Santa Monica-based Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP announced that associate Scott H. Carr has become a partner with the firm. Carr represents clients in the areas of business litigation, legal malpractice, insurance bad faith, products liability, and employment litigation. “I’ve …
A severe hailstorm that ripped through Bismarck and Hettinger, North Dakota late last month caused more than $100 million in damage to insured property. According to North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman, several major insurers who write a majority of …
London-based Cooper Gay Group and Michael W. Cashman, have joined forces to form Cooper Gay & Cashman, a new reinsurance brokerage firm that will focus on the North American Treaty Reinsurance Brokerage market. The joint venture operation is headquartered in …
The Florida Medical Examiners Commission will meet Thursday on Key Biscayne, Fla. to discuss findings indicating that the Federal Emergency Management Agency paid hurricane funeral claims in Florida amounting to $1.3 million, two-thirds of which were unrelated to hurricanes. A …
Although earthquakes are among the least predictable natural hazards, losses to unprepared businesses can be substantial when they do occur. Affiliated FM, a commercial property insurer and loss prevention expert serving medium-sized companies, released actionable steps businesses can take to …
Hallmark Financial Services Inc., based in Fort Worth, Texas, announced that its common stock, $0.03 par value per share, has been approved for listing on the American Stock Exchange. Beginning Aug. 10, 2005, Hallmark’s common stock will trade on the …
Ames & Gough, an insurance broker and risk management consultant specializing in serving architects, engineers, lawyers and the managed care industry, announced the hiring of two former senior Marsh USA executives – Gregg Bundschuh and Dave Collings – to establish …
Nearly 7 percent of Maine drivers have had their licenses suspended five or more times, and more than 23,000 have had their licenses suspended at least 10 times, according to state estimates. There are about 984,000 people with Maine licenses, …
Aaron Brown, a Miami man sentenced to probation in Dade County, Miami, Fla., has become the second member of his family convicted of fraudulently obtaining federal disaster money for Hurricane Frances last fall. According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Aaron …
A proposed rule that would have explicitly given insurance companies the option to seek higher profits, scheduled to be approved Tuesday by the Florida Cabinet, was withdrawn on Tuesday by Tom Gallagher, Florida’s DFO and Attorney General Charlie Crist. “I …
