October 27, 2007
Arthur J. Gallagher, BIS Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired BIS Insurance Services Inc. of Sacramento, Calif. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1979, BIS Insurance Services is an employee benefits insurance broker for northern California. The …
October 27, 2007
The Idaho Falls City Council is considering a rule that would make it illegal to talk on the phone while driving if it interferes with safely controlling the vehicle. The rule would also ban other unsafe activities, like applying makeup …
October 27, 2007
Surprisingly this is still new news to some, but we don’t drive as well when we’re talking or texting on our cell phones, or are looking at our pagers, laptops and handheld game devices. Keeping your eyes on the road …
October 25, 2007
Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. executives will hold a conference call to discuss the Group’s third quarter results today, October 25, 2007 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast of the call will be available at: www.montpelierre.bm. The archived webcast …
October 16, 2007
Climate change is likely to increase the number of wildfires fueled by invasive weeds that are spreading throughout the Great Basin, researchers told a U.S. Senate subcommittee last week. Researchers described a potential increase in the amount of cheatgrass and …
October 16, 2007
New York elected officials say they want to hold sellers of fake identification cards liable for damages caused by their underage customers if alcohol was involved. State Sen. Jeff Klein is among those calling for new legislation to hold fake …
October 15, 2007
The Idaho Falls City Council is considering a rule that would make it illegal to talk on the phone while driving if it interferes with safely controlling the vehicle. The rule would also ban other unsafe activities, like applying makeup …
October 10, 2007
Los Angeles-based Mercury General Corp. will announce its results for the third quarter on Nov. 5, 2007, and will host an investor conference call and Webcast that same day at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. Interested parties can access the conference …
October 10, 2007
Washington Casualty Company (WCC), a medical professional liability firm, recently announced that it has earned the reinstatement of its license to underwrite insurance in Oregon. The announcement coincides with the one-year anniversary of WCC’s acquisition by FinCor Holdings, Inc., a …
October 9, 2007
Criminal activity in identity fraud touches more than a quarter of a million victims each year in Washington state, and “sucks” well more than $1 billion from the state’s economy, according to Seattle-based PEMCO Insurance. Fraud crimes account for losses …