November 5, 2006
Maine court allows suit over employee’s fatal crash Maine’s highest court reinstated a lawsuit targeting VIP Inc. over a fatal collision caused by one of its employees. In the 3-2 ruling, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court overturned a judge’s conclusion …
November 5, 2006
8 Insurance not to blame for high cost of business in Mass. Insurers label HUD’s allegations ‘misguided’ 8 Maine court allows suit over employee’s fatal crash Driver was returning from volunteer work 8 Delaware ups FAIR Plan coverage limits State …
November 5, 2006
Insurance political contributors favor Republicans Four of six top official recipients from the Midwest Insurance-related contributors to this year’s midterm Congressional races are favoring Republicans 2-to-1 over Democrats while the overall total given by insurance interests appears down from two …
November 2, 2006
Administrators for the Professions of Delaware Inc. introduced a new market for law firms with one to 15 attorneys that have disciplinary or frequency/severity issues. Firms performing high risk areas of practice (e.g., intellectual property, securities) will not be considered. …
October 27, 2006
Washington’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner has postponed a public hearing to consider a request to merge Response Indemnity Co. of Delaware, with National Merit Insurance Co. of Bellevue, Wash., until Nov. 13 in Tumwater. The hearing originally was scheduled …
October 25, 2006
Gramercy Insurance Co. reported that Antonio R. Barner has been named vice president of operations. The Texas domestic insurance company’s executive offices are located in Atlanta. Barner was selected to lead Gramercy’s operations as director in 2001. Prior to joining …
October 25, 2006
Insurance-related contributors to this year’s midterm Congressional races are favoring Republicans 2-to-1 over Democrats while the overall total given by insurance interests appears down from two years ago. According to the non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics, insurance political action committees …
October 24, 2006
In an initiative targeted to upstate communities hardest hit by this summer’s flooding, The Community Preservation Corp. (CPC) in partnership with the New York State Department of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) has launched an $8 million grant program for …
October 23, 2006
1777 The year George Washington and his troops trained at Valley Forge, Pa. Officials at this national historic park are exploring ways to clean up asbestos from beneath the ground where Washington and his troops camped. The chemicals, discovered by …
October 23, 2006
Narragansett Bay, Hanover Narragansett Bay Insurance Co., a member of Pawtucket Insurance Group, has agreed to take over the Rhode Island homeowners insurance business of Hanover Insurance Co. The transaction involves approximately 1,500 Rhode Island homeowners represented by 72 independent …