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FEMA Adds 9 Kansas Counties to May Disaster List
May 29 2007 // Nine more Kansas counties have been declared eligible for federal assistance to repair public facilities damaged by this month’s violent weather. The declaration by the Federal Emergency Management Agency applies to...
Insurer Helps Develop Hurricane Plan for Newport’s Picturesque Mansions
May 25 2007 // Perched on the picturesque Rhode Island coastline, the 11 Newport Mansions are a national treasure. Once a summer getaway for the country’s wealthiest industrialists, today the historic mansions are a tourist...
Insurers Try to Prevent Losses in Wildfire Hotspots
May 21 2007 // Spooked by devastating wildfire seasons, the nation’s top insurers are inspecting homes in high-risk areas throughout the West and threatening to cancel coverage if owners don’t clear brush or take other...
Violence in schools: Having a plan is key to survival
May 7 2007 // It’s a parent’s worst nightmare: worrying about the safety of a child. But many parents were thrown into that situation on April 16. As the nation well knows by now, on that day, student Seung-Hui Cho unleashed...
Neb. Bill Extends Some Protection to Cities, Counties from Lawsuits
May 4 2007 // An agreement with Sen. Ernie Chambers this week paved the way for a bill that could open parks that closed following a Neb. state Supreme Court decision. Senators gave second-round approval to the bill (LB564), which would...
Towers Perrin D&O Report: Spike in Demand for Personal Cover, Higher Limits, Enhancements
May 3 2007 // Public and private companies — more than 66% of respondents — have received a record number of inquiries from potential board members who are concerned about their current directors and officers (D&O)...
Neb. lawmakers advance bill shielding cities from injury lawsuits
Apr 23 2007 // In early April lawmakers in Nebraska’s Unicameral Legislature broke a filibuster and gave first-round approval to a bill that could open parks that have closed following a state Supreme Court decision. State Sen....
People
Apr 23 2007 // Dallas-based global insurance and reinsurance broker, Colemont, added Catherine L. Wall as assistant vice president and associate legal counsel. In this newly created role, Wall will assist in overseeing the...
People
Apr 23 2007 // Dallas-based global insurance and reinsurance broker, Colemont, added Catherine L. Wall as assistant vice president and associate legal counsel. In this newly created role, Wall will assist in overseeing the...
State, Paint Makers At Odds Over R.I. Lead Cleanup
Apr 18 2007 // The state of Rhode Island has recommended that a public health expert assist a judge who is preparing to order a massive cleanup of homes contaminated by lead paint, while three manufacturers who lost a landmark lawsuit...
National Crime Bureau Partners with Experian to Fight VIN Cloning Scams
Apr 18 2007 // Ill.-based The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) recently announced that it has teamed with Experian Automotive, a division of global information solutions company Experian(R) Inc., to use its AutoCheck vehicle...
Mich. Insurance Organization Recognized With Two Awards
Apr 11 2007 // Creative Benefits & Insurance Solutions (CBIS) of Washington Township, Mich., announced it was recently recognized for excellence by two organizations. Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit honored them as one of...
SullivanCurtisMonroe Names Five New Owners
Apr 10 2007 // Irvine, Calif.-based SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Services LLC announced that the agency has five new owners. The new owners, who have joined William Curtis and John Monroe, currently hold managerial or senior vice...
People
Apr 9 2007 // The Main Street America Group has promoted Ed Kuhl to executive vice president, chief financial officer, and Dick Schultz to assistant vice president, and appointed Tom Frazier to assistant treasurer. Kuhl joined Main...
Nebraska Senate Advances Bill Shielding Cities from Injury Lawsuits
Apr 6 2007 // Nebraska lawmakers broke a filibuster and gave first-round approval to a bill that could open parks that have closed following a state Supreme Court decision. State Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha fought the bill (LB564) that...
Messer to Lead National Alliance Business Development Team
Apr 6 2007 // Insurance education provider, The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, has selected Beverly A. Messer as vice president, in charge of National Business Development for the not-for-profit...
Iowa Hawkeye-Security to Sponsor Safer Schools Seminar in Minn.
Apr 3 2007 // West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hawkeye-Security Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, announced today that it will host its first, free Safer Schools Seminar on Wednesday, April 18th at St. Olaf College in Northfield,...
Safeco Consolidates Nonprofit Social Service Product Line with NIF Group
Apr 2 2007 // Seattle-based Safeco said its insurance product line for nonprofit social service agencies will now be available to all independent agents through NIF Group Inc. “NIF Group has successfully represented Safeco’s...
Indiana Insurance Brings Safer School Seminar to Indianapolis
Apr 2 2007 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, recently announced that it will host its free, day-long Safer Schools Seminar on April 16th at Indiana University-Purdue University (UIPU) in Indianapolis, University...
First Responders, Businesses Tell Congress U.S. Needs Disaster Plan
Mar 27 2007 // A coalition of first responders, emergency management experts, businesses and insurers told Congress that America needs a comprehensive public-private, federal-state partnership to protect against a massive hurricane or...
