June 16, 2008
The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Custom Home Builders Market Detail: Lemac & Associates, a division of Risk Placement Services Inc. …
June 12, 2008
Government food inspectors say Ohio-grown tomatoes are still safe to eat. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says Ohio tomatoes are not part of a salmonella outbreak linked to three types of raw tomatoes. McDonald’s, Wal-Mart, Burger King, and Kroger …
June 10, 2008
Hudson Insurance Group, the U.S. insurance division of Odyssey Re Holdings Corp., reports it has acquired Hooghuis Group LLC, an underwriting agency specializing in U.S. directors and officers liability (D&O) insurance. Hooghuis has been underwriting D&O business for Hudson and …
June 10, 2008
Lawyers for a Connecticut psychiatrist who was sued for malpractice in the death of a 17-year-old girl should have revealed to her doctor co-defendant a secret settlement with a payout that hinged on the outcome of the trial, the state’s …
June 10, 2008
Connecticut’s effort to inspect more trucks on its highways after the fatal Avon Mountain crash in 2005 has dropped off and crashes of large trucks have increased, state figures show. Roadside truck inspections decreased 20 percent to about 18,600 in …
June 6, 2008
A Connecticut prosecutor says he will seek a retrial after a jury deadlocked earlier this week in an insurance fraud case against the owner of a dump truck that caused a fatal wreck in Avon in 2005. Hartford Superior Court …
June 4, 2008
Insurance broker Aon Corp. reported today that the five government agencies to its 2005 regulatory settlement agreement have agreed to an amendment that will permit companies it acquires to continue to accept contingent commissions for three years following their acquisition …
June 4, 2008
Connecticut labor officials say records with confidential information on about 2,100 people have been lost and might have been mistakenly shredded. The files contained copies of letters informing applicants that they were ineligible for the unemployment insurance. They were dated …
June 4, 2008
Colemont Insurance Brokers has promoted Gary Grindle to vice president of the firm’s Hartford, Connecticut office. Grindle joined the Dallas, Texas-based brokerage in 2005 from Guilford Specialty Group, where he served as regional underwriting manager. Prior to that, he was …
June 3, 2008
Paramus, N.J.-based The NIA Group has hired insurance industry veteran Kevin W. Conboy as chief executive officer. Conboy is the former president and chief executive officer of Acordia (Wells Fargo Insurance Services.) He took over the reins at NIA Group …