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Hallmark, Texas General Agency

Feb 19 2006 // Hallmark, Texas General Agency Hallmark Financial Services Inc. completed its previously disclosed acquisition of Texas General Agency Inc. and certain affiliates. TGA is a managing general agency involved in the marketing...

Argonaut’s Great Central Partners with Minn. Restaurant Association

Jan 31 2006 // Great Central Insurance, a member of the Select Markets segment of San Antonio, Texas-based Argonaut Group Inc., announced it has been selected by the Minnesota Restaurant Association (MRA) to offer property and casualty...

Thrown Shrimp Blamed in Death of N.Y. Restaurant Patron

Jan 13 2006 // The family of a 43-year-old Long Island, N.Y. man is seeking $10 million in damages, claiming he died months after ducking a flying shrimp tossed by a hibachi chef at a Japanese steakhouse. Attorney Andre Ferenzo said in...

Restaurant sales to top $500 billion in 2006

Jan 2 2006 // Restaurant industry sales are expected to reach a record $511 billion in 2006, the first time sales will cross the half-trillion dollar mark. According to the National Restaurant Association’s 2006 Restaurant...

Table-top TVs, Web access and other trends

Jan 2 2006 // The National Restaurant Association forecasts the following trends: Restaurants as homes away from home. With growing demand from plugged-in Americans accustomed to operating in a 24/7 society, look for restaurants to...

Living Near Restaurants, Medical Buildings, Grocery Stores Has Risks

Jan 2 2006 // If you live within a mile of a church, you’re far less likely to have a car accident than drivers who live more than a mile from a church. But if you live within a mile of a restaurant, you face a significantly...

Drivers living near restaurants pose higher risks than church neighbors

Jan 2 2006 // Why people who live close to restaurant are more likely to pay more for auto insurance. Drivers who live within a mile of a church are far less likely to have a car accident than drivers who live more than a mile from a...

Living Near Restaurants, Medical Buildings, Grocery Stores Has Risks

Jan 1 2006 // If you live within a mile of a church, you’re far less likely to have a car accident than drivers who live more than a mile from a church. But if you live within a mile of a restaurant, you face a significantly...

Jan 1 2006 // Restaurant sales to top $500 billion in 2006 Restaurant industry sales are expected to reach a record $511 billion in 2006, the first time sales will cross the half-trillion dollar mark. According to the National...

From Pinstripes to Prison Stripes: Near North’s Segal on Life Behind Bars

Jan 1 2006 // Former Chicago Insurance Broker Serving Time for Fraud Appears on TV; Is Movie Next? Once you get over the fear…you find that people are just people,” Michael “Mickey” Segal, 63, told an ABC-TV news...

Drivers living near restaurants pose higher risks than church neighbors

Jan 1 2006 // Why people who live close to restaurant are more likely to pay more for auto insurance. Drivers who live within a mile of a church are far less likely to have a car accident than drivers who live more than a mile from a...

Table-top TVs, Web access and other trends

Jan 1 2006 // The National Restaurant Association forecasts the following trends: • Restaurants as homes away from home. With growing demand from plugged-in Americans accustomed to operating in a 24/7 society, look for restaurants...

From pinstripes to prison stripes: Near North’s Segal on life behind bars

Jan 1 2006 // Former Chicago insurance broker serving time for fraud appears on TV; Is movie next? Once you get over the fear … you find that people are just people,” Michael “Mickey” Segal, 63, told an ABC-TV...

6 Hurricane experts Max Mayfield, Bill Bailey

Jan 1 2006 // Full agenda slated for Feb. 8 to 11 windstorm conference 6 Ga. legislative meetings successful 30 legislators, 102 agents attend IIAG events 8 Tenn. bill would require sinkhole coverage Legislator suggests adding new...

Restaurants put risk management on the menu

Jan 1 2006 // The restaurant marketplace is becoming more complex than ever with food safety, marketing dominance by the chains and globalization on the minds of owners. Also, frivolous lawsuits against restaurants abound, so it...

From Pinstripes to Prison Stripes: Near North’s Segal on Life Behind Bars

Dec 19 2005 // Former Chicago Insurance Broker Serving Time for Fraud Appears on TV; Is Movie Next? Once you get over the fear…you find that people are just people,” Michael “Mickey” Segal, 63, told an ABC-TV news...

From Pinstripes to Prison Stripes: Near North’s Segal on Life Behind Bars

Dec 18 2005 // Former Chicago Insurance Broker Serving Time for Fraud Appears on TV; Is Movie Next? Once you get over the fear…you find that people are just people,” Michael “Mickey” Segal, 63, told an ABC-TV news...

Texas Restaurant Assoc. Earns Dividend from Texas Mutual

Dec 15 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a $1,294,675 group dividend to the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA). TRA has received more than $2.7 million in Texas Mutual group dividends since 2002. Group dividends are...

Drivers Living Near Restaurants Pose Higher Risk Than Church Neighbors

Dec 6 2005 // Drivers who live within a mile of a church are far less likely to have a car accident than drivers who live more than a mile from a church. But those who live within one mile of a restaurant face a significantly greater...

Admitted Drunk, Underage Driver Can Sue Bars, Mass. Court Rules

Nov 1 2005 // A Suffolk Superior Court in Boston has ruled that an admittedly drunk underage drinker in Massachusetts can sue two bars that served him alcohol before he was involved in a vehicle crash. According to Judge Ralph Gants,...