Monthly Archives: <span>June 2010</span>

4 More Firefighters Sue Over South Carolina Sofa Store Fire

Four more former firefighters are suing because of physical and emotional injuries from a 2007 fire that killed nine South Carolina firefighters. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported that the ex-firefighters are suing Sofa Super Store, its owners and …

Florida Doctor Who Took Out Wrong Organ Fined $5,000

The state Board of Medicine says a South Florida surgeon who performed a gallbladder operation but took out a healthy kidney by mistake wasn’t inept or careless. Health News Florida reported that the board said Bernard Zaragoza is a good …

Michigan University Seeks Compensation Over Bias Charge

Central Michigan University is asking for $174,294 from an ex- basketball player and her lawyer over their failed sex discrimination complaint involving coach Sue Guevara. The Saginaw News says the university asked U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington in Bay …

Georgia Preacher, Son Face Church Arson Charge

A Georgia preacher and his son accused of burning down their church to claim an insurance check are scheduled to appear in Barrow County Superior Court. Quincy Arnold of Lawrenceville, the 50-year-old pastor of the former New Life Deliverance Church …

Faber & Dumas (Willis) Global Special Risks Unit Opens Calgary Office

Global Special Risks (GSR), the wholesale insurance broker and managing general agent of Willis’ subsidiary, London-based Faber & Dumas, announced it has established an office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to “more effectively serve its existing and prospective clients in the …

Popplewell to Head New Marsh International Nuclear Practice

Marsh’s London office announced the formation of an International Nuclear Practice, “drawing together Marsh’s extensive expertise and skills for all nuclear clients based outside the US and Canada.” Marsh said it formed the new facility in “order to address growing …

Cavignac & Associates Appoints Brouwer Surety Department Manager

San Diego-based risk management firm Cavignac & Associates has named Gerrit (Gary) Brouwer surety department manager. A 29-year veteran of the surety bond industry, Brouwer will serve as the primary liaison between the agency’s surety accounts and surety companies, responsible …

OnPoint Underwriting Adds Surety Bond Coverage for Tribal Clients

OnPoint Underwriting, a managing general agency, now has the ability to write tribal surety with a large carrier with more than 15 years of experience serving tribal nations. The carrier, rated “A” with A.M. Best, “A+” with Fitch and “A” …

Aon Helps Lenders With Foreclosed Property Through Risk Management

Property repossessed by a financial institution after foreclosure may stay vacant or unfinished for months or years, making it susceptible to various types of damage. According to RealtyTrac, the leading online marketplace of foreclosure properties, more than 932,000 properties received …

Insurance Agency Pulls Maywood’s Coverage

Maywood, Calif.’s insurance agency has terminated the city’s policy, citing two recent officer-involved shootings and its failure to hire a new city manager. The California Joint Powers Insurance Authority announced it would end Maywood’s general liability and workers’ compensation coverage …