January 4, 2010
USHT Inc., a managing general agent and surplus lines agency based in Dallas, is now offering a homeowners deductible buy-back policy in Texas. The Texas Homeowners Deductible Buy-Back Policy is a separate policy that is written on a following-form basis …
January 4, 2010
A Gresham, Ore., man has filed a lawsuit against baby product maker Amby Baby Motion following the death of his five-month-old boy in August. The death was the second linked by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to a …
January 4, 2010
Frank H. Ahlborn has been appointed vice president and treasurer of Houston-based HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. Ahlborn joins HCC with more than 15 years’ experience in insurance product analysis and development, reinsurance funding solutions, fixed income structuring and capital raising. …
January 4, 2010
Possible insurance department fines against insurance agents who violate North Dakota laws governing their conduct are increasing from a maximum of $1,000 to $10,000 per incident. Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm said the change was motivated by some high-profile cases that …
January 4, 2010
City officials in Lincoln, Neb., say an upgrade in Lincoln’s rating will save property owners more money on their flood insurance. A news release from the office of Mayor Chris Beutler says the city rating went from class 7 up …
January 4, 2010
Students at two high schools in southwestern Idaho are getting grants to launch campaigns aimed at preventing reckless teen driving. State Farm Insurance says Melba High School and Kuna High School are among the 20 schools in the Pacific Northwest …
January 4, 2010
Towers Watson & Co. has completed the merger of Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt. The transaction to form Towers Watson, a global professional services company, was announced on June 28, 2009. Watson Wyatt CEO John Haley will serve as Towers …
January 4, 2010
West Point, Ga.-based independent insurance brokerage J. Smith Lanier & Co. has hired Michael Andrews as director of Information Technology. Andrews has operated as an independent information technology consultant since 2007. He also worked as the program manager for the …
January 4, 2010
Connecticut’s State Board of Chiropractic Examiners is considering whether to require chiropractors to warn their patients about a possible risk of stroke from neck manipulation. The board is holding a two-day hearing Tuesday and Wednesday at the Legislative Office Building. …
January 4, 2010
A Web designer says she was struck by the decor at a New York City restaurant — when it fell on her head. Raina Kumra says in a negligence lawsuit filed last week that a 150-pound stuffed moose head with …