Delaware News

Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family

With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets becomes the largest regional independent agency force Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now the largest regional provider of property and casualty insurance distributed through independent agents in the country. …

News Currents

Credit scoring use still an issue for officials, consumer groups But industry groups say the battle has become less ‘onerous’ but it’s not over in some states The recent release in late July of a long-awaited Federal Trade Commission (FTC) …

My New Markets

Insurance Agents E&O Program Nuts & Bolts: Brown & Brown of California Inc. – Programs Division has a new errors and omissions market designed for agents that have been in the industry three or more years, with revenues under $3 …

Fatal workplace injuries drop slightly in 2006

The Department of Labor’s BLS National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2006 reported that 5,703 people died from on-the-job injuries in 2006 compared with 5,734 in 2005. The rate of fatal work injuries in 2006 was 3.9 per 100,000 …

My New Markets

Insurance Agents E&O Program Nuts & Bolts: Brown & Brown of California Inc. – Programs Division has a new errors and omissions market designed for agents that have been in the industry three or more years, with revenue under $3 …

Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family

With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets now largest regional independent agency. Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now the largest regional provider of property and casualty insurance distributed through independent agents in the country. The insurer …

Declarations

Ranking physicians “Transparency and accurate information are essential when consumers make healthcare decisions. We will ensure that insurance companies are not obscuring important facts at the consumers’ expense.” — New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo warning two major health …

It Figures

170,000 The year-round population of coastal Delaware’s Sussex County which is growing and has state officials concerned about evacuation plans for hurricanes and other natural disasters. There are few ways off the Delmarva Peninsula and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, crossed …

Liberty Mutual Realigns Agency Companies to Welcome Ohio Casualty

Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group finalized its acquisition of Ohio Casualty Corp. on Friday, Aug. 24, 2007 and immediately announced a realignment of its $5.9 billion net premium regional agency company organization to make room for Ohio Casualty and its $1.4 …

Wal-Mart: Tests Show Traces of Melamine in Dog Treats

Tests of two Chinese brands of dog treats sold at Wal-Mart stores found traces of melamine, a chemical agent that led to another massive pet food recall in March, a spokeswoman said Aug. 21. Wal-Mart quietly stopped selling Chicken Jerky …