Monthly Archives: <span>March 2012</span>

N.Y. Law Firm Sutherland Expands Insurance Practice Group

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, a New York-headquartered law firm, said it hired six attorneys specializing in insurance regulatory, tax and transactions. They are: James Dwyer, Jeffrey Mace, John Pruitt, Linda Sciuto, Cynthia Shoss and P. Bruce Wright. All six attorneys …

Glatfelter Public Practice Adds Cyber Liability Coverage

Glatfelter Public Practice has introduced cyber liability & privacy crisis management expense coverage for municipalities and water related entities nationwide. Glatfelter Public Practice is part of Glatfelter Program Managers, a business unit dedicated to Glatfelter Insurance Group’s program business. The …

Southwest Risk Launches New Habitational Program

Southwest Risk, a national wholesale intermediary specializing in property and casualty risks, has formed a new habitational program designed to insure apartments, condominiums and townhouses in 46 states across the country. Designed to meet the needs of habitational property owners …

Disputes Arise Between Home Builders, Owners in Joplin Rebuild

The size and value of homes being built in tornado-ravaged sections of Joplin, Mo., are causing contention between some builders and homeowners, but city officials say they can do little to mediate the disputes. Many of the disagreements center on …

Another Spectator Injured In Reno Air Races Crash Sues

A spectator injured in September’s deadly crash at the Reno National Championship Air Races is suing organizers and the pilot. Edward Larson’s lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Reno, is the fourth after the crash in front of …

Iowa Business Tax Overhaul Elusive Once Again

Democrats and Republicans seem to agree that Iowa’s commercial property tax is archaic and out of line with other states, but hope is fading that the Legislature will approve a fix this year because of stark differences about how best …

K2 Acquires Majority Stake in Midwestern

San Diego, Calif.-based managing general agent K2 Insurance Services LLC has acquired a majority stake in Midwestern Insurance Alliance Inc., an MGA based in Louisville, Ky. that underwrites workers’ compensation coverage with a focus on transportation. Terms of the deal …

Agents Inundated with Customer Calls Following Texas Wildfires

When wildfires began breaking out across Texas last year in April, homeowners began contacting their insurance agents about their coverage or in some cases lack of coverage. Agents located near many of the fires were inundated with calls from consumers …

EPA Says Montana Plants Need $90M in Upgrades

A proposed cleanup of Montana air pollution would force three industrial plants to spend $90 million on measures to improve visibility in some of the nation’s prized public lands, including Yellowstone and Theodore Roosevelt National Parks. The Environmental Protection Agency …

Missouri AG Settles with American Suzuki Motor Corp. over Advertising

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has announced a $540,000 settlement with American Suzuki Motor Corp. that resolves allegations that Chad Franklin Suzuki, a former Suzuki dealer operating in the Kansas City area, used deceptive advertisements. The settlement will provide restitution …