March 15, 2010
New York-based USI Holdings Corporation has named Sandra Usleman, former president of USI’s Austin, Texas, operating company in the Southwest region, as senior vice president and chief sales officer. Other changes in USI’s Southwest region include the addition of Harold …
March 15, 2010
Meteorologists are predicting an active 2010 hurricane season with above-normal threats on the U.S. coastline. Hurricane Forecaster Joe Bastardi, with the AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center, said Wednesday that he predicts seven landfalls. Five will be hurricanes and two or three of …
March 15, 2010
Top Democrat lawmakers in Kansas filed a complaint in the Kansas House against its Republican speaker, accusing him of misconduct for representing businesses, trade groups and insurance funds in a lawsuit against the state. The Democrats said Speaker Mike O’Neal’s …
March 15, 2010
Auto dealers in the Bay State must be careful of what they tell car-buyers about purchasing insurance, the Massachusetts Division of Insurance warns dealers in a newly issued bulletin. State law prohibits anyone without an insurance license from soliciting, negotiating …
March 15, 2010
Starr Indemnity & Liability Co., Inc., an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of Starr International Company, Inc., and Chubb & Son, a division of Federal Insurance Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Chubb, have entered into an underwriting agreement under …
March 15, 2010
A strong earthquake hit off the eastern coast of central Japan on Sunday, rattling buildings across a broad swath of the country, including the crowded Tokyo capital. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, and the government said …
March 15, 2010
Democrats and Republicans in the Indiana General Assembly closed some partisan divides on some major issues, including a proposed increased tax on businesses, early on March 13 and adjourned the 2010 legislative session two days before the deadline for leaving. …
March 15, 2010
Gallagher Benefit Services Inc. in Greenwood Village, Colo., has hired Keeli Thomas as client consultant. She will focus on new business development in the 50- to 250-employee market. Thomas has more than 12 years’ experience in the insurance industry. Before …
March 15, 2010
West Virginia lawmakers want to give police and the courts an easy way to verify whether a driver has required liability insurance. The House has approved a measure previously backed by the Senate to instruct the Division of Motor Vehicles …