The modest home on South Clover Street is, quite simply, a wreck. Waist-high ragweed chokes front and back yards. Rusting appliances and toys clutter the carport of the dilapidated structure, topped by a sagging patchwork of missing roofing tiles offering …
IronHealth, the specialty healthcare unit of Ironshore Inc., has introduced a companion policy for existing insurance clients to complement its suite of professional and general liability coverages for nursing home facilities. IronHealth is offering insurance coverage for reimbursement of expenses …
A preliminary report on the Fourmile wildfire in September, 2010, considered one of the most destructive in Colorado history, is due out today. A spokeswoman for Colorado Sen. Mark Udall said he plans to release a report the wildfire last …
Connecticut insurance regulators are working on revising hurricane deductible rules in the wake of tropical storm Irene. The insurance department spokesperson told Insurance Journal that the new rules under consideration focus exclusively on wind speeds measured within the state. Whether …
The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, a Canadian auto insurer, released last week a list of top excuses from local motorists when they were caught using handheld cellphones while driving. The insurer compiled the information with help from the local …
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A++ (Superior) from ‘A+’ (Superior) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “aa+” from “aa-” of The Hartford Steam Boiler Group (HSB) and its members. The outlook for all …
Insurance Agents & Brokers Services Group in Pennsylvania appointed Lauren Brinjac as government affairs director. In her role, Brinjac will oversee legislative advocacy efforts of the organization throughout Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. She will be based in Insurance Agents & …
The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld a jury’s decision to award $300,000 in damages to a Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad employee who was injured on the job. Donald Jacobs fractured his elbow and hurt his shoulder in January …
Ohio is seeing fewer deaths from motorcycle crashes, even as more Ohioans are becoming eligible to drive choppers. State Department of Public Safety numbers show 120 people have died in motorcycle accidents since the beginning of 2011, down from 158 …
Minnesota’s Stearns County’s insurance trust has paid $350,000 to a man who was shot in the back by a sheriff’s lieutenant during a drug bust. John Albert Sorensen had sued the county and now-retired Lt. David McLaughlin, alleging excessive force. …
