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USI, Armitage USI Holdings Corp. has completed the acquisition of Jericho, N.Y.-based Armitage & Co., which sells property/casualty and surety products in the New York metropolitan area. Armitage will be combined with USI’s existing Woodbury, N.Y. location and is expected …

Luxury doesn’t always buy safety

Owning a BMW, Mercedes, Lexus or Volvo may mean a driver will ride in style, but when it comes to safety, such luxury vehicles don’t necessarily have the same cachet. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, paying more …

Business Moves

W.R. Berkley, American Mining Insurer Connecticut-based W.R. Berkley Corp. has closed on the acquisition of CGH Insurance Group, the owner of American Mining Insurance Co. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. American Mining, based in Birmingham, Ala., has specialized …

Luxury doesn’t always buy safety

Owning a BMW, Mercedes, Lexus or Volvo may mean a driver will ride in style, but when it comes to safety, such luxury vehicles don’t necessarily have the same cachet. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, paying more …

Luxury doesn’t always buy safety

Owning a BMW, Mercedes, Lexus or Volvo may mean a driver will ride in style, but when it comes to safety, such luxury vehicles don’t necessarily have the same cachet. According to recent studies by the Insurance Institute for Highway …

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Contractors Pollution Liability Nuts & Bolts: Sloan Mason is now providing contractor’s pollution liability (CPL) for oilfield diving and sub-sea contractors of all types. For full underwriting review and the best quote, the company requires a CPL supplemental application and …

Luxury doesn’t always buy safety

Owning a BMW, Mercedes, Lexus or Volvo may mean a driver will ride in style, but when it comes to safety, such luxury vehicles don’t necessarily have the same cachet. According to recent studies by the Insurance Institute for Highway …

Md.-Pa.-Del. Agents Group Highlights Delaware Merger, Elects Officers

The Insurance Agents & Brokers Service Group held its annual meeting Oct. 17, marking a year that included the inception of the Delaware Association of Insurance Agents & Brokers Inc. into its organization. The Insurance Agents & Brokers Service Group …

The Doctors Co. to Grow by Acquiring Calif. Medical Liability Insurer, SCPIE

Physician-owned liability insurer The Doctors Company is expanding its market by acquiring SCPIE Holdings Inc., a provider of healthcare liability insurance in California and Delaware. Following the merger, The Doctors Company says it will insure nearly 19,000 physicians in California …

Jury Orders DuPont to Pay $55.5 Million to Cleanup West Virginia

DuPont Co. should pay about $55.5 million for property cleanup claims arising from a West Virginia industrial waste site, a Harrison County jury decided Monday. The decision came in the third phase of a trial in a class-action lawsuit filed …