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$68.6 million The amount of the dividend that malpractice insurer Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland should return to the state, instead of the $32.5 million it has proposed as part of its exit from a subsidy program designed …

Business Moves

USI, Armitage USI Holdings Corp. has completed the acquisition of Jericho, N.Y.-based Armitage & Co., which sells property/casualty and surety products in the New York metropolitan area. Armitage will be combined with USI’s existing Woodbury, N.Y. location and is expected …

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$1.4 billion The amount sought in a suit accusing Allstate Insurance Co. of using delay tactics and schemes to prod soft-tissue injury victims into accepting lower offers for pain and suffering. A jury in Lexington, Ky., rejected the claim of …

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72 By mid-October, Oklahoma had seen 72 fewer traffic deaths so far in 2007 than it did during the same period in 2006. The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety reported 517 deaths on the state’s roadways this year, compared to …

My New Markets

Contractors Pollution Liability Nuts & Bolts: Sloan Mason is now providing contractor’s pollution liability (CPL) for oilfield diving and sub-sea contractors of all types. For full underwriting review and the best quote, the company requires a CPL supplemental application and …

Colo. Farms Ordered to Surrender Records in Insurance Investigation

Three San Luis Valley, Colo., farms have been ordered to turn over records to a federal investigator looking into whether they illegally sold potatoes after collecting up to $1.3 million in federal insurance payments on the same crop. U.S. District …

Property/Casualty Insurers to Pay $1.13 Billion in 3Q Cat Claims

U.S. property/casualty insurers are expected to pay homeowners and businesses an estimated $1.125 billion for third-quarter property losses resulting from a total of six catastrophes in 11 states, according to preliminary analysis by ISO’s Property Claim Services (PCS) unit. PCS …

My New Markets

Workers’ Comp, Security, Investigative Agencies Nuts & Bolts: A guaranteed cost workers’ compensation program for security guard and investigative agencies is available from The Mechanic Group. Dollars: Up to $1 million. Carrier: The Hartford rated “A+” XV by A.M. Best. …

Court says database alone not sufficient in determining reimbursement costs

The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., noting that the insurer’s exclusive use of a computer database to determine reimbursements of medical costs was unreasonable. The decision opens the door for a class-action …

My New Markets

Trade and Professional Associations Nuts & Bolts: Aon Association offers coverage to 56,000 nonprofit organizations and their members throughout the U. S. Clients range in size and needs from an Elks Lodge seeking general liability coverage to a long-term care …