June 26, 2007
Ron Klimek, vice president and branch manager of Western Security Surplus Texas, announced his firm recently negotiated an exclusive contract for a new Tavern, Bar and Night Club Program, which is now available in Texas. Klimek said the program offers …
June 26, 2007
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the ICR to “a” from “a-“, the senior debt ratings to “a” from “a-” and the commercial paper rating to AMB-1 from AMB-2 of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Best also affirmed the financial …
June 26, 2007
A state judge has overturned a jury’s decision ordering American Family Mutual Insurance Co. to pay $17 million as part of a class-action lawsuit over aftermarket vehicle parts in Missouri. Jackson County Circuit Judge Edith Messina ruled on Friday, June …
June 26, 2007
Siding with State Police who said it would create an “unnecessary and burdensome increase in paperwork,” Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri for the second year has vetoed a bill to give motorists who are ticketed for not carrying proof of …
June 26, 2007
A psychiatrist cannot be sued for a car crash caused by a patient, a Pennsylvania appeals court ruled. The Superior Court ruling upholds a decision written by a Blair County judge dismissing the lawsuit filed by Matthew Stever of Altoona, …
June 26, 2007
Legislation entitling business owners to a tax credit if they are forced to install sprinklers or new fire alarms has stalled in the General Assembly, but the bill’s backers said they were hopeful it could still pass before the end …
June 26, 2007
The nation’s largest provider of rental trailers says it is “highly conservative” about safety, but a newspaper investigation revealed that company practices have actually increased the risk of towing accidents. U-Haul International lets its trailers remain in use for months …
June 26, 2007
Rebuffing the government, a U.S. judge ruled that the family of a volunteer firefighter who died in the burning World Trade Center towers, is eligible for a death benefit given to public safety officers killed in the line of duty. …
June 26, 2007
Settlement talks are planned this week in the lawsuit brought by the family of a Massachusetts motorist killed nearly a year ago by falling ceiling panels in a tunnel in Boston’s Big Dig, according to a published report Sunday. Lawyers …
June 26, 2007
American Express has announced a new partnership with InsureMyTrip(R).com, which will five the online service provider the right to offer packages of “Global Travel Shield(R), a collection of comprehensive travel insurance products, to U.S. residents – both Cardmembers and non-Cardmembers.” …