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Mutual Service Organization Offers ‘Green’ Products Endorsement

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 …

Criminal Negligence Charges Weighed in Deadly 2007 South Carolina Fire

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, …

Chubb Expands Its Private Wildfire Protection Network Into Texas

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 …

Marsh McLennan Agency Acquires Virginia’s Rutherfoord Agency

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 …

Bermuda (Re)Insurance Association Releases Members’ 2009 Results

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 …

Ohio House Review of Worker’s Comp Council Firings Begins March 24

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, …

Allied World Announces Executive Promotions

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 …

Mississippians Told to Expect April Floods

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 …

AXA to Delist ADS Shares from NYSE

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 …

The Hartford To Repay TARP Money

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 …

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