August 12, 2008
Topa Insurance Co. has a new garage package for auto service and repair shops in California. The package includes garage liability, garage keepers legal liability and property targeting a variety of classes including accessories sales and iInstallation, electronics installation, full …
August 12, 2008
A Dubuque woman has been ordered to pay nearly $50,000 in a lawsuit filed by a man who was bitten by her dog. A judge has ruled that Michelle Kissee is responsible for Jon Gruetzmacher’s injuries. Court records show that …
August 12, 2008
State health officials say Arkansas’ smoking rate has dropped in recent years in part because of the state’s ban on smoking in workplaces and increased awareness of the dangers of smoking. The Arkansas Department of Health on Aug. 11 released …
August 12, 2008
Iowa’s law on insurance rebates is clear, and the Des Plaines, Ill.-based the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). The national group is urging the Insurance Commissioner Susan Voss to work with the industry to find an appropriate resolution …
August 12, 2008
AIG Private Client Group, a division of the personal lines property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of American International Group Inc. (AIG), introduced Basic Health Benefits for Private Staff. Available to full-time domestic staff employed by AIG Private Client Group policyholders, …
August 12, 2008
Delaware officials say the Brandywine Zoo in Wilmington will be closed through at least Wednesday after sustaining what is described as major damage during a powerful storm. Zoo Director Nancy Falasco says the animals are fine and the zoo is …
August 12, 2008
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association recently announced it is assuming the responsibility of getting exterior photographs and inspecting all structures submitted for coverage, whether residential or commercial. Exterior inspection will be performed by a TWIA representative within 60 days after …
August 12, 2008
Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance Commissioner Leslie Newman appointed James H. “Jim” Pillow as the assistant commissioner for the state’s Fire Prevention Division. Pillow recently spent four years as the Clarksville City Building and Codes Director. He previously spent …
August 12, 2008
An American stabbed to death in China in an attack that also critically injured his wife had ties to the Metro East, Ill. Sixty-two-year-old Todd Bachman was the board chairman at Edwardsville-based Hortica. That company provides insurance and risk management …
August 12, 2008
Companies linked to a bus that crashed in Texas and killed 17 people, most of them from Vietnamese Catholic congregations on their way to a religious festival, pose an “imminent hazard” and must cease commercial operations, federal officials have said. …