July 18, 2007
Seattle-based Safeco has announced it has expanded its sales organization from five to nine regions, and has named executives to lead two of the new territories. “Independent insurance agents have consistently told us they want more personal contact,” said Spencer …
July 12, 2007
Phone and Internet provider FiberNet expected service to be restored to most of its customers Wednesday following a blackout that affected up to 20,000 homes, businesses and emergency providers across West Virginia. Employees of the Charleston-based fiber-optic company have been …
July 11, 2007
Federal mining regulators cited a western Maryland coal operator Monday for failing to ensure the safety of two workers who died when the side of an open-pit mine collapsed in April, burying the men beneath 93,000 tons of rubble. The …
July 9, 2007
Willis Group Holdings and The Sullivan Group announced the creation of a strategic alliance to provide Willis health care clients with additional and enhanced clinical risk management products and services. The Sullivan Group was founded by President and CEO Dan …
July 5, 2007
As Ed Rathje sees it, his first foray into the Nevada Legislature as a citizen-activist ended in “total defeat” earlier this month when a bill he was pushing to limit the insurance industry’s use of credit histories to set rates …
July 2, 2007
Few political issues get the business community’s attention like tort reform. Not surprisingly, business owners do not like to be sued any more than they like paying higher insurance costs fueled by lawsuits. One of the most influential business lobbies, …
July 2, 2007
Few political issues get the business community’s attention like tort reform. Not surprisingly, business owners do not like to be sued any more than they like paying higher insurance costs fueled by lawsuits. One of the most influential business lobbies, …
July 2, 2007
As Ed Rathje sees it, his first foray into the Nevada Legislature as a citizen-activist ended in “total defeat” earlier this month when a bill he was pushing to limit the insurance industry’s use of credit histories to set rates …
June 29, 2007
A former insurance agent and former owner of the Culpepper Insurance Agency in Baltimore has pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County to felony insurance fraud, according to Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler. According to gansler, Judge …
June 29, 2007
Nearly 52 percent of U.S. urban Interstates are now congested and traffic fatality rates rose slightly, but road surface conditions and bridge conditions improved, according to the Reason Foundation’s latest annual highway performance report. “Gridlock isn’t going away,” said David …