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

Marsh Names Cameron, Ott in West

Marsh named Alice Cameron as west zone leader of Marsh Private Client Services and Susan Ott as San Francisco PCS office leader. Cameron is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Marsh PCS operations in its Los Angeles, San Francisco, and …

Gunshot Claim Not Barred by Workers’ Comp Settlement: Georgia Supreme Court

A worker who unintentionally shot a co-worker can be sued in civil court since his actions were outside the scope of his normal duties and despite the fact the employer treated the shooting like a workers’ compensation claim, the Georgia …

Willis Opens New Office in Malta

Willis Group Holdings plc has opened a new office on the island of Malta, which it said is “to serve its growing captive and commercial insurance clients in the region,” an area that “has experienced substantial growth in the past …

Fall Season Reminder: Heating Causes 14% of Home Fires

Heating is the second leading cause and accounts for 14 percent of all residential building fires responded to by fire departments across the nation. From 2008 to 2010, an estimated average of 50,100 heating fires in residential buildings occurred in …

Mississippi Court Hears Challenge to Death Certificate As Evidence in Accident

Prosecutors have asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to reinstate the conviction of Jeffrey Dale Beecham, who won a new trial because the state failed to offer testimony to authenticate a death certificate in a fatal DUI case. Special Assistant Attorney …

Pawlenty to Head Financial Services Roundtable

Former Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty will become the head of the Financial Services Roundtable, a U.S. financial services lobbying group that represents JP Morgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co., among other financial companies, the group said …

Pentagon Warns Private Computer Networks on Vulnerability to Cyber Attacks

Privately-owned U.S. computer networks remain vulnerable to cyber attacks, and many U.S. companies are not doing enough to protect them, Deputy U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on Wednesday. “I hope this isn’t one of those situations where we won’t …

John Hancock, Law Firm Face Tax Shelter Racketeering Lawsuit

John Hancock Life Insurance Co. and its law firm, Edwards Wildman Palmer, must face a class action accusing them of violating racketeering laws by marketing a tax shelter, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court …

Gates, Buffett Still Top of Forbes List of Richest Americans

The net worth of the richest Americans grew by 13 percent in the past year to $1.7 trillion, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday, and a familiar cast populated the top of the annual list, including Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Larry …

Ratings Recap: Emirates, Sorford, BF&M, Unity Re

A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Emirates Insurance Company P.S.C. (EIC), which is based in the United Arab Emirates. The outlook for both …