December 16, 2008
A former insurance executive was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday for a scheme that prosecutors said allowed the American International Group to manipulate its financial statements through a sham reinsurance deal eight years ago. Ronald Ferguson, a former …
December 16, 2008
Privately held insurance broker Lockton Cos. said it has combined its Manhattan and Connecticut offices into a single team that will focus its efforts on the entire Northeast region. Lockton said its newly combined Northeast team would offer clients access …
December 15, 2008
Those seeking a place to live, work or raise a family in a safe and secure environment should consider the Pacific Northwest, according to the fifth annual Most Secure U.S. Places to Live rankings from Farmers Insurance Group of Companies. …
December 12, 2008
A report says Connecticut’s taxi industry has unusually high crash rates, inconsistent inspection standards and unpredictable fares. The legislature’s Program Review & Investigations Committee report concluded that the taxi crash rate in the state is quadruple that of passenger vehicles. …
December 11, 2008
Company enhances Customer Service through new Bus Website Hartford, CT – S.H. Smith & Company, Inc. is proud to announce the launch of its new website: http://www.shsmithbus.com. Developed to augment its expanding Charter Bus Program, this site will serve as …
December 11, 2008
Progress made to better protect the country from disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and bioterrorism is now at risk, due to budget cuts and the economic crisis, according to a new report. The report concludes that major gaps remain in many …
December 11, 2008
White Plains, New York-based Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE) said it has received approval from the State of Connecticut Insurance Department sell homeowners’ insurance and other personal lines of insurance coverage throughout the state, including its coastal communities. The company, …
December 9, 2008
Premiums charged by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) are inadequate to cover the risk and the program should re-examine its methods for setting rates, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). The 2005 hurricanes left the NFIP with …
December 8, 2008
Indemnity Excess & Surplus Agency of Beaverton, Ore., is offering a product that combines professional liability and general liability into one policy for technology service providers. The single policy includes separate coverage sections for errors and omissions and professional office …