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Imperial Management Corp. Promotes 7 in Dallas

Imperial Management Corp. announced a number of promotions in the company’s Dallas office. Carrie Wilson has been named vice president of product management for Imperial Fire & Casualty Co. She joined Imperial Fire & Casualty in 2008 as director of …

Oklahoma City-based Insurer Reenters Marketplace with New Capital Backing

Oklahoma City-based BancInsure, a former provider of insurance to community banks that lost surplus as a result of the recent financial crisis, announced it has reentered the insurance marketplace with a new business strategy focusing on non-financial customers and with …

USI Insurance Acquires Richard J. Princinsky & Associates in Maryland

USI Insurance Services announced the closing of the acquisition of Richard J. Princinsky & Associates Inc., located in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1976, Richard J. Princinsky & Associates has partnered with businesses, …

Hanover Insurance Taps Hartford Exec to Lead Professional Liability Unit

The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. has named Greg Leffard president of Hanover Professional Portfolio unit, responsible for the company’s errors and omissions (E&O) insurance businesses. Hanover Professional provides professional liability and E&O products for small and mid-sized firms, with specialized …

NAMIC Names Hair New Federal Affairs Director

John Hair, a veteran lobbyist with nearly eight years of experience, is joining the Washington, D.C., office of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC), a trade association representing property/casualty insurance companies. Hair has been named as NAMIC’s newest …

Wyoming Court Oks Phone Approvals For DUI Testing

The Wyoming Supreme Court has endorsed a 2011 state law allowing judges to grant authority to police over the telephone to force motorists to submit to DUI testing. In Friday’s ruling, the court concluded it’s not a violation of the …

Suit Over Doctor Abuse Goes to Trial in Oregon

A trial has begun in The Dalles, Ore. in lawsuits brought by three victims of an anesthesiologist who sedated patients and colleagues and then sexually abused them. Three women are asking for $6 million each in suits naming the hospital, …

FEMA Extends Hotel Program For Colorado Flood Victims

Federal emergency officials have extended a program that helps residents displaced by last month’s flooding pay for hotel lodging. Bill Rukeyser, a spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, says the program has been extended until Oct. 20 and has …

Montana Judge Explains Verdict Reversal in Insurance Case

A U.S. District Court judge has explained why he vacated the fraud conviction of a former Miss Montana who was charged with misrepresenting her housing conditions to an insurance company while her historic mansion was undergoing repairs. Christin D. Didier …

Idaho Parents Sue Football Helmet Company

The family of a northern Idaho teenager who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a football game is suing the school district and the maker of the football helmet. The Bonner County Daily Bee reported that Robert Clark II and …

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