Marine (Inland and Ocean) News

California Considering Pay-As-You-Drive Auto Insurance

Price at the Gas Pump Spurring Assembly Bill, DOI Regulation California’s Department of Insurance as well as state legislators are considering bringing pay-as-you-drive automobile insurance to the state, a system in which automobile insurance premiums would more accurately reflect how …

Push on for National Safety Standards for Cranes

In the wake of construction crane accidents in the past three months that claimed 11 lives, industry groups have called for nationwide safety standards. An industry council agreed on a set of standards in July 2004 but the proposal has …

It Figures

$300,000 Owners of pit bulls, Rottweilers and Doberman Pinscher in Kenmare, N.D. won’t have to get rid of them, if they license the dogs and keep them secure. Kenmare City Council members had considered a ban on some dog breeds …

Texas Begins Test of Driver Verification Program

A coalition of Texas state agencies on June 2 launched a 60-day test of TexasSure, a program aimed at reducing the number of uninsured drivers in the state. The program, also known as the Texas Financial Responsibility Verification Program, was …

People

Golden Eagle Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Pete McPartland president and CEO. McPartland comes from General Casualty in Sun Prairie, Wis., where he led insurance operations for QBE Regional Insurance as chief operating officer. He succeeds …

Train Derailment Highlights Need for Safety Measures

Incident Notwithstanding, Rail Accidents Down Nearly 25 Percent Nationally More than 3,000 residents of Lafayette, La., were evacuated on May 17, 2008, when a train derailed, spilling 10,000 gallons of hydrochloric acid. The Associated Press reported that the wreck spread …

Louisiana Train Derailment Highlights Need for Railroad Safety Measures

Lafayette incident notwithstanding, rail accidents down nearly 25 percent nationally More than 3,000 residents of Lafayette, La., were evacuated May 17, 2008, when a train derailed on a bridge, spilling 10,000 gallons of hydrochloric acid. The Associated Press reported that …

Business Moves

Main Street America, Great Lakes Casualty The Main Street America Group, a regional property/casualty insurer based in Jacksonville, Fla. that writes business up and down the East Coast, is expanding to the Midwest. The insurer said it has agreed to …

Louisiana Train Derailment Highlights Need for Railroad Safety Measures

Lafayette incident notwithstanding, rail accidents down nearly 25 percent nationally More than 3,000 residents of Lafayette, La., were evacuated May 17, 2008, when a train derailed on a bridge, spilling 10,000 gallons of hydrochloric acid. The Associated Press reported that …

Declarations

A Crime Epidemic “The increasing value of copper has made it a valuable commodity, and subsequently an attractive target for criminals. … This is a crime happening throughout the state, and it’s costing our citizens hundreds of thousands of dollars …