Steve Cooper has been appointed president of United Heartland, a national workers’ compensation insurer based in New Berlin, Wis., and a subsidiary of
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The Hanover Insurance Group Inc.’s CEO Frederick H. Eppinger expects the western United States to be a key growth driver for the super-regional insurer in the next several years. Having just …
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The Hanover Insurance: Focused on Niches, Says More Acquisitions Likely
Jan
4
The largest zinc producer in the United States and an environmental group have settled a federal lawsuit claiming the company polluted the Ohio River.
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Pennsylvania Zinc Plant Settles Pollution Lawsuit
Jan
4
The number of miners killed on the job in the United States fell for a second straight year to 34, the fewest since officials began keeping records nearly a century ago. That was down from the …
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U.S. Mine Deaths At Record Low
Dec
23
Florida-based insurer United Insurance Holdings Corp.
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Peiso Named CFO at United Insurance Holdings
Dec
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23
Falmouth, Maine-based insurance agency United Insurance has acquired the Mexico Agency business from Northeast Bank Insurance Group. The Mexico Agency, which was acquired by Northeast in …
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Maine’s United Insurance Acquires Mexico Agency from Northeast
Dec
22
Steve Matson has joined Houston-based Aon Consulting as a large client business developer for the United States
Nov
18
Senator Barbara Boxer Tuesday predicted that the United States will not reach a consensus on carbon emission reduction goals for 2020 in time for December's international global warming summit in …
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Senator Boxer Sees no US Accord in Time for Copenhagen Conference
Nov
18
Chubb Group recently co-hosted a seminar near Shanghai, which focused on the “increasing number of Chinese exports exposed to product liability claims and litigation in the United States and …
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Chubb Encourages Chinese Firms to Adopt Risk Management Practices
Nov
4
A former United Parcel Services driver in Michigan who claims he was fired for refusing to deliver a package containing marijuana has filed a lawsuit against the delivery company. …
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Michigan Driver Sues, Claims UPS Fired Her For Refusing Drug Delivery
Oct
28
Greensboro, North Carolina-based Key Risk, which provides workers compensation insurance throughout the eastern United States, promoted Mike Marcus to the position of vice president and corporate …
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Key Risk Promotes Marcus
Oct
28
Greensboro, North Carolina-based Key Risk, which provides workers compensation insurance throughout the eastern United States, promoted Mike Marcus to the position of vice president and corporate …
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Key Risk Promotes Marcus
Oct
26
Poverty and climate hazards make the southeast United States the country's most vulnerable area to climate change impact, Oxfam America said. A report released by the relief organization …
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Southeast States Among Most Exposed to Climae Change Impact: Report
Oct
26
Poverty and climate hazards make the southeast United States the country's most vulnerable area to climate change impact, Oxfam America said. A report released by the relief organization …
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Southeast States Among Most Exposed to Climae Change Impact: Report
Oct
22
The United Arab Emirates National Health Insurance Company, Daman, and Munich Re have extended their strategic alliance and partnership. The bulletin noted that the “initial five-year …
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UAE Health Insurer Daman and Munich Re Extend Strategic Partnership
Oct
19
It will be a tale of two winters in the United States — warmer and drier than average in the North and wetter and cooler in the South — thanks to El Nino, according to government …
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El Nino to Influence U.S. Winter Weather– Or Not, Say Forecasters
Oct
13
The United States cannot agree to a deal in the Doha round of world trade talks until other countries make better offers to open their markets to services trade, the top U.S. trade official said …
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US Needs ‘Better Offers’ on Services from Doha Round Says Trade Rep
Oct
7
Iowa-based United Fire & Casualty Company has announced the passing of J. Scott McIntyre Jr., chairman of the company for the past 34 years and son of the company's founder. McIntyre passed away …
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United Fire & Casualty Chairman McIntyre Passes Away at 78
Sep
30
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Ironshore Expands U.S. Distribution Network
Sep
24
The secret to fixing healthcare in the United States is to focus on value, a measure that takes into account both quality and cost, says Dr. Denis Cortese, president of the Mayo Clinic
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U.S. Should Focus on Value, Pay Doctors a Salary: Healthcare Experts
Sep
22
Just ahead of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Wednesday address to the United Nations in New York, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner encouraged his fellow state insurance …
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California’s Poizner Urges No Iranian Investments
Sep
22
Hurricane Hugo was the most costly hurricane ever to hit the United States when it made landfall in South Carolina in 1989, causing $4.2 billion in insured damage.
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Hurricane Hugo Today Would Cause $20 Billion in Damage in South Carolina
Sep
22
China and the United States, the world's top greenhouse gas emitters, will try to ignite efforts Tuesday to secure a U.N.
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UN Seeks Momentum in Climate Talks as Obama, Hu Speak
Sep
8
Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson reported that on Sept. 01, 2009, former Maineville insurance agent William R
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Former Ohio Insurance Agent Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison
Aug
21
Hurricane Bill became less organized Friday as it pursued a path that would take it between Bermuda and the eastern United States, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Bill, a Category 3 …
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Hurricane Bill to Pass Between Bermuda, U.S. Coast Saturday
Aug
18
The first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic season may end up skipping past the United States, leaving insurers to hope that the next ominous storm clouds will come ashore with a silver …
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Major Storm Activity Could Bring Silver Lining of Price Hikes for Insurers
Aug
10
Leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada gather today to present a united front to try to limit the spread of the H1N1 swine flu, but there is less unity on simmering trade issues. U.S. …
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Swine Flu, Cross-Border Trucking on U.S., Canada, Mexico Summit Agenda
Aug
10
Leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada gather today to present a united front to try to limit the spread of the H1N1 swine flu, but there is less unity on simmering trade issues. U.S. …
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Swine Flu, Cross-Border Trucking on U.S., Canada, Mexico Summit Agenda
Aug
6
Newark, Calif.-based Risk Management Solutions (RMS) has unveiled its next-generation models for North America earthquake risks, covering the United States and Alaska, Canada and Mexico. The new …
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New Earthquake Risk Models Likely To Reduce Insured Loss Estimates