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Massachusetts DOI’s New Bulletin Says Producers May Charge Fees

Massachusetts regulators this month issued a bulletin announcing that producers for all lines of insurance may charge their clients fees in connection with the sale of insurance products. A statewide independent agent association said the bulletin represents a big change …

MagMutual Creates New Captive for Physician Practices, Hospital Systems

MagMutual Insurance Co., a medical professional liability insurer in the Southeast, has formed OURCell Captive, P.C.C. A wholly owned subsidiary of MagMutual, OURCell Captive provides physician practices and hospital systems that desire to actively participate in the retention and management …

XL Group’s Insurance Operations Grow in Dallas

XL Group announced an expansion of its insurance operations in Dallas. The company’s U.S. Risk Management business is setting up operations in Dallas and welcoming Gabriel Martinez as casualty underwriting director. Martinez joins XL Group from Ironshore Insurance Services where …

Tell Us About Your Agency’s E&O – Take Our Survey Now

Insurance Journal is again on the search to find out what’s happening in the agency errors and omissions (E&O) environment. The final deadline to participate in this year’s survey is Monday, Oct. 21 We invite you to participate in the …

Oklahoma AG’s Ballot Rewrite on School Storm Shelters Criticized

The attorney general’s rewrite of the ballot language for a plan to issue $500 million in bonds to help school districts pay for safe-room shelters is biased against the proposal and may be challenged in court, a state legislator said. …

Ex-Players Oppose NFL Image Rights Settlement

Years away from the field, former National Football League players including Jim Brown, Preston Pearson and Reggie Rucker are set to clash in court with retirees Mark Gastineau, Dan Pastorini, Dave Casper and others. At stake is the $50 million …

Conn. Gov., Local Officials Celebrate Opening of Navigators’ New Headquarters

Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy on Wednesday joined executives from The Navigators Group Inc. and state and local officials to celebrate the opening of the insurer’s new headquarters at 400 Atlantic Street in Stamford, Conn.Navigators is the 10th company to …

Lack of Fire Protection Closes Illinois Haunted Houses

Two Halloween haunted houses in west central Illinois won’t be operating this year because organizers aren’t able to meet state fire safety rules. The Register-Mail in Galesburg reports that Gilson Haunted School near Galesburg and Fright High in Abingdon will …

Pegram Joins Bailey Insurance in Waco, Texas

Bailey Insurance & Risk Management Inc. of Waco, Texas, announced that John Pegram has joined its team of commercial insurance agents. Pegram is a licensed attorney and received both his BBA and JD degrees from Baylor University. He practiced law …

All Risks Adds Tanner and Zadow in Dallas

The newly formed South Central operation of All Risks Ltd. has hired two additional producers in October: Elizabeth Tanner and Drew Zadow. As a brokerage underwriter, Tanner will handle a broad range of middle market property/casualty business with an emphasis …

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