June 12, 2009
Officials in Maryland are investigating an incident in which a man died after falling from a tanker truck at the Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream plant last month. Maryland Occupational Safety and Health is investigating the May 29 incident. A spokeswoman …
June 11, 2009
The Hartford has no duty to defend or indemnify a policyholder that was accused of using another company’s federally protected trademark, a federal court in Maryland has ruled. The case pitted The Hartford against its insured, Marvin J. Perry Inc., …
June 10, 2009
PartnerOne Environmental, the underwriting division of Virginia-based wholesaler Beacon Hill Associates, says it can now offer workers’ comp coverage in conjunction with general liability or contractors pollution liability Coverage is provided by a group of A+ Rated insurance carriers with …
June 5, 2009
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A-‘ (Excellent) from ‘B++’ (Good) and issuer credit rating to “a-” from “bbb+” of Guardian Insurance Company, headquartered in the U.S. Virgin Islands, both with stable outlooks. Best said the …
June 4, 2009
Edward Reilly, chairman of County Council of Anne Arundel, Maryland has been chosen to replace retiring Sen. Janet Greenip. The Anne Arundel County Republican Central Committee voted 8-5 for Reilly after a meeting Tuesday evening. Reilly is a Nationwide Insurance …
June 1, 2009
AIG American International Group has signed an agreement to sell its prime real estate holding in Tokyo for approximately $1.2 billion to Nippon Life Insurance Co. The property includes approximately one acre of land on which The AIG Otemachi Building …
June 1, 2009
Neal S. Wolin has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In February, Wolin was named deputy assistant to the President and deputy counsel to the President for …
June 1, 2009
In what has become a ritual, each Friday evening the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) announces the names of the banks it has taken over that week. As of May 19, 2009, the number of year-to-date bank closures stands at …
June 1, 2009
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May 27, 2009
Firefighters spent more than three hours battling a four-alarm fire in an apartment complex in Randallstown Sunday night. Baltimore County fire officials say the blaze was reported just before 9 p.m. Within 40 minutes, it had gone to four alarms …