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Insurance Agents E&O Program Nuts & Bolts: Brown & Brown of California Inc. – Programs Division has a new errors and omissions market designed for agents that have been in the industry three or more years, with revenues under $3 …

My New Markets

Insurance Agents E&O Program Nuts & Bolts: Brown & Brown of California Inc. – Programs Division has a new errors and omissions market designed for agents that have been in the industry three or more years, with revenue under $3 …

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Credit scoring use still an issue for officials, consumer groups But industry groups say the battle has become less ‘onerous’ but it’s not over in some states The recent release in late July of a long-awaited Federal Trade Commission (FTC) …

Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family

With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets now largest regional independent agency. Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now the largest regional provider of property and casualty insurance distributed through independent agents in the country. The insurer …

Washington L&I Makes Appointments to Advisory Committees

Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) announced appointments to medical and chiropractic advisory committees that will assist the department in providing high-quality, safe and cost-effective treatments for injured workers. “The committees will help L&I continue to lead the way …

Liberty Mutual Realigns Agency Companies to Welcome Ohio Casualty

Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group finalized its acquisition of Ohio Casualty Corp. on Friday, Aug. 24, 2007 and immediately announced a realignment of its $5.9 billion net premium regional agency company organization to make room for Ohio Casualty and its $1.4 …

Maryland’s IWIF Promotes Beck to CFO

IWIF Workers’ Compensation Insurance in Maryland has promoted Paige Beck to the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer. In this position, Beck oversees all financial activities for the organization including preparing financial reports, summaries and forecasts for …

Fireman’s Fund Introduces Coverage for Collector Cars

Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company has introduced insurance especially designed for collector car owners. The collector car market has expanded substantially over the last several years. It includes traditional collector cars such as the Ford Model A, Chrysler Desoto and Packard …

Report: Fires on College Campuses on the Rise

The number of reported fires in university and college housing has increased sharply in recent years, federal officials said Tuesday as they warned students returning to school to take steps to prevent future blazes. There were 3,300 college housing fires …

Maryland Man Who Lost Family in Fire Sues Over Lack of Smoke Alarms

Alleging that a Baltimore apartment building’s management failed to install smoke detectors in the their where his fiancee and child died in a fire, a man has sued the manager for $52.3 million. The suit was filed in Baltimore Circuit …