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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 …
Nevada Reminds Producers, Insurers of New Insurance Card Law
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Florida’s United Insurance to Expand Into 7 Northeast, Southeast States
United Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
Concorde Trial Starts in France 10 Years after Crash
Continental Airlines and five men went on trial on Tuesday for their alleged role in the crash of an Air France Concorde that killed 113 people in 2000 and brought an end to an era of luxury …
USG Adds Two to Pennsylvania Staff
USG Insurance Services Inc, a national wholesale broker of commercial insurance, has promoted
C.V. Starr & Co. (California) Appoints Garrison as President and CEO
C.V. Starr & Co. (California) has appointed Michael Garrison president and CEO.
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 …
Report: Illinois Workers’ Comp Costs Per Claim Still High
Workers’ compensation costs per claim for medical care of injured workers in Illinois were among the highest of 15 study states one year after implementation of its first medical fee …
Munich Re to Post $3.57 Billion 2009 Profit; 95.3% Combined Ratio
Munich Re announced that according to its “preliminary calculations” consolidated profits increased “significantly” in 2009 to €2.56 billion [$3.57 billion, compared to €1.58 billion …
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 …
LWCC Promotes Mouton and Toups to Manager Positions
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) has promoted two of its experienced professionals to managerial positions. Brent Toups is the new agency relations manager, and Karen …
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 …
McDermott, Benner Head Florida Insurance Commissioner Media Staff
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced staff changes on the communications staff for the Office of Insurance Regulation. Jack McDermott has been appointed director of …
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 …
Chemical Leaks at West Virginia DuPont Plant Appear Unrelated
Three recent chemical leaks at a West Virginia DuPont plant, one of which killed a worker, don't appear to be related, a federal investigator said. U.S. Chemical Safety Board investigator Johnnie …
State Farm Begins Sending Non-Renewal Notices in Florida This Week
Thousands of State Farm Florida property insurance customers will be seeing notices in their mailboxes this week saying their policies will not be renewed, a company spokesman said. The first wave …
Torus Appoints Groth Group Chief Risk Officer
Torus has appointed Carl Groth as Group Chief Risk Officer with immediate effect. He is based in New Jersey and reports to Chief Executive Clive Tobin.
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 …
Louisiana Insurance Department Appoints Cherry to Direct Public Affairs
Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon has named Lori Joubert Cherry to serve as Deputy Commissioner of Public Affairs where she will manage the department’s public relations …
Former Illinois Mayor Gets Year for Taking Insurance Business Payoffs
The 81-year-old former mayor of Niles, Ill., was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for taking thousands of dollars in exchange for steering businesses to a friend's insurance …
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. Low Cost Auto Insurance Program Participation Up 19%
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that the California Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program (CLCA) saw an
New York-based Equity Firm Invests $20M in Michigan Brokerage
Greenhill Capital Partners LLC announced it has invested $20 million in Acrisure LLC, a Midwest insurance brokerage company headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich. Formed in 2005, Acrisure has …
Two Execs Join Zurich’s Energy Casualty Business Unit
Insurer Zurich said it is expanding its presence in the U.S. energy casualty insurance market by adding two new executives to its Commercial Energy Casualty business unit
Calif. Insurance Commissionr Insurance Says His Post Should Be Appointed
California
Hurricane Ike Claims Total Nearly $12B in Texas
Hurricane Ike, which
Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West Names Officers, Award Winner
Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West (IBA West), awarded the Ramsden/Sullivan Memorial Award to Robert B. Suhr and slated its officers and directors for 2010 at its annual meeting. Suhr is a …
Mandatory Seat Belt Bills Clear Virginia Senate
The Virginia Senate has passed a bill to allow police to pull over and ticket drivers for not wearing a seat belt.
Zurich Eyes Brazil Growth
Swiss Insurer Zurich Financial Services