November 1, 2009
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. Apartments Low Income Subsidized Housing Market Detail: Housing Insurance Services offers programs through two admitted …
November 1, 2009
$504,900 Fine levied by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration against an eastern Pennsylvania coal mine operator for a miner’s death. Robert Carey was killed on June 16, 2008, by falling debris inside Harmony Mine, near Mount Carmel. Safety …
November 1, 2009
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New Hampshire (IIANH) has elected new officers and directors. They are: Chairman Edwin Duvall, president of Lakeside Insurance Agency Inc./C&G Insurance; Chairman-Elect Robin Logel, marketing manager of Noyes Insurance Agency; Vice Chairman Ryan …
November 1, 2009
An attorney representing the owner of a chimpanzee that mauled and blinded a woman is calling the attack a work-related incident and said her family’s case should be treated like a workers’ compensation claim. The strategy, if successful, would severely …
November 1, 2009
Insurance agencies and other businesses would do well to pay attention to flu news. I fear for you, insurance-selling America. Maybe it’s because I sit cooped up all day in my home office – away, thankfully, from the world and …
October 30, 2009
Global professional services firm Towers Perrin has named Steve Levene practice leader for its retail insurance brokerage business. Levene’s responsibilities will include strategic risk management programs for corporate and public entity clients. He is based in the firm’s Stamford, Conn. …
October 30, 2009
The family of an elderly Connecticut woman who died after her chenille bathrobe caught on fire has filed a $30 million lawsuit against the retailer for wrongful death and product liability. Atwilda Brown, 80, was making her nightly cup of …
October 28, 2009
A Connecticut judge has ruled that the insurance company for a former Fairfield lawyer who killed his neighbor in 2006 won’t be responsible for any damages that could be awarded in a lawsuit filed by the victim’s family. Jonathan Edington …
October 28, 2009
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a” of Beazley Insurance Company, Inc. (BICI), which is based in Farmington, Conn. The outlook for both ratings is stable. “These ratings reflect …
October 27, 2009
Connecticut-based specialty insurer AIX Group Inc.,has launched a Preferred Logistics program in partnership with International Excess Program Managers. The custom program offers insurance solutions for small to mid-sized courier businesses, expediters, freight forwarders and food delivery companies nationwide. The Preferred …