March 17, 2010
In response to the trend towards use of more energy efficient and environmentally friendly “green” products and materials, The Mutual Service Office, Inc. (MSO) has introduced a green upgrade supplemental coverage endorsement for its commercial property program. Highlights of the …
March 17, 2010
The father of a firefighter who died in a 2007 furniture store blaze that killed nine firefighters says families will meet with state fire investigators next week to discuss whether criminal negligence was involved in the deaths. “We want justice, …
March 17, 2010
The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has expanded its wildfire defense services to homeowner policyholders in Texas. In addition to providing wildfire education and property risk assessments, the program responds to wildfires through a network of certified wildfire fighters and …
March 17, 2010
In a move that accelerates its national growth, Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh Inc., has acquired Thomas Rutherfoord, Inc., the country’s 14th largest privately-held independent agency according to Insurance Journal’s Top 100. Marsh …
March 17, 2010
The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) has released the 2009 global underwriting results for its 23 members, who write insurance and reinsurance from underwriting centers in Bermuda, Europe and the U.S. The announcement noted that the “23 (re)insurers …
March 17, 2010
A state House of Representatives committee will review a council created to protect Ohio’s insurance fund for injured workers in the wake of the firing of the council’s three-member staff. House Insurance Committee Chairman Dan Dodd of Hebron, a Democrat, …
March 17, 2010
Bermuda-based Allied World Assurance Company Holdings has announced a number of senior-level promotions effective March 1, 2010. In Bermuda, Tracey Gibbons was promoted from Vice President, Casualty Treaty Reinsurance to Senior Vice President, Specialty Reinsurance. Marchelle Lewis was promoted from …
March 17, 2010
The Mississippi River is starting its spring climb with forecasters predicting a rise of more than a foot a day beginning at midweek. The result could be another year of flooding in the Vicksburg area. “Right now, we’re looking at …
March 17, 2010
France’s AXA Group announced that it will file a Form 25 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to voluntarily delist its American Depositary Shares (ADS) from theNew York Stock Exchange. AXA said the “last trading day of the ADS …
March 17, 2010
The Hartford said it would conduct a public offering of equity and debt securities as part of a plan to repay the $3.4 billion it took from the federal government as part of the Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program, also known …