A situation that could lead to a directors and officers liability claim arises. What’s an agent or broker to do? According to Susanne Murray of the New York office of insurance broker HRH, an expert in D&O liability coverage, the …
M.J. Hall and Company Inc., a managing general agent and surplus lines wholesaler based in Stockton, Calif., has opened an office in Plano, Texas. The company said with the opening of the Plano office it now has eight locations in …
Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that a Travis County district court has sentenced a Los Fresnos, Texas, man on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. The court sentenced Frank Tisdale to five years’ probation. It also ordered him to pay $6,849 in …
Melville, New York-based managing general agent, WKF&C Agency Inc., announced it is expanding its nationwide casualty underwriting platform with the opening of a new office in Dallas, Texas. Industry veteran and Dallas native Rodger Young will serve as president of …
Taxpayers living in the 35 Missouri counties approved for federal flood disaster assistance have until May 19 to file and pay taxes. The IRS and Missouri Department of Revenue consider taxpayers who live in, have businesses in, or employ tax …
Georgia’s insurance commissioner said Wednesday he’s running for governor in 2010, making him the first to enter what could be a crowded field of Republican heavyweights jockeying to replace Sonny Perdue. John Oxendine said gridlock in the recent legislative session …
Former Fargo Mayor Bruce Furness reports that he is settling in as the interim chief executive officer of North Dakota’s Workforce Safety and Insurance Agency. Furness says one of his big challenges has been to boost employee morale. He says …
W. R. Berkley Corp. has named William M. Rohde, Jr. president of Acadia Insurance Co., succeeding Bill Thornton, who will now serve as chairman of Berkley Regional Specialty Insurance Co. Walter E. Stradley remains president of Berkley Regional Specialty. The …
An earthquake that measured 5.2 on the Richter Scale rocked buildings in Chicago and damaged roads in Ohio and Kentucky. The quake hit Friday morning at 4:37 a.m. The epicenter was in the town of West Salem, Ill., which is …
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday called on the U.S. government to pay $150 million a year to cover medical bills for workers and residents whose health suffered due to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The federal government …
