Relatives of the 100 people who died in a 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire cried and held each other last Saturday during the unveiling of a so-called satellite memorial to their loved ones, capping a month in which a yearslong …
ACE Group announced a series of appointments within its UK and Ireland region. Graeme McGeachie, London and South East corporate P&C underwriting manager, has been promoted to the position of London and South East regional manager, corporate. McGeachie will report …
A move by Florida’s largest property insurer to dismiss employees responsible for investigating wrongdoing drew criticism last Thursday from Gov. Rick Scott. Scott, in a strongly-worded letter to the president of Citizens Property Insurance, called the decision “troubling” because it …
OSC, an insurance and risk management services and products provider for large and small financial institutions, has launched a Tenant Policy Offering (TPO) protection program for owners of rental properties. TPO pairs job-loss/unemployment protection with tenant liability insurance coverage. The …
Salespeople, broadly speaking, fall into three categories. There are those elusive few, typically the 20 percent of the firm’s salespeople, who are highly productive, who sell most of what is sold. These individuals have precisely what it takes to sell …
Powter Insurance Inc. has acquired Jordan and Jordan Insurance Group, of Frisco, Texas. Jordan and Jordan Inc., which will continue to operate separately under its current structure, operates both commercial insurance and tire and motorcycle wholesalers divisions. The deal was …
More than 90 families in the Town of Jackson, Wis. have signed on to a planned lawsuit over a pipeline spill. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported the families have retained two personal injury law firms to represent them in a …
Farmers this spring were able to plant all but a few thousand acres of the land deluged by last year’s flooding along on the Missouri River and the intentional breaching of a Mississippi River levee in southeast Missouri, U.S. Department …
The number of temporary Federal Emergency Management Agency housing units in Ward County, North Dakota that are still occupied has dropped below 1,000. FEMA calls it “an important milestone” as Minot and surrounding communities continue their recovery from the devastating …
A graduated driver’s license law that went into effect in January 2010 has helped sharply reduce the number of accidents involving teenage drivers, safety experts said, as younger drivers are getting more practice before being turned free on the highways. …
