As mounting economic uncertainty leads to new and increasingly complex business challenges for executives, Travelers Bond & Financial Products has unveiled new program enhancements and a Private/Mutual Insurance Company endorsement as part of its Travelers SelectOne for Insurance Companies product. …
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality said it is testing 55 private water wells within a five-mile radius of the northeastern Oklahoma town of Locust Grove to ensure the safety of drinking water in the area. The testing comes after …
BNP Paribas, the French bank embroiled in plans to carve up struggling rival Fortis, posted an expected fourth-quarter loss and said market conditions would remain tough in 2009. France’s biggest bank by market capitalisation on Thursday reported a net loss …
A federal judge is considering whether to sanction the city of St. Louis for violating clean air laws when it demolished subdivision homes to make way for a new airport runway. U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson heard arguments Feb. 17 …
A Florida jury awarded $8 million Wednesday to the widow of a smoker whose death was caused by his addiction to cigarettes, in a major potential legal setback for tobacco company Philip Morris. The jury in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, decided …
Insurance brokerage Willis Group Holdings has appointed Peter A. Gilbertson as managing partner and growth leader for Willis HRH in New Jersey. Gilbertson will oversee the day-to-day operations of Willis’s brokerage offices in Cranford, Florham Park, Morristown and Mount Laurel …
A jury has awarded more than $4 million to the parents of a South Carolina infant who died after suffering a brain injury during birth. The family’s attorney told The Herald of Rock Hill that a York County jury ruled …
New York State insurance Fund (NYSIF) Executive Director David P. Wehner said the NYSIF’s 2008 fraud prevention program accounted for more than $20 million in total savings — a record amount exceeding all prior yearly totals since the program began. …
A federal judge was wrong to dismiss a lawsuit that blamed an auto muffler maker for the carbon monoxide poisoning of a 19-year-old Florida woman and her boyfriend, rather than let a jury decide, an appeals panel ruled this week. …
For the third time in three weeks, a small earthquake has rattled an area of north-central New Jersey. No damage or injuries were reported from the 2.3 magnitude quake, which was recorded shortly before 1:42 a.m. Wednesday. Scott DiGiralomo, a …
