Guy Carpenter & Company Ltd. reported the release of European Flood Report 2005 – Central and Eastern Europe, a detailed summary and review of 2005 Central and Eastern European flood activity. The report, available in both English and German, also …
Vermont Gov. James Douglas and the Vermont Department of Labor annually recognize employers that have made outstanding achievements in workplace safety and health. The first annual Governor’s Workplace Safety Award was given out last March. The award in the category …
Euclid Insurance Services, Inc. in Itasca, Ill., plans to acquire McHenry, Ill.-based Environmental Insurance Brokers, Inc., a commercial insurance agency that specializes in serving the waste-hauling and transportation industries. As part of the merger, Environmental Insurance Brokers president MarisaMaselli and …
Munich Re has released the results of a “loss inspection” conducted on the West Coast of Thailand to assess the consequences of the devastating tsunami, which struck the area one year ago. Experts from the reinsurer’s Geo Risks Research team …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has raised its long-term insurer financial strength rating on Hong Kong’s Ming An Insurance Co. to “BB+” from “BB”, “reflecting an improvement in the company’s operating performance and financial profile.” The rating …
Bermuda-based Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd. , which provides specialty insurance, specialty reinsurance, and risk assessment and consulting services through its subsidiaries, reported that Wallace L. Timmeny, 68, is retiring from service on Quanta’s Board of Directors and committees, effective Dec. …
Hurricane insurance will be the most significant property and casualty issue on a state level in 2006, just as it was in 2005, Sam Miller, executive vice president of the Florida Insurance Council told Insurance Journal. “Congress, at a higher …
The Florida Association of Insurance Agents has four key goals to accomplish in 2006 according to Jeff Grady, FAIA president and CEO, first, to pass its property insurance market proposal; second, to pass FAIA’s proposal to reform certificates of insurance …
An public transit MBTA bus driver has been indicted on charges that he fraudulently collected workers’ compensation benefits and submitted falsified documents to support his claims, Attorney General Tom Reilly announced. Jonathan T. Farrow, Sr., of Hyde Park, was indicted …
Both Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry are responding to waves of wildfires plaguing their states as a result of the extremely dry conditions there. Henry reminded citizens that a statewide burn ban remained in effect for …
