The National Law Journal reported that the total amount awarded by juries last year in the nation’s largest cases declined for the third consecutive year. Based on analysis of the VerdictSearch Top 100, a ranking of the largest jury verdicts …
COLUMBUS, OH: Quadrant Insurance Managers is introducing a new primary coverage to the marketplace – monoline third party harassment and discrimination coverage. This product covers businesses for discrimination, harassment and wrongful eviction committed by an employee against a customer and/or …
Portland, Ore.-based Standard Insurance Company is celebrating its 100th year in business by forming The Standard Charitable Foundation and hosting a year-long celebration that honors its founder’s commitment to community involvement. “We believe we have a responsibility to help maintain …
Seattle-based PEMCO Insurance’s call center has been recognized by J.D. Power and Associates for its Call Center Customer Satisfaction Excellence. J.D. Power and Associates’ evaluation was conducted in two phases. The first phase looked at PEMCO’s recruiting, training, employee incentives, …
Penn Millers Insurance Company, based in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., has created business units to focus on agribusiness and general commercial business. “The creation of dedicated business units enables us to align specific expertise, explore growth opportunities and ultimately offer greater value …
To honor African-American History Month, Farmers Insurance Group will debut the “Freedom’s Song” program along with various elected officials at the California African American Museum in downtown Los Angeles. Farmers partnered with the Association for the Study of African American …
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Hanover Insurance Company, and some of its affiliates will transfer renewal rights for a block of certain personal lines policies to Proformance Insurance Company, a subsidiary of National Atlantic …
In its first victory in federal court over the once popular painkiller Vioxx, a jury in New Orleans ruled that Merck & Co. was not responsible for the death of a 53-year-old Florida man who had a heart attack after …
The federal government has paid about $1.5 billion in benefits to thousands of sick nuclear weapons workers under a five-year-old program, but more could be done for thousands of others, says a report by a federal official. The report, made …
Coal mining, logging, firefighting represent just a handful of the dozens of jobs that spring to mind when it comes to dangerous work. Farming isn’t often one of them. But data shows agriculture is outpacing mining as the most deadly …
