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Commercial Property Managers Nuts & Bolts: The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has expanded its real estate insurance program to offer property and liability coverage to commercial property owners and managers. The Hartford’s target market encompasses owners and managers of …

Drunk driving death rates decline in 23 states

Drunken-driving deaths declined slightly across the nation in 2005, and the rate of drunken-driving deaths fell in 23 states, according to transportation officials. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that 23 states and Puerto Rico had a decrease in …

New Markets

Commercial Property Managers Nuts & Bolts: The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has expanded its real estate insurance program to offer property and liability coverage to commercial property owners and managers. The Hartford’s target market encompasses owners and managers of …

New Markets

Professional Liability Beauticians Nuts & Bolts: All policies are packaged premises and professional. $3million aggregate is available. Program is self-rating. Dollars: $100,000 to $3 million. Carrier: Lloyds of London, rated “A” XV by A. M. Best. Non-admitted. States: All. Contact: …

It Figures

$20 billion The federal flood insurance program may be going broke after incurring $20 billion in debt from recent storms like Hurricane Katrina. But that hasn’t stopped politicians from trying to extend the taxpayer-subsidized coverage for some of the riskiest …

New Markets

GL for Builders, Contractors, Artisans Nuts & Bolts: Golden Insurance Co. RRG extended its commercial general liability coverage for builders, general contractors and artisans to $1 million/$1 million. Coverage is offered on a claims-made basis, and most builder trade classes …

Drunk driving death rates decline in 23 states

Drunken-driving deaths declined slightly across the nation in 2005, and the rate of drunken-driving deaths fell in 23 states, according to transportation officials. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that 23 states and Puerto Rico had a decrease in …

HMAA Elects Mullen Director, President and CEO

The board of HMAA, a health-care insurance provider for Hawaii small businesses, has elected J. Terrence “Terry” Mullen as director, president and CEO. Mullen succeeds Arnold “Arnie” Baptiste Jr. as president and CEO. Baptiste resigned to focus on running his …

Fewer Pedestrians Killed in 2006

The number of pedestrian fatalities in Hawaii dropped in 2006 as police got tough on drivers who didn’t yield at crosswalks. There were 29 pedestrian deaths throughout the state in 2006, a decrease from the 36 deaths in 2005, according …

States Keep Looking for Ways to Expand Health Care Access

The national spotlight shone on Maine’s universal health care access program when it was launched two years ago. Policymakers nationwide watched to see if Dirigo Health would deliver on its promise to provide health care coverage to Maine’s uninsured. The …