Democrats in the U.S. Congress are preparing to merge the two health care bills passed in 2009 by the Senate and House of Representatives into a single bill. This compromise bill would have to be passed by both chambers of …
Authorities have made an arrest in connection with a fire in Northampton, Massachusetts that claimed the life of an elderly man and his son. District Attorney Elizabeth Scheibel said in a statement that 25-year-old Anthony P. Baye was arrested at …
Veteran Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd said Wednesday he will not seek re-election in November in recognition that he faced an uphill battle and underscoring upheaval facing President Barack Obama’s Democrats. Dodd, 65, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee and leader …
Mark Little has been hired by San Diego-based Cavignac & Associates as surety account manager. Little brings to Cavignac & Associates five years of experience in the construction and surety industry. In his new position, he is charged with supporting …
After 30 years at Chubb Corp, Thomas Motamed joined Chicago-based commercial lines insurer CNA Financial in January 2009 as chairman and CEO. In this edited interview with Insurance Journal’s Andrew Simpson, Motamed talks about his goals and changes at CNA, …
Florida Doctors Insurance Co. has completed a merger and acquisition of Physicians Preferred Insurance Co. (PPIC), which Florida Doctors said makes it the fourth largest admitted writer of physicians and surgeons medical professional liability insurance in Florida. The transaction was …
New York regulators are aggressively pursuing plans for a reincarnation of the New York Insurance Exchange and expect to assemble a “working group” of industry insiders within the next two weeks who will guide the revival of a Lloyd’s of …
A P/C claims unit of the insurer formerly known as AIG has paid a $495,000 fine to regulators in New York for improper licensing of the business and its employees, according to the latest disciplinary report from the New York …
Federal regulators have fined a Houston company $1,477,500 for a July 2009 explosion that left a worker dead. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited CES Environmental Services Inc. after an investigation into the death of 45-year-old Bruce Clayton Howard …
Zurich, a property and casualty insurance provider globally and in North America, announced that Doug Bergen has been appointed southwest regional property manager for its Global Corporate in North America (GCiNA) business unit. Bergen will be located in Zurich’s Glendale, …
