An American former surgeon who was captured on a mountain in Italy after more than five years on the run has withdrawn his guilty plea on federal health care fraud charges after a judge told him he was rejecting a …
For the last 20 years, at least, consultants, associations and publications have been worrying about the future of the independent agency system because the average age of agency owners has been in the late 50s. The same happens to be …
A judge has thrown out a New York Mets fan’s lawsuit against the team and Major League Baseball over a bat that broke and flew into his face in the former Shea Stadium’s stands. A judge dismissed the case Wednesday. …
Insurance agents in the Empire State are calling on lawmakers to ensure that brokers and producers have a role in the creation of the state-based health exchange mandated by federal health care reform. Those calls come after lawmakers hosted a …
Officials in Southeast states hammered by a storm that killed at least 300 people have begun the task of evaluating the damage. Alabama appears to have suffered the brunt of the storm, where Tornadoes struck particularly hard in Tuscaloosa and …
The European Union presented world trade negotiators with a last-minute plan to rescue stalled free trade talks on Friday, saying there were still avenues of negotiation to explore after 10 years of trying. In a presentation to a key meeting …
A Florida insurance company is on its way to closing its door as it informed agents it is going to start dropping policyholders when their policies are up for renewal. Argus Fire & Casualty, a subsidiary of the Miami Gardens-based …
Pennsylvania-based Saucon Mutual Insurance Co. has named Sean P. Murray as president and CEO. Murray is a 20-years insurance industry veteran. He most recently served as president of Conor-Patrick Insurance Services, an Indiana-based retail insurance agency. Prior to creating and …
In a response to the proposals to restructure the UK’s financial regulations the Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has taken issue with some of the proposals, which, in its view are “over-engineered” and excessively “bank centric.” “The future regulation of the …
Zurich Financial Services Group announced the appointment of Antônio Cássio dos Santos (46, Brazilian citizen) to the position of CEO LatAm General Insurance, effective May 1, 2011. He succeeds Peter Rebrin who has been appointed to the newly created position …
