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Third Party Harassment and Discrimination Product Nuts & Bolts: Monoline third party harassment and discrimination coverage is being offered by Quadrant Insurance Managers. This product covers businesses for discrimination, harassment and wrongful eviction committed by an employee against a customer …

Texas Insurers Say They Learned Lessons from Hurricane Katrina

Texas insurers were thankful that Hurricane Katrina avoided the state’s coastal property, but the storm provided the industry valuable lessons in dealing with future catastrophes. Hurricane Katrina forced companies to focus on improving communications, access and manpower. Hundreds of insurance …

Other Side of Tort Reform: Alabama Woman Hurt By Award Cap

Swollen and limp, Trudy Roy’s left arm hangs dead at her side. With its nerves shredded beyond repair, the limb is little but a source of pain for the 68-year-old former librarian, a constant numbness and ache, like the feeling …

Another Federal Laptop Stolen: Motor Carrier Licenses May Be At Risk

A laptop that might contain personally identifiable information on 193 people who have commercial driver’s licenses was stolen in Baltimore this week, transportation officials said Friday. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, part of the Department of Transportation, said a …

Ala. Gov. Riley Tours Shrimping Community One Year After Katrina

Alabama Gov. Bob Riley praised the hurricane recovery efforts that have put shrimp boats back on water, rebuilt homes and removed debris in Bayou La Batre, but much work is still ahead, he said during a tour Wednesday. Riley toured …

The Hartford Offering 12-Month Policies to Dimensions Insureds

Many auto insurance policies are offered on a 6-month basis, and the rates for those policies can sometimes change when the policy is renewed. To give its customers the advantage of having one policy rate for an entire year, The …

It Figures

160 The number of demolition permits issued in Lake Charles, La., this year, almost twice the number issued in all of 2005. Officials believe that number will go even higher as hurricane-related insurance claims are resolved. The city traditionally averages …

It Figures

$250,000 The minimum liability insurance limits required of home inspectors in West Virginia under a new law that also requires them to be certified by the State Fire Commission. The new law went into effect Aug. 1. $18 million The …

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$250,000 The minimum liability insurance limits required of home inspectors in West Virginia under a new law that also requires them to be certified by the State Fire Commission. The new law went into effect Aug. 1. $18 million The …

Industry on the Green

1. The grand champion team PIA of Tennessee and the Tennessee 1752 Club. Left to right: Mike Huff, Robins Insurance Agency in Nashville; Mark Gatliff, Chubb Group, Nashville; Steve James and Joe Waldron, also of Robins Insurance Agency. 2. Participants …