USI Holdings Corp. has promoted Andrew Catapano to president of the Northeast office. Catapano joined USI in 2005 as regional chief sales and marketing officer from Marsh and McLennan in New York City where he was a managing director. Catapano …
Despite calls to cancel, Gov. Kathleen Blanco issued her formal plan Dec. 2 to bring lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special legislative session to spend as much as $2 billion in new state dollars on pay raises, tax …
As ordered to do by the state, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is holding a series of public meetings in Florida to hear suggestions on how it can improve customer service and operate in a more efficient manner. The state has …
A Fall River, Mass., contractor faces $25,950 in fines from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) after a spot inspection found two employees working in an unprotected 6-foot, 7-inch deep trench at a Milton, Mass., …
A Florida boating advisory council may soon recommend that operators of kayaks and other non-motorized vessels must pass a safety course before they are allowed on the water. The Florida Boating Advisory Council will consider the proposal for non-motorized vessels …
Ten states, led by Texas and its Attorney General Greg Abbott, have come to terms with Zurich American, closing their probe into the insurer’s involvement in alleged bid-rigging and unfair compensation practices in the commercial insurance market. The multi-state settlement …
Compared to five states with the largest medical malpractice markets, Florida ranks highest – at 29 percent – when measuring the combined non-loss costs to earned premium ratio, according to a new state report. Florida ranks fourth highest among the …
The Automobile Club of Southern California’s affiliated insurance company announced it is reducing auto insurance rates by an average 7 percent starting Dec. 1 for new and renewing policyholders. The company also is implementing new Department of Insurance regulations that …
A trio of fires driven by strong Santa Ana winds broke out Sunday morning, endangering dozens of homes in canyons and on hillsides, authorities said. Fire officials called for voluntary evacuations in Ventura County, where 50 to 75 homes were …
The president of Cass Clay Creamery Inc., said on Nov. 29 the company is recalling some of its milk because of problems with a pasteurization tank. “One of our pasteurization tanks, after it’s been pasteurized here, it’s given us some …
