Zurich Financial Services Group has reached a $153 million settlement with the attorneys general of New York, Connecticut and Illinois to settle charges relating to bid-rigging an account steering charges initiated by New York authorities. In addition, Zurich has reached …
Illinois-based Disaster Kleenup International, Inc., a network of independent property damage restoration contractors, announced today that its founder, Edgar Perry “Ed” York, died on March 13, 2006 after a long illness near his home in Vancouver, Wash. York launched DKI …
Kansas City-based GE Insurance Solutions has unveiled a new primary insurance product designed for specific segments of the hotel industry. Offered through Klein Insurance Services of West Paterson, N.J., and available only through insurance agents and brokers, the comprehensive, multi-line …
While slow but steady progress is being made in improving Mississippi’s judicial climate, the good news is tempered by the threat to the state from unrestrained litigation in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, according to the American Insurance Association. A …
The Reno-based Employers Insurance Group is providing a sponsorship that the Reno-Tahoe Open organizers secure the tournament’s spot on the PGA Tour for several more years. Employers Insurance Group will provide from $250,000 to $500,000 for the 2006 tournament while …
Answer Financial Inc., an Encino, Calif.-based online insurance agency, has named Richard Goebel senior vice president of marketing. Most recently, Goebel was the first vice president of new customer acquisitions at Countrywide Home Loans. He brings more than 20 years …
The California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation is sponsoring “Forum on Catastrophe Preparedness: Partnering to Protect Workplaces” on Friday, April 7, 2006, at the South San Francisco Conference Center. The conference will bring together leaders in homeland …
Standard Insurance Co., a Portland, Ore.-based subsidiary of StanCorp Financial Group Inc., has created a new retirement savings tool, Portfolio Progression, for retirement plan participants. Portfolio Progression has been designed to create a personal investment strategy based on a participant’s …
President George W. Bush has declared several areas in Northern California a Federal Disaster Area, following the devastating storms, flooding, and mudslides that occurred in several counties last December and in January 2006. Stricken residents and business owners in Contra …
Safeco, Seattle, has revised the real estate strategy for its Puget Sound operations that calls for the company to lease space rather than build and own office facilities. That is a lower-cost solution that also provides the company with flexibility …
