January 14, 2009
Stamford, Conn.-based Hudson Insurance Group, the U.S. Insurance division of Odyssey Re Holdings Corp., announced the opening of two new regional offices, in San Francisco and Chicago, which will provide insurance agents, brokers and their clients with local access to …
January 13, 2009
The Hartford Financial Services Group plans to hire 150 full-time workers by spring for a Reno, Nev., call center. The Connecticut-based company says the workers will take service calls from members of AARP, the nation’s largest organization for people 50 …
January 12, 2009
The U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision said on Friday that it approved applications from Hartford Financial Services Group Inc and Lincoln National Corp to become bank holding companies, an important step toward these companies obtaining federal cash. Hartford, a large …
January 11, 2009
Jim Johnstone has joined Westbrook, Conn.-based The Gowrie Group of Cos. as a producer in the Boat/Yacht department. Jim brings deep marine and sailing industry expertise that will enable Gowrie to broaden its reach into the boating market and the …
January 11, 2009
Laws mandating stores only sell cigarettes that are slow-burning and fire-safe went into effect in five states on New Year’s Day, including Texas and Oklahoma. Those two states, plus Delaware, Iowa and Pennsylvania, joined 17 others in mandating the fire-safe …
January 11, 2009
A national consumer group says state insurance departments vary in the quality of the information they provide consumers online, with differences in the usefulness of information such as the rates and practices of individual insurance companies. According to the Consumer …
January 9, 2009
The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) from June through October 2008 assessed administrative penalties totaling $285,775 in disciplinary orders issued by Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Rod Bordelon. Commissioner’s orders are subject to appeal to state district …
January 8, 2009
The first of three civil lawsuits stemming from a 2006 jet crash in Connecticut goes to trial next week in Virginia. Preston W. Fussell is one of three survivors of the crash, which killed the two pilots. His lawsuit against …
January 7, 2009
Jim Johnstone has joined Westbrook, Conn.-based The Gowrie Group of Cos. as a producer in the Boat/Yacht department. Jim brings deep marine and sailing industry expertise that will enable Gowrie to broaden its reach into the boating market and the …
January 6, 2009
National insurance recovery law firm Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C. continues to grow its national practice through its merger with Wood & Bender LLP. Based in southern California, Wood & Bender has represented Fortune 500 companies, construction companies and financial …