December 13, 2011
All Risks Ltd. has obtained a new market for charter bus companies of all sizes effective Jan. 1, 2012. The coverage will be available through the company’s York, Penn.-based livery unit, which will serve as the program administrator. The carrier …
December 5, 2011
Lawmakers responded to pleas from industry and foreign governments on Friday with a tentative agreement to block the Obama administration from requiring that air shipments of lithium batteries be treated as hazardous cargo because of the danger of fires during …
November 21, 2011
Since the beginning of the year, Texas public safety officers have removed more than 66,000 unsafe commercial vehicles and more than 12,000 unsafe commercial drivers from the state’s roadways, the Department of Public Safety reports. Texas Department of Public Safety …
October 25, 2011
“Pirates of the Caribbean” they aren’t. They are for the most part desperate men from a failed state that have discovered that one of the world’s oldest professions offers wealth and power, if you’re willing to take the risks. In …
September 23, 2011
Five Star Specialty Programs, a division of Crump Insurance Services, Inc., and part of Crump Group, Inc., has launched a new breakdown service to buses and waste hauler vehicles insured through 5Star, the exclusive facility for this new service. RoadsideMASTERS …
August 11, 2011
CNA has launched an enhanced version of its motor truck cargo legal liability form that provides cargo liability coverage for motor carriers whether on the road, loading or unloading, or stopped at terminals. Available in 45 states, the enhanced form …
June 27, 2011
The massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March has led to supply chain disruptions around the world, sending a wakeup call to companies that do not have viable business continuity plans in place for themselves and their suppliers. …
May 18, 2011
National Interstate Insurance Co., a provider of transportation insurance, has entered the ambulance insurance market through a relationship with McNeil & Company, Inc.. The Ambulance Services Insurance Program (ASIP) is an insurance product created specifically for emergency and non-emergency medical …
April 28, 2011
As gasoline prices reach $4 a gallon throughout the nation, pain at the pump seems to have at least one silver lining for drivers and insurers. The rising cost of gas also drives a decline in all traffic accidents, including …
April 28, 2011
London-based specialist Lloyd’s insurer Marketform announced that experienced London Market underwriter Gary Cooke will join the company effective June first, as head of Marine Cargo Underwriting. “After two years at the Bank of England, Cooke joined Lloyd’s in 1980 and …