November 23, 2009
New England recorded fewer work-related deaths last year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday, a trend that could be at least partly attributable to the economic downturn. Preliminary figures for the six-state region showed 136 workplace fatalities in …
November 23, 2009
Deal making wasn’t at the top of the list of summer activities this season, but deal vacation was. Third quarter merger and acquisition (M&A) activity continued declining to just 30 announced transactions between July and September. This quarterly activity follows …
November 23, 2009
A bill that would require Massachusetts drivers age 75 or older to pass cognitive and physical exams every time they renew their licenses has stalled on Beacon Hill. The legislation gained momentum this summer after a spate of car accidents …
November 23, 2009
New Hampshire is promoting safe holidays with a new campaign against driving drunk or drugged. More than 200 state officials are expected to attend the campaign’s launch at the governor’s annual highway safety luncheon in Meredith today. Gov. John Lynch …
November 23, 2009
A federal jury in Minneapolis on Friday ruled against Fair Isaac Corp. in its lawsuit accusing Experian Plc and TransUnion LLC of antitrust and trademark violations for using a credit scoring system that competes with its widely used “FICO” score. …
November 23, 2009
TD Bank was hit with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit Friday calling it the “financial epicenter” of an alleged Ponzi scheme run by disgraced Florida lawyer Scott Rothstein. The unit of Canada’s Toronto-Dominion Bank was a “linchpin” in the scheme and disregarded …
November 23, 2009
Democrats in the Senate cleared the first procedural hurdle for sweeping healthcare reform Saturday by voting to open debate on the historic legislation. The Senate debate due to start on Nov. 30 is expected to last for at least three …
November 23, 2009
Gov. Bill Ritter has appointed attorney Barbara J. Kelley of Denver to be the new executive director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, effective Dec. 1. She replaces Rico Munn, who became the executive director of the Colorado Department …
November 23, 2009
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard wants a Connecticut-based insurance company to tell Arizona policyholders whether their personal, medical or financial information was lost or stolen in a security breach six months ago. Goddard’s office says a hard drive containing personal …
November 23, 2009
Lloyd’s announced the appointment of Guy-Antoine De La Rochefoucauld as the new Country Manager for its French office, effective the 7th of December. The bulletin noted that he “has over 25 years experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry with …