Maine News

Higginbotham & Associates Expands Dallas Employee Benefits Operations

Higginbotham & Associates added group health plan broker Kenneth Rassi to its Dallas Employee Benefits operations. Rassi will apply his expertise to bring Higginbotham’s single source solution to North Texas employers seeking to provide comprehensive health and welfare benefits to …

Zurich Adds Environmental Office for New England Region

Zurich North America Commercial’s unit providing environmental and design professional insurance solutions has opened an office in Boston to serve customers in its New England region. Zurich’s New England region includes Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Zurich …

OneBeacon Offers ID Theft Coverage to Homeowners and Renters

To help its customers who become victims of theft of their personal information and face the hassle of restoring their identity, OneBeacon Insurance Group now offers identity theft resolution assistance and expense reimbursement coverage. The Identity Theft Resolution portion of …

Hotel Crisis Management Coverage

Nuts & Bolts: Insurance Company of the West will offer admitted stand-alone property terrorism coverage for most states around the country. Additional states, including New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and the District of Columbia …

But Lawmakers, Interest Groups Still Debate Over Use of Aftermarket Parts

But Lawmakers, Interest Groups Still Debate Over Use of Aftermarket Parts Critics of national class action suits were among those cheering the loudest after the Illinois Supreme Court dismissed a $1.06 billion judgment against State Farm Insurance involving the use …

New Markets

Preferred Club Program Nuts & Bolts: Venture Insurance Programs has expanded its Preferred Club Program through an exclusive program alliance with The Hanover Insurance. Co. Effective immediately, The Hanover Insurance Company, rated “A-” (Excellent), Financial Size Category XII by A.M. …

Business Owners Policy

Nuts and Bolts: Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies have introduced a new, expanded Business Owners Policy, called Avenues Business Owners Policy (Avenues BOP), providing agents with flexible product for a wide spectrum of businesses in the small to mid-size commercial …

New Markets

Employment Practices Liability Program Nuts & Bolts: Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc.’s professional liability division launched an employment practices liability insurance program for small- and mid-market businesses in 47 states. Highlights include coverage for full prior acts; specific coverage for …

State Farm Car Parts Reversal Gives Boost to Class Action Critics

Critics of national class action suits were among those cheering the loudest after the Illinois Supreme Court dismissed a $1.06 billion judgment against State Farm Insurance involving the use of generic auto repair parts. The decision overturning the lower court …

WellPoint Pledges $500,000 in Hurricane Katrina Relief

WellPoint Inc. announced that the WellPoint foundations will immediately contribute $500,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to support relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The company has also organized an employee contribution effort in which …