U.S. safety officials have ordered a New Jersey tire importer to recall as many as 450,000 tires that it bought from a Chinese manufacturer and sold to U.S. distributors. Foreign Tire Sales Inc., of Union, New Jersey, said an unknown …
When Rhode Island won what could be a multibillion-dollar verdict against former lead paint manufacturers last year, advocates hoped the victory would trigger a wave of successful lawsuits against the industry. But two recent court decisions in New Jersey and …
Eastern Alliance Insurance Co. reports it has received regulatory approval to write workers’ compensation business in the four southeastern states of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. The company said it plans to open a full-service office in North …
Risk managers take strong stand against contingent commissions RIMS issues new policy statement denouncing such incentive pay for all agents and brokers, whether Wall Street or Main Street The largest association of commercial insurance buyers has stepped-up its opposition to …
Among lessons that local businesses have learned and are putting into practice are: Get a plan. Officials with several Midstate companies that do business along the coast say they are offering training and providing educational materials for employees in hurricane-prone …
Gregg Effner has joined The Main Street America Group as assistant vice president of distribution management. Effner will be based at the headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla., and report to Doug Eden, senior vice president of field operations. In this newly …
RIMS issues new policy statement denouncing such incentive pay for all agents and brokers, whether Wall Street or Main Street The largest association of commercial insurance buyers has stepped-up its opposition to the acceptance of contingent compensation by any agent …
Former Maryland attorney general Joseph Curran has accepted an executive position with the Injured Workers Insurance Fund, a quasi-public agency that provides workers’ compensation insurance. Curran, 75, had expressed his interest in the top job at IWIF, which he applied …
Gregg Effner has joined The Main Street America Group as assistant vice president of distribution management. Effner will be based at the headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla., and report to Doug Eden, senior vice president of field operations. In this newly …
Among lessons that local businesses have learned and are putting into practice are: Get a plan. Officials with several Midstate companies that do business along the coast say they are offering training and providing educational materials for employees in hurricane-prone …
