Dan F. Agnew, president and CEO of Iowa-based Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, will be inducted into the Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame on May 21, 2009. The induction ceremony will take place at the Olmsted Center on the Drake University …
Jim Henson’s most famous Kermit the Frog said it the best, “It’s not easy being green.” Today’s property owners and insurers understand that while it’s not easy going green, being green can be profitable. The green building market is steadfastly …
Handing a rare victory to personal injury trial lawyers, the Texas Senate recently passed legislation that would make it easier for certain people to recover damages after being exposed to asbestos. The bill, which passed 20-11 on a preliminary vote, …
Wetsbrook, Connecticut-based insurance, employee benefits and finance company The Gowrie Group as officially rebranded itself. The company says it will no longer use its former name, Gowrie, Barden & Brett, effective immediately. Gowrie, which has offices in Connecticut and Rhode …
Insolvent financial firms must be allowed to fail regardless of their size, and sheltering such “too big to fail” institutions risks making the financial crisis worse, a top Federal Reserve official said Tuesday. In blunt criticism of the government and …
Pediatricians and other medical professionals are trying to block a Georgia Supreme Court ruling they fear could encourage lawsuits and harm production of vaccines. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which represents 60,000 pediatricians, along with several other health organizations, …
Manchester, New Hampshire based Aspen Insurance Agency has named Patrick Martell as an account executive. Martell has held several key positions in his 20-year insurance career, most recently in a sales capacity for a local insurance agency. He previously worked …
Last month, shortly after American International Group, Inc. CEO Edward Liddy announced that AIG would be spinning off its global insurance operations into a new entity to be known as AIU Holdings, Inc., Insurance Journal’s Andrew Simpson spoke with John …
Kentucky insurance officials are moving to assist victims of recent severe storms in the Murfreesboro area. The Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce and Insurance is setting up a temporary consumer center in Murfreesboro to help residents affected by …
New York-based brokerage Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC) has named William Krivoshik as chief information officer and senior vice president for the firm, effective immediately. In the newly created position, Krivoshik will oversee MMC’s technology strategy and architecture. Krivoshik most …
