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

All Risks, General Star Enhance Insurance Agents E&O Program

All Risks, Ltd. has enhanced its exclusive insurance agents errors & omissions program through General Star Management Co. Specialized coverage now features additional insolvency options, revised rates, no minimum earned and a more flexible submission process. The program can accommodate …

NAS Launches Enhanced E&O Coverage for Healthcare Consultants

NAS Insurance Services has enhanced their E&O program for healthcare facilities with more coverages for consultants. The E&O product for healthcare consultants now includes: Ÿ Cyber liability coverage Ÿ First-dollar defense coverage Ÿ Defense costs outside the limit The E&O …

Poll: Confidence for Calif. Workers’ Comp Reform Dropping

Confidence in the state government to reform California’s unwieldy workers’ compensation system is falling as Legislators struggle to get buy-in on a bill to increase benefits for injured workers and address escalating costs. A recent poll shows nearly six in …

Citizens Advised to ‘Hunker Down’ as Isaac Pounds Louisiana

“Stay hunkered down.” That’s the message local, state and federal officials are telling the people of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana in response to a lingering Hurricane Isaac, now Tropical Storm Isaac, that seems in no hurry to …

Ohio’s Norman-Spencer Agency Acquires N.Y.-Based Keenan Marine Agency

Dayton, Ohio-based Norman-Spencer Agency Inc. has acquired New York-based Keenan Marine Insurance Agency LLC. Keenan Marine is a national specialty yacht insurance agency and has provided comprehensive solutions to yacht owners across the United States for many years. Norman-Spencer’s marine …

Freberg Environmental to Underwrite New Berkley Envrionmental Coverage

Freberg Environmental Insurance (FEI) has formed an agreement to underwrite environmental insurance coverage with Berkley Custom Insurance Managers, LLC, a newly formed member company of W. R. Berkley Corp. In addition to writing core environmental programs for site-specific pollution liability …

Philadelphia Residents Among Worst Drivers in Nation: Allstate Report

Philadelphia drivers have been ranked as the worst among big cities with at least 1 million residents, according to an annual report from the Allstate Insurance Company.The eighth annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report” is based on Allstate’s claims data. …

U.S. P/C Insurers Expected to Withstand Isaac: Fitch

Fitch Ratings anticipates losses related to Hurricane Isaac will be largely borne by primary insurers, but estimates remain uncertain as the storm has yet to make landfall. Isaac is expected to be less powerful than the Category 3 Katrina. With …

Ohio Doctor Can Be Sued in Inmate’s Suicide: Update

A psychiatrist is not immune from being sued for damages by the family of a teenage inmate who killed himself in prison, a federal appeals court has ruled. Psychiatrist Kenneth Tepe had argued that he should be immune from the …

Drought-Stricken States Welcome Rain from Isaac

Tropical Storm Isaac could bring welcome rain to some states in the Mississippi River valley this week, but experts say it’s unlikely to break the drought gripping the U.S. Midwest. Along with the deluge of rain along the Gulf Coast …