Delaware News

New Markets

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. Personal Lines Insurance Agents E&O Nuts & Bolts: Travis-Pedersen & Associates of Arizona, LLC is …

AAA Says Many Children Still Not in Safety Seats

A new AAA survey finds strong support for child safety seat laws, but the agency says more needs to be done to protect children. AAA Mid-Atlantic says about one hundred children under the age of five still die nationwide each …

AI Risk’s LexExpress Delivers Excess Auto Liability for Truckers

AI Risk Specialists Insurance, Inc., a brokerage subsidiary of American International Group, Inc., has unveiled LexExpress, excess auto liability insurance for small to medium sized fleets in the trucking industry. It is designed to provide limits of $1,000,000 in excess …

Ratings Recap: Harleysville, TIG Specialty, Co-Operative, Crusader, Pacific Star

A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable on all ratings of the Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company and its subsidiaries, including the publicly-traded holding company, Harleysville Group Inc. (HGIC). Best also affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) …

Former Del. AG Fined for Traffic Accident

One of the state’s most prominent attorneys was ordered in October to pay $41.40 for a traffic accident last April on Interstate-95 near Newport. Former attorney general candidate Ferris Wharton was fined after pleading guilty in Justice of the Peace …

It Figures

$6 Million Amount of settlement reached between the family of a Massachusetts woman killed in a 2006 tunnel collapse inside Boston’s Big Dig, and Powers Fasteners Inc., the Brewster, N.Y., epoxy maker blamed for supplying the faulty glue used to …

Declarations

Surprising Amount “We are both surprised and disappointed by the amount of the fine.” —Michelle Levy, Spokesperson for Foremost, reacting to a $230,000, near-record fine levied against the company by the state of Connecticut. The fine came after regulators found …

People

Giant insurance broker Marsh announced changes to its global organizational structure as well as several senior management appointments. Marsh said its global insurance broking business will be consolidated into two geographic divisions: U.S./Canada and International. As part of this combination, …

New Markets

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. Small Residential General Contractors Nuts & Bolts: NSM Insurance Group is offering coverage for general …

New Markets

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. Oil and Gas Well Drilling Contractors