Monthly Archives: <span>June 2009</span>

Aon to Sponsor Manchester United Beginning with 2010-11 Season

Manchester United has entered into a principal sponsorship agreement with Aon Corp., and as part of the sponsorship agreement, the Aon brand will be featured on the world famous Manchester United shirt for four years. The sponsorship takes effect from …

Palisades Partners with NBIC to Offer New Jersey Coastal Coverage

Palisades Safety and Insurance Management Corp. and Narragansett Bay Insurance Co.(NBIC) have entered into an agreement allowing NBIC to offer coastal home insurance renewal quotes to former customers of Proformance Insurance Co., which Palisades acquired last year Palisades is one …

Foremost Insurance Expands Dwelling Fire Program in Arkansas

Michigan-based Foremost Insurance Group is expanding its dwelling fire program in Arkansas. The company announced that effective June 1, 2009, Foremost’s new dwelling fire contracts specifically designed for the unique needs of landlord, owner-occupied or vacant properties will be available. …

Texas Mutual Offers Free Safety Resources to Oil and Gas Industry

Austin, Texas-based Texas Mutual Insurance Company has added free safety training resources for the oil and gas industry on its Web site at texasmutual.com/safety/rtmain.shtm. Texas Mutual noted that between 2003 and 2006, the oil and gas industry’s workplace fatality rate …

Former Gov. New CEO of Missouri Workers’ Compensation Insurer

Former Missouri Gov. Roger Wilson has taken over as acting president and CEO of Missouri Employers Mutual. Wilson began May 31 as the leader of the workers’ compensation firm that employs more than 200 people in offices in Columbia, Kansas …

Tornado-Destroyed Kansas Town to Get $4.4M for Infrastructure

The southwest Kansas town of Greensburg, destroyed two years ago by a massive tornado, will receive $4.4 million in federal grants to help repair streets and build a new business park. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Division says …

Todorovich Joins Lockton as VP and Producer in St. Louis

Kansas City-based insurance broker Lockton announced it has added Michael Todorovich II as vice president and producer in its St. Louis office. With more than 11 years of experience in the insurance industry, Todorovich’s expertise includes mergers and acquisitions and …

The Hartford’s Fitzpatrick To Head Specialty Finance Unit

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. announced that Sean Fitzpatrick, senior vice president of its Middle Market insurance businesses, will assume responsibility for the company’s Specialty Financial insurance businesses – Hartford Financial Products and Bond. The Specialty Financial business is …

Air France Crash May Remain a Mystery Say Investigators

French officials said on Wednesday they might never discover why an Air France aircraft crashed into the Atlantic, killing 228 people, and that they might not even find the plane’s black boxes on the ocean floor. Brazilian and French navy …

Stop-Work Order Bill Awaits Signature by New Jersey Governor

The head of New Jersey’s workers’ compensation division could begin issuing stop-work orders against contractors for misrepresenting employee headcounts under a bill awaiting signature by Gov. Jon Corzine. The bill,