance payments from Florida’s recent extended freeze will be known. While Florida’s citrus …
Massachusetts Woman Dies After Being Struck by Fire Hose
An 82-year-old Massachusetts woman struck by a fire hose that had come loose from a Cambridge fire engine that was responding to call has died.
Vermont Locals Vow to Rebuild Twice-Torched Historic General Store
Twice burned, the Putney General Store in Vermont is rising from the ashes. On Monday night, the Putney Historical Society hosted a community gathering to update the status of a rebuilding project …
Great American Names Coordinator for Multi-Employer Fiduciary Liability
Great American Insurance Group’s Executive Liability Division (ELD), based in Schaumburg, Ill., appointed Synergy Professional Associates of Kinnelon, N.J., as its national production …
AIG Filing Casts Doubt on ‘Limited Exposure’ Claim
A controversial regulatory filing detailing the federal bailout of American International Group Inc. could put the spotlight back on the former executive who headed the division most responsible …
Massachusetts to Allow Surcharge Appeals for Recalled Vehicles
Massachusetts insurance regulators will allow some Toyota drivers who were involved in accidents linked to unintended acceleration to appeal insurance surcharges assessed by their carriers. The …
Main Street America Launches New Business Owners Policy
The Main Street America Group launched its new Main Line Business Owners Policy (BOP) property and liability product. The insurer also launched Main Street Station for commercial lines quoting and …
Confie Seguros Acquires Vern Fonk Insurance Services
New York-based Confie Seguros, a provider of auto insurance with an emphasis on serving Hispanic consumers, has acquired Puget Sound, Ore.-based
South Carolina Bans Texting for Some Workers Driving State Cars
South Carolina's public safety and transportation departments have banned their employees from texting while driving state vehicles. Transportation Secretary Buck Limehouse and Public Safety …
Lawsuit Filed Against Maryland Hospital over Stents
Attorneys have filed a class-action lawsuit against a Baltimore-area hospital that recently informed more than 350 patients that they may have received unnecessary heart stents. St
More Upstate New York Properties at Risk in Floods
Federal officials say that about 6,500 more properties in Broome Count, New York than originally believed are vulnerable to floods like one that devastated parts of the region in 2006. Updated …
Maine Chicken Barn Fire Kills 72,000 Birds
Maine fire officials say they'll probably never know the cause of a fire that killed 72,000 chickens in a barn in Belfast. The fire early Thursday morning destroyed a three-story, 500-foot poultry …
North Dakota’s Pomeroy Says He’d Decline Insurance Lobbying Post
North Dakota Rep. Earl Pomeroy, who has been mentioned as a potential president of a Washington organization that represents life insurance companies, said he would not accept the position. “If …
Calif. Insurance Commissionr Insurance Says His Post Should Be Appointed
California
Hurricane Ike Claims Total Nearly $12B in Texas
Hurricane Ike, which
Texas Agent and Former Windstorm Association Chair Dies at 81
Corpus Christi independent insurance agent and former Texas Windstorm Insurance Association chairman, Lloyd L.
AIG Financial Product Employees Accept Retention Pay Cuts
Most current employees at the financial products unit of American International Group Inc. eligible for money owed them under a retention plan told the company they would accept less money in …
2010 Will Challenge Calif. Insurance Agents, But Bright Spots Ahead
In 2009, independent insurance agents and brokers faced a “perfect storm” of economic downturn, premiums were a fraction of what they used to be, unemployment and home foreclosure …
Mississppi Judge in Scruggs’ Downfall Looks Back on Career
Outside Mississippi's 3rd Judicial District, Henry Lackey is best known as the judge whose integrity and intrepidness led to the downfall of famed trial lawyer Dickie Scruggs and several …
Surplus Lines Association of California Elects New Officers
The Surplus Lines Association of California elected new officers and directors at its annual meeting. The officers are: Chairman Les Ross of Crump Insurance Services Inc.; Vice Chairman Pat Hanley …
Zurich Eyes Brazil Growth
Swiss Insurer Zurich Financial Services
Workers’ Comp Costs per Claim in Minnesota Lower than Most States
Workers’ compensation costs per claim for injured workers in Minnesota are among the lowest of 15 states, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The …
Californians To Vote On Auto Insurance Persistency Discount
Californians for Fair Auto Insurance Rates has gained enough support to place a voter initiative on the June 8, 2010 ballot, aimed at rewarding drivers who have had insurance for some time to be …
New Orleans Hospital Settles Post-Katrina Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Pendleton Memorial Methodist Hospital in New Orleans and its corporate parent have settled a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of a 73-year-old woman who died after Hurricane Katrina …
United Heartland Insurance Names Cooper President
Steve Cooper has been appointed president of United Heartland, a national workers’ compensation insurer based in New Berlin, Wis., and a subsidiary of