New York police say a construction worker is dead after falling four stories off a scaffold in Brooklyn earlier this week. Fifty-year-old Houssain (HU’-Sain) Mosharrf (Mo-SHAR’-uf) fell at about 2:05 p.m. Monday. He was taken to Kings County Hospital where …
The government may house disaster victims in trailers this hurricane season as a last resort, despite promises never to use them again because of high levels of formaldehyde found in trailers used after the Katrina catastrophe. Only the head of …
Truck drivers, beware. The West Virginia Public Service Commission is conducting a mandatory road check for commercial vehicles. Starting early on June 3, PSC enforcement officers will conduct nonstop inspections over a three-day period to ensure compliance with federal safety …
A labor dispute has cost The Greenbrier a conference that’s been held annually at the four-star resort in West Virginia for more than 90 years. The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers announced June 2 that it canceled its fall …
Insurance broker Aon Corp. reported today that the five government agencies to its 2005 regulatory settlement agreement have agreed to an amendment that will permit companies it acquires to continue to accept contingent commissions for three years following their acquisition …
The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. has a new data compromise insurance coverage that helps businesses respond to data breaches by covering the cost of client notifications and supplying services such as credit monitoring and identity restoration for …
Insurance program specialist NIP Programs is offering a program designed to serve the sign, display advertising and awning industry nationwide. This new program is called SignagePro. SignagePro targets sign and display advertising companies and awning shops of all sizes. This …
The period during which federal officials might raise antitrust concerns over Liberty Mutual Group’s proposed acquisition of Safeco Corp. has expired. The expiration of the waiting period under the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 satisfies a condition …
Willis recently hosted a conference of senior risk managers from the US oil and gas industry at its inaugural Global Risk Challenge seminar in Houston. They concentrated on finding out more about some of the major challenges involved in managing …
Pat Gallagher, Chairman, President and CEO of Arthur J Gallagher & Co. visited Lloyd’s last week, and spoke in glowing terms about its accomplishments. All of which Lloyd’s duly noted in an article on its web site (www.lloyds.com). He noted: …
