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

UK’s MI5 Chief Talks about Threats before Olympic Games

Britain has seen a credible terrorist attack plot about once a year since the Sept.11 attacks – a worrying pattern as security officials brace for an array of threats ahead of next month’s summer Olympics, the head of the country’s …

Burand Agency E&O Blog: Tip #4

Do you ever advise your clients the company issued their policy with errors so you’ll send it to them once the company reissues the policy with corrections? The exposure this seemingly good customer service creates is significant. First, if the …

Tropical Storm Debby Makes Landfall in Florida Near Steinhatchee

Tropical Storm Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee, Florida on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. It is the first tropical storm of 2012 to form in the Gulf of Mexico. “Debby is expected to weaken to a tropical depression …

Monsoons Bring Hope, Caution to Wildfire Stricken Western States

Monsoons are about the only thing right now that could bring much needed relief to wildfire-plagued Western states like Colorado and New Mexico, which are both on track to have fire seasons on a historic level – although the annual …

Rep. Cummings Wants Federal Workers Comp Insurer for Overseas Contractors

U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. – the former chairman and current ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee – has some issues with American International Group. And generally speaking, we can’t blame him. Back in 2009, he …

Republican Senator’s Abortion Amendment Holding Up Flood Insurance Bill: Reid

The Senate bill to renew the federal flood insurance program is being jeopardized by a Republican senator who is insisting on an amendment to the bill that defines “when life begins,” Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D.-Nev., said today. …

National Interstate Broadens Trucking Insurance Programs

Richfield, Ohio-based National Interstate Insurance Co. announced it is expanding its trucking insurance program by targeting heavy haul, crane and rigging operations. The program offers coverage for auto liability, physical damage, workers’ compensation and general liability, and is available in …

Tropical Storm Debby Tracking Slowly Towards Florida’s West Coast: AIR

According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, as of 8 a.m. today, Tropical Storm Debby was still a weak tropical storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, but it was drenching northern Florida and parts of southeastern Georgia with intense …

3 Missing After Trains Collide in Rural Oklahoma

Three Union Pacific crew members remain missing after two trains collided in the Oklahoma Panhandle, causing a white-hot fire that emergency crews are struggling to extinguish. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Betsy Randolph says the fire near Goodwell is contained but …

ACE USA Expands International Advantage Coverage

ACE USA has expanded its International Advantage product to offer enhanced coverages for the risks faced by professional services employees doing business overseas. Three foreign package offerings designed for accountants & lawyers, business consultants, and architects & engineers are designed …