Gov. Matt Blunt recently announced that Linda Bohrer will serve as acting director for the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration. Bohrer started working for the department in 1994 and currently serves as director of the department’s Insurance …
A construction crane in New York City fell and smashed into a neighboring apartment building during the morning rush hour, killing at least one person – the crane’s operator – and ripping apart much of the apartment building’s facade, according …
Owners of pit bulls, Rottweilers and Doberman pinchers in Kenmare, N.D. won’t have to get rid of them, if they license the dogs and keep them secure. Kenmare City Council members had considered a ban on some dog breeds they …
Mike Driscoll joined Crump Insurance Services’ wholesale brokerage division as a vice president – broker in the Houston property group. Driscoll comes to Crump from London American Risk Specialists, a surplus lines broker/MGA, where he served as executive vice president …
Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts approved 10 companies, employing approximately 31,400 employees in Texas, to self-insure for workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation Self Insurance Program. Under Texas …
A.M. Best Co. revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength rating of “B++” (Good) and the issuer credit rating of “bbb” for Dallas National Insurance Company (DNIC). The changes reflect DNIC’s stabilization of risk-adjusted capitalization …
Science and technology are converging with risk management to help insurers negotiate the current hurricane season such that it’s now possible to use short-term hurricane forecasts — as few as 10 days out — to design coverage targeting a specific …
Four New Hampshire agencies are working together to catch companies that illegally misclassify workers as independent contractors to avoid paying workers’ compensation insurance and unemployment taxes. The departments of labor, employment security, insurance and revenue are joining the crackdown. Labor …
Insurer Beazley Group plc has launched an employment practices liability (EPL) policy its says is tailored to the specific needs of professional services firms such as law firms, accounting firms and architects and engineers. The new policy is designed for …
A fire chief in Norwich, Connecticut says the blaze that destroyed a large apartment complex last month was accidental and started when a resident improperly discarded smoking materials. Chief Kenneth Scandariato said the April 26 fire at the Peachtree complex …
