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

Maine Man Arrested for Arson After Posting Burned Car on Facebook

Photo Courtesy of Belfast Facebook Page A Belfast, Maine, man is facing charges he set a Mercedes-Benz on fire and then posted photos of the burning vehicle on Facebook. Belfast police say 36-year-old Asgard Tarick Gilbert was arrested on a …

Marsh Names Insurance Editor Roberts as U.S. Media Director

Insurance broker Marsh has appointed Sally Roberts as director of U.S. Media Relations. Roberts joins Marsh from Business Insurance, a commercial insurance trade publication, where she most recently was a senior editor. Since joining Business Insurance in 1992, Roberts has …

5 Leadership Myths: Uncovering the Truth about Exceptional Leadership

Leadership can’t be taught– or so it’s been said. But according to one management consultant, that’s just one of several myths about leadership that need to be debunked. “Leadership comes from inside. Anyone desiring to be a better leader on …

Lloyd’s: ‘Tidal Wave’ of Globalization also Creates New Risk ‘Pathways’

Virginia Start-Up Hilb Group Acquires North Carolina, New York Agencies

The Hilb Group, a Virginia insurance brokerage launched in 2009 by the founder of what became one of the world’s largest brokerages along with his son, has added its first two partners as it begins building a mid-market commercial insurance …

Georgia Insurance Chief Oxendine Appeared in Video for Campaign Donor

An Atlanta TV station is reporting that State Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine appeared in a video promoting a hospice business whose top corporate officer can be linked to $57,000 in campaign donations. According to a report from WAGA-TV, in the …

Keystone Adds Hall & Clark, Ison as Kentucky Partner Agencies

Keystone Insurers Group has added two more franchisees to its expanding list of Kentucky partner agencies. Hall & Clark Insurance Agency in Prestonsburg and Ison Insurance Agency of West Liberty join KIG’s 17 Kentucky partners and more than 210 independent …

Toyota Says Drivers, Not Throttle, to Blame for Unintended Acceleration

Toyota Motor Corp. said on Wednesday its investigation of nearly 2,000 cases of unintended acceleration had found no problem with its electronic throttle system, and that driver error was to blame in some cases. The world’s top automaker made the …

S&P Concludes Takaful, Retakaful Insurance to Continue Growth Trend

Standard & Poor’s has concluded that, following a “positive year” in 2009, the “takaful and retakaful (Islamic insurance and reinsurance) sector is likely to continue to grow in 2010.” S&P’s report – Takaful Insurance Has Long-Term Viability And Benefits From …

PartnerRe Completes Organizational Integration of PARIS RE

PartnerRe Ltd. said that it “has successfully concluded the previously announced voluntary severance plan for Paris-based employees related to the Company’s acquisition of PARIS RE in 2009.” The bulletin also indicated that the Company has now “completed the integration of …