The 2008 All-Star Game was the game of a lifetime, and a Gettysburg College professor can prove it mathematically. “What happened Tuesday night was definitely a rare occurrence and one we should not expect to see again in our lifetimes,” …
The New York Civil Liberties Union is suing a western New York health insurer accused of refusing to cover the same-sex spouse of a policy holder. A suit filed in state Supreme Court in Buffalo says Blue Cross and Blue …
Ian Packer has been named partner and chief financial officer, and Scott Brock was named partner and chief operating officer of national insurance broker and employee benefits/human resources consultant Apex Global Partners, based in Dallas. Apex’s Chairman and CEO Gary …
Lubbock, Texas-based The Gibraltar Group is partnering with risk consulting firm Kroll, to provide comprehensive background screening services to The Gibraltar Group’s customers. The Gibraltar Group’s customers will receive direct access to Kroll’s wide range of services, which are designed …
Even though Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal didn’t sign the bill, a new law will raise auto insurance rates for more than one million Louisiana motorists in 2010 by increasing the minimum liability coverage required for drivers. Jindal let it take …
The current global risk environment is a time to “analyze operations and take the tough decisions necessary to ensure survival in any downturn,” Julian James, a senior executive with global insurance broker Lockton, told an international audience of insurance industry …
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott reached settlement agreements with Select Medical Corp. and RadioShack on charges the companies failed to protect their customers from identity theft. The settlements resolve two state enforcement actions, which charged both defendants with violating state …
Zurich Financial Services Group reported that its Brazilian subsidiary Zurich Participações e Representações Ltda., has agreed to acquire 87.35 percent of shares in Companhia de Seguros Minas Brasil, a BOVESPA-listed company, from Banco Mercantil do Brasil S.A. and two private …
Wells Fargo Insurance Services, Inc. has made two executive appointments in its international risk management and insurance services group. Patrick Hickey has joined as managing director and national practice leader for international employee benefits. Hickey will be based in the …
President Bush has declared Addison and Franklin counties disaster areas, making them eligible for federal assistance in repairing damage from last month’s flooding. The federal funds are available to state and local governments and some nonprofit groups for the repair …
