May 21, 2009
D.C. Fire Chief Dennis Rubin says budget pressures his department is facing may affect service. Rubin said that the department won’t fill 80 positions and has had to cancel a cadet class. His remarks came in conjunction with the release …
May 21, 2009
A lawsuit says neurosurgeons operated twice on a New York woman for brain and spinal cord problems she didn’t have. Kristy Pirozzolo is suing Long Island doctors Paolo Bolognese and Thomas Milhorat for $10 million. Pirozzolo says she now has …
May 21, 2009
New York’s second-largest medical malpractice insurer is more than $43 million in the hole, according to new regulatory filings, but state regulators are legally forbidden from initiating the process to liquidate or otherwise overhaul the company. The March 31 quarterly …
May 21, 2009
The state of West Virginia has fined a trucking company $50,000 for violations investigators say contributed to a fatal coal mining accident in February, a spokeswoman for the Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training said. Medford Trucking was fined …
May 21, 2009
ACE Limited announced that Brian Dowd, currently CEO, Insurance – North America, has been named to the additional position of Vice Chairman, ACE Limited and ACE Group Holdings. “In addition to his current responsibilities, which encompass ACE’s property and casualty …
May 21, 2009
The UK’s Chartered Insurance Institute’s third annual skills survey, confirmed that “two thirds of people in insurance and financial services believe that the sector should remain committed to maintaining investment in staff training at pre-recession levels.” Another finding shows just …
May 21, 2009
The Swiss Re Group has announced the appointment, effective immediately, of Rudolf Flunger as Head of Insurance & Specialty, the company’s division responsible for commercial insurance, industrial insurance, large corporate risks and specialty re/insurance. Flunger succeeds Agostino Galvagni, who was …
May 21, 2009
BB&T Insurance Services of California Inc. named Mark Ruggles area president and branch manager for BB&T-Tanner Insurance Services. Ruggles has a proven track record in agency and sales management, and brings strong communication skills to the senior appointment, said Martin …
May 21, 2009
Harleysville Insurance of Pennsylvania has named Jonathan Young senior vice president and chief claims officer. Young will oversee all claims activities for the Harleysville organization, which includes oversight of the company’s home office central claims unit and its four regional …
May 21, 2009
Signature Select LLC, a retail insurance broker subsidiary of The IMA Financial Group Inc., hired Deena Garinger as account manager/account executive for its Denver employee benefits practice, and Howard Kohler as a Denver business development executive focused on property and …