March 6, 2009
ACE European Group has announced the appointment of Shaun Edwards as a Client Relationship Manager for its Major Risks business, in a move, which, ACE said, “further enhances ACE’s profile and broker relationships within this area.” He will work closely …
March 6, 2009
A former Camden City, New Jersey police officer has been sentenced for insurance fraud for falsely claiming that vans used by his patient transportation business were only being driven for personal use, according to state officials. Darryl Miller, 42, of …
March 6, 2009
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley wants a public hearing to review the auto insurance rates of a new company entering the market in Massachusetts. Occidental Fire and Casualty Insurance Co. of North Carolina is asking to charge Massachusetts drivers rates …
March 6, 2009
Insurance taxes may pay for private school vouchers in Florida for low income children. A House committee this week approved a measure that would allow insurance companies to send money to groups that provide vouchers to nearly 25,000 children across …
March 6, 2009
Critics are complaining that three measures pending in the Kentucky legislature could undo key provisions of the state’s mine safety law. One would sharply reduce inspections performed by the Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing. Another would would cut …
March 6, 2009
The head of Nevada’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration defended his agency’s efforts to ensure workplace safety during a Senate committee hearing this week that marked the start of a monthlong review of such efforts. Tom Czehowski told the Senate …
March 6, 2009
D.C. Thornton knows that as well as anyone because he has been in the cab during one of those near collisions. “We’ve had instances where people had to slam on the brakes to keep from hitting us while we were …
March 6, 2009
A bill to put caps on damages in medical malpractice cases is making its way through the Hawaii Legislature. The measure approved by the House Judiciary Committee is supported by doctors. The committee had rejected similar measures in the past, …
March 6, 2009
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is in talks to sell most of its life insurance subsidiary to Sun Life Financial Inc. of Canada, Bloomberg News reported, citing anonymous people. Splitting the Hartford, Conn.-based insurer in two and unloading most of …