As Threats Rise, TRIA Funding Comes Under Attack The threat of domestic terrorism is rising, but the future of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) is in question. At a time when top U.S. officials warn of an imminent attack, …
A Connecticut police officer who shot and killed a 200-pound chimpanzee last year after it mauled a woman has been denied an insurance claim for post-traumatic stress disorder because state law only applies to police shootings of people. State Sen. …
Boston-based medical liability insurer ProMutual Group has hired Diane Corjulo as a risk management consultant. Corjulo, a registered nurse, has broad acute care hospital experience and physician office practice expertise. She has worked at Yale-New Haven Medical Center and the …
In business, change brings opportunity. And when it comes to the wave of states that have recently legalized gay marriage, some see a marketing opportunity in selling insurance products for same-sex couples. And why not? The “gay market” in the …
Just when producers thought it was safe, mandatory compensation disclosure has reared its ugly head again. In a move that has its origins in the Spitzer days, New York regulators are mandating that insurance agents and brokers disclose aspects of …
Insurance brokerage Beecher Carlson will refund over $90,000 to Massachusetts clients who were not told the firm was receiving commissions from insurers in addition to client-paid fees, as part of a settlement with the attorney general’s office. Seven clients, including …
Earthquake in New Jersey “It felt like the whole room was shaking around us, and a loud explosion afterward.” —Bernardsville, N.J. police Sgt. John Remian, commenting on a minor earthquake last month that rattled homes in several areas of Somerset …
A jury has ruled against a Massachusetts woman who sued her real estate broker over the secondhand cigarette smoke coming from a neighbor’s condominium. Alyssa Burrage alleged that her broker repeatedly assured her that the prior owner of the Boston …
Keystone Insurers Group, Rowland, Rudd, Peel & Holland Pennsylvania-based Keystone Insurers Group (KIG) has added three more Kentucky agencies as partners. Those agencies are: Rowland Insurance Agency Inc., with locations in Tompkinsville and Glasgow; Rudd Insurance Inc., which is located …
Singapore said on Friday it had raised alert levels in the city-state and beefed up security at its airport and new casino resorts after a warning of possible attacks on oil tankers in the Malacca Strait. [See IJ web site …
