Incoming New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer will nominate Eric Dinallo, a former lead investigator in his office of attorney general and currently general counsel of Willis Group Holdings, to be superintendent of insurance. Dinallo worked with Spitzer from 1999 to …
The family of a New Hampshire man killed in a drunken driving crash two years ago is suing the state Liquor Commission and the woman who owns the home where his friends were drinking. Randy Holmes, 24, was a passenger …
Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a $302,815 dividend to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) workers’ compensation purchasing group for the construction industry. The company also announced a $160,210 dividend to the NFIB workers’ compensation purchasing group for the …
Low-income workers without health insurance are the targets of a new program announced by Arkansas officials. Enrollment began Dec. 20 for a program partly paid by Medicaid dollars that will eventually offer insurance to 80,000 low-income workers, an initiative that …
A judge has denied a request from a homeowner to immediately block Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. from raising rates, but will consider arguments that the state’s insurer of last resort is insolvent. State District Judge Louis DiRosa took the …
The owners of a Franz Bakery where a worker nearly suffocated after he was trapped face down in a giant trough of dough have been fined $6,240 for safety violations. Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division investigators found five “serious” …
A major winter storm hit southeastern Wyoming on Wednesday, closing interstate highways, stranding travelers and sending government workers home early in Cheyenne. Mike Sowko, forecaster with the National Weather Service in Cheyenne, said Wednesday evening that the storm was the …
Stranded travelers lined up at ticket counters at snowbound Denver International Airport early Thursday, hoping to get out of town amid a powerful snowstorm that paralyzed Colorado’s biggest cities with up to 2 feet of snow. The news wasn’t comforting: …
Robert M. Hoye, formerly of Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, has died of natural causes. Hoye was born in Harvey, N.D. on March 23, 1923, the son of Scandinavian immigrants. After graduating from Harvey High School in 1941, he joined the …
Aon Corp., based in Chicago, announced that its investment banking group, Aon Capital Markets, completed the private placement of $190 million of principal at- risk variable rate notes for Munich Re. The placement provides Munich Re with collateralized catastrophe protection …
