Delaware News

Illinois, Michigan Among States Showing Declines in Auto Deaths

Automobile fatalities declined in 40 states in 2008, a sign that traffic deaths could dip to their lowest levels in four decades. The Governors Highway Safety Association said that vehicle deaths dropped in 40 states and the District of Columbia …

Business Moves

Marsh Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc., the No. 2 global insurance broker, said the 2008 restructuring at Marsh Inc., its flagship insurance brokerage unit, was on track to generate annual savings of $200 million, and it plans further spending cuts …

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Business Moves

Marsh Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc., the No. 2 global insurance broker, said the 2008 restructuring at Marsh Inc., its flagship insurance brokerage unit, was on track to generate annual savings of $200 million, and it plans further spending cuts …

Business Moves

Marsh Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc., the No. 2 global insurance broker, said the 2008 restructuring at Marsh Inc., its flagship insurance brokerage unit, was on track to generate annual savings of $200 million, and it plans further spending cuts …

Supreme Court Weighs When Elected Judges Should Step Aside

Concerned about dwindling confidence in the impartiality of judges, the Supreme Court leaned this toward forcing elected judges to step aside from cases that would raise an appearance of bias if they took part. “Our whole system is designed to …

Delaware Captive Industry on Fast Growth Track; 40 Now Licensed

Delaware licensed 22 captive insurance firms in 2008, bringing its total number of active licenses to 40. This represents 122 percent growth during the calendar year and marks a significant increase over the five captives that were licensed prior to …

Texting While Driving Ban Passes Virginia Senate

OMG! Texting your BFF while driving could soon cost you. The Senate voted 33-6 Tuesday to pass Del. John Cosgrove’s bill to ban sending or reading text messages or e-mail while driving. The House passed the legislation 88-10 earlier this …

Swimming Downstream: How a Regional Insurer Buy Others Through Demutualization

Donegal Group’s Strategy Has Helped It Grow From Writing in 1 State to 19 in 20 Years Even in a good economy, mutual insurers face challenges trying to raise the capital they need to grow since they don’t have any …

Florida, Georgia Among States Showing Declines in Auto Deaths

Automobile fatalities declined in 40 states in 2008, a sign that traffic deaths could dip to their lowest levels in four decades. The Governors Highway Safety Association said that vehicle deaths dropped in 40 states and the District of Columbia …