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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 …

High land costs are the Bay State’s biggest disadvantage

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 …

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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 …

AFPD Launches Lawyers Professional Liability Program

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. …

Hearing for Merger Request by National Merit Insurance Rescheduled

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 …

Barner Named Operations VP at Gramercy

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 …

Insurance Contributors Favor Republicans; Santorum, Clinton, McGavick Top Recipients

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 …

$8 Million N.Y. Program Aids Flooded ‘Main Street’ Properties

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 …

It Figures

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 …

Business Moves

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 …