Outgoing Insurance Commissioner Matthew Denn has ordered new cuts to the workers’ compensation insurance rates paid by Delaware businesses, the second such cuts in 2008. In combination with a rate reduction Denn ordered earlier this year and one that has …
Fire officials are investigating a blaze that caused $800,000 in damage to a house in Greenville Manor, Delaware that was undergoing renovations. The fire broke out about 8 p.m. Tuesday in the 38000 block of Ardleigh Drive. About 70 firefighters …
Safeco Insurance and Ohio Casualty, both Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies, recently announced key management appointments to lead their respective personal and commercial lines operations in their Mid-Atlantic territory. Matt L. Warye was named vice president, Safeco Insurance, and Mid-Atlantic …
A University of Delaware student from New Jersey has gone to federal court to find out who was responsible for posting gossip about her on a Web site. The woman, identified only as Jane Doe, also wants damages for what …
State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company has announced that it has agreed to acquire Rockhill Insurance Group of Kansas City, Mo. Closing is expected in the first quarter of 2009, subject to approval by regulatory authorities. Rockhill Insurance Group, which has …
Florida- based Brown & Brown, Inc. said it it has agreed to acquire the small business insurance unit of Conner Strong Companies, Inc., which is headquartered in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The small business insurance unit has annualized revenues of …
The Delaware Office of Highway Safety has ended its 2008 Stop Aggressive Driving campaign. Statistics show 2,737 drivers were cited for speeding since the campaign began in July. Delaware police agencies made 26 arrests for aggressive driving, eight for DUI …
Warfield-Dorsey, HMS Insurance Two long-time Baltimore area insurance agencies have combined forces. Warfield-Dorsey Co., Inc. of Hunt Valley, Maryland, has merged with HMS Insurance Associates Inc., an independent agency in Lutherville. The merger was effective Oct. 1, 2008, according to …
North Carolina and Florida have joined the ranks of states where workers’ compensation costs are falling. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long approved a North Carolina Rate Bureau filing for a 4.4 percent decrease in the voluntary market and a …
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